Arrest : Jennifer Perry , a first-year high school teacher , allegedly had sexual contact with a student . A 27-year-old married teacher has been arrested for allegedly engaging in a sex act with a 17-year-old student after she told the school there were 'false ' rumors going around that they 'd had a relationship . The school contacted authorities and Jennifer Marie Perry , from Odenville , Alabama , surrendered to the Jefferson County Jail on Monday and has been charged with sexual contact with a student under 19 . Perry , who was in her first year of teaching at Pinson Valley High School , is accused of meeting the student at a parking lot a few miles from the campus on February 8 and engaging in a consensual sex act inside a car . She did not teach the boy but attends church with him and his family , said Sergeant Jack Self of the Jefferson County Sheriff 's Office . She is believed to have known him before working for the school , he added . On February 23 , she wrote a letter to school administrators and told them there was a false rumor going around school that she had sexual contact with a student . The school launched an investigation and found reason to believe the rumor was in fact true , Sergeant Self said . When they met with her on February 24 , they said they would be passing their findings on to the school board and local authorities , and she handed in her resignation . The sheriff 's office launched an investigation that day and spoke to the alleged victim as well as other students . Perry was not willing to speak with them , Sergeant Self said . Double-life : Perry met her husband , Blake ( pictured ) in their freshman year of high school and married in 2011 . She did not teach her alleged victim but knew him and his family through church , authorities said . Authorities obtained a warrant against Perry and she turned herself in on Monday but was later released after posting $ 30,000 bond . She is now awaiting trial . Authorities believe the incident was a one-time occurrence , Sergeant Self said . The family of the alleged victim , who know Perry and her family , expressed their relief that she had been arrested , Sergeant Self said . Perry married her husband , Blake , in May 2011 , according to Facebook . They met when they were freshman in high school and have been together ever since , she wrote on a bio on the school 's website . They now live together with their three dogs . She is a graduate of Jacksonville State University and was in her first year of teaching at the school , according to the bio . She is listed as a ninth-grade English teacher . Probe : She wrote a letter to officials at Pinson Valley High School saying there was a false rumor going around about the incident . The school launched an investigation and they allegedly found evidence that it did occur . ' I am incredibly excited to be spending my first year as a Pinson Valley Indian spreading my love of literature with students , ' she wrote . Speaking to AL.com , Chief Deputy Randy Christian expressed his shock that Perry had successfully navigated the competitive process of achieving a teaching job just to throw it away . 'It 's also kind of amazing they believe it 's possible a teen will keep their little secret , ' he said . 'The school administration is to be commended for taking immediate action . That was helpful to us in bringing this to a close . '
Jennifer Marie Perry ' met the student at a parking lot a few blocks from the school 's Alabama campus and engaged in a sex act with him in a car ' . weeks later , she wrote a letter to school officials saying there was a false rumor going around about the incident . They launched an investigation and ' confirmed the incident had occurred ' and contacted police ; she turned herself in on Monday . She did not teach the subject but attended church with him and his friends . His parents say they are unaware that she has been charged .