The head of a preparatory school in Coral Springs was arrested Monday for alleged sexual misconduct with a student, police said.
Tracy Smith, 43, faces one count of soliciting and engaging in sexual conduct by an authority figure, Broward jail records showed.
Smith, who has served as the head of the Coral Springs campus of XCEED Preparatory Academy, was arrested in the parking lot of the school, an arrest report said.
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According to the report, the male student told investigators that beginning in October 2022, he requested assistance in his studies and began to take tests in the principal's office.
He said he would spend all day in the principal's office studying, and that he and Smith started to discuss family issues and "became close on a personal level," the report said.
The student said Smith began touching his leg with her leg, which progressed to her touching his leg with her hand and him running his hand up and down her leg, the report said.
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He told investigators he started to feel their relationship "crossed the line," the report said.
He said they started communicating through iMessage and SnapChat and that it included some "intimate talk" but Smith later asked him to delete the messages, the report said.
The student said he also sent Smith pictures of him without a shirt on, and she sent him pictures in which she was clothed, the report said.
At one point, Smith allegedly made a comment to him about oral sex, the report said.
Smith "did solicit and engage in sexual and/or lewd conduct while involved in a relationship of a romantic nature with a student enrolled for in-person learning at XCEED Preparatory Academy," the report said.
A representative of the school released a statement Tuesday that said they were shocked by the allegations. The representative added that Smith had been fired.
"The allegations resulting in Ms. Smith’s arrest yesterday came as a complete shock to everyone at the school. The school and its staff will cooperate with law-enforcement in every way possible.. A safe learning environment is paramount at XCEED – with no exceptions," the statement read.
During a court hearing Tuesday, Smith was given a $25,000 bond and ordered not to have any contact with the victim, not to return to the school and not have contact with any minors other than family members.
Smith, of Boynton Beach, has spent nearly 20 years as an instructor, academic coach and administrator in both public and private schools, according to her profile on the school's website.
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