SLIDELL, La. —

A former Slidell High School teacher arrested last year for inappropriate contact with her students has pleaded guilty in the case.

Alexa Wingerter was arrested in March 2024 and faced trial on Monday, Sept. 8. Advertisement

Wingerter pleaded guilty to two counts of prohibited sexual contact between an educator and student.

Wingerter was accused of having inappropriate relationships with male students. She was also accused of sending inappropriate photographs and messages over text messages and on various social media sites.

She was ordered to register as a sex offender for 15 years.

According to the St. Tammany Parish District Attorney's Office, the charge was determined to "be the most consistent with what we could prove beyond a reasonable doubt."

Wingerter will s

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