A married teacher, who was once named teacher of the month, is alleged to have had sexual relations with a 17 year old student multiple times, including in the backseat of her Jeep. Nicole Hernandez, 30, also known as Nikki Baird, is accused of grooming the boy she met at a middle school in Kansas.

They later crossed paths again at Wichita North High School where Hernandez reportedly befriended the teenager and "isolated him from others". It's alleged that she began by "touching or rubbing" the student's back or shoulders before coercing him into hugging her, according to an affidavit.

The affidavit further alleges that the teacher initiated sexual relations with the teen in early 2024. Hernandez is said to have confided in the victim about her "struggling marriage" and subsequently gave

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