28-year-old Haeli Wey pled guilty to
two felony counts of having an improper relationship with a student this week
though she will not have to register as a sex offender.
Wey worked at Westlake High School
in Austin, Texas. It was there as a math teacher she became involved with two
male students. Both were 17 years old, the legal age of consent in Texas —
which is predominantly why Wey will not have to register as a sex offender.
One of the boys told police his
relationship with Wey began after she travelled to Africa with his family. The
two slept together a number of times afterwards, the boy told investigators,
but broke it off after he heard rumors she’d gone on a hike with another boy.
That second boy told police he and
Wey had sex on the hike. The two had been talking over social media and she
invited him on the trip. She would later ask him to delete their conversation,
according to investigators.
The relationships came to the
surface after another student reported to school administration that he’d seen
text messages between one of the boys and Wey. The school asked the boy’s
parents to speak to police and they agreed.
It is against Texas state law for
teachers to have sexual relationships with students but that doesn’t seem to
dissuade many from pursuing them.
In 2015, 188 cases were opened by
the Texas Education Agency into teachers getting involved with students. The
number of cases has grown each year for seven years straight. School officials point to texting and social
media spurring the improper relationships.
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