{"id":473101,"date":"2010-03-25T13:32:37","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T17:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c630a53ef01310fdd701d970c"},"modified":"2010-03-25T16:59:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-25T20:59:54","slug":"burbank-teacher-accused-of-having-sex-with-14-year-old-student-pleads-no-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/473101","title":{"rendered":"Burbank teacher accused of having sex with 14-year-old student pleads no contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #8b0412;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-body\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jordan Middle School sixth-grade teacher Amy Beck joined her colleagues in togas for the celebration of annual Greek Day in April 2009. Credit: Scott Smeltzer \/ News-Press\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341c630a53ef01310f827e97970c \" src=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/.a\/6a00d8341c630a53ef01310f827e97970c-500pi\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0pt 5px 5px 0pt; width: 278px; height: 219px;\" title=\"Jordan Middle School sixth-grade teacher Amy Beck joined her colleagues in togas for the celebration of annual Greek Day in April 2009. Credit: Scott Smeltzer \/ News-Press\"><\/img> A Burbank middle school teacher pleaded no contest on Thursday to charges that she had sex with a 14-year-old student. <\/p>\n<p>Amy Beck, 33, surrendered at the Burbank Police Department headquarters earlier this month and was booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts.<\/p>\n<p>She was apparently <a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/lanow\/2010\/03\/burbank-junior-high-school-arrested-for-allegedly-molesting-a-student.html\">overcome by guilt<\/a>, Burbank police officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Burbank police investigators allege that Beck, a teacher at David Starr Jordan Middle School, had a relationship with one of her male students from March to September 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Beck was a well-known and popular teacher at David Starr, and both teachers and students expressed shock at her arrest.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this month, she resigned from the school district. She could face up to two years in prison when sentenced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Shelby Grad<\/p>\n<p>More coverage on the case <a href=\"http:\/\/the818now.com\/2010\/03\/25\/breaking-burbank-teacher-pleads-no-contest-to-student-sex-charges\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo:\u00a0Amy Beck joins her colleagues in togas for a school\u00a0celebration of\u00a0Greek Day in April 2009. Credit: Scott Smeltzer \/ News-Press<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>More breaking news in L.A. 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Amy Beck, 33, surrendered at the Burbank Police Department headquarters earlier this month and was booked on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts. She was apparently overcome by guilt, Burbank police officials said. 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