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Police Probe New Tip Alleging Second Student in Peoria Teacher Case

Prosecutors are waiting on a key witness to decide on charges.

Overview

  • The Peoria Police Department confirmed Friday it received a tip, prompted by a TikTok video, that former Centennial High teacher Haley Beck had an inappropriate encounter with a second student.
  • Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said Thursday her office is waiting on a critical witness before making any charging decision in the case.
  • The district fired Beck in March after an internal investigator found she groomed a student and had a sexual relationship with him.
  • Police in April resubmitted recommended felony charges to prosecutors, including pandering for Beck and furnishing obscene material to a minor for former teacher Angela Burlaka, yet no charges have been filed.
  • The district said Friday that Amy Beck, Haley’s mother and a Coyote Hills Elementary teacher, will return to class Monday after a review of her 2020 videos, as board president Heather Rooks presses for further probes into possible reporting failures and other unidentified students.