A former Mexico School District elementary school teacher and cheer coach has pleaded guilty to having sexual content with a student.

Janae Nunnelly is set to be sentenced on the charge, a class E felony, at 9 a.m. Jan. 12 at the Audrain County Courthouse, according to court records.

Nunnelly originally faced two counts of sexual contact with a student, and the state dismissed one of them when Nunnelly pleaded guilty. Nunnelly entered the guilty plea Oct. 14, according to court records.

Nunnelly began working as a teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School during the 2023-24 school year, according to a Facebook post from the school district.

According to a probable cause statement, the Mexico Public Safety Department was notified on Feb. 25 by the Mexico School District that Nunnelly h

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