Elementary school teacher, 39, jailed for FORTY years for her affair with boy of 14

Affair revealed when victim's parents discovered explicit messages on his computer 
Assistant DA said they wanted to send a message out that this will not be tolerated 
By PAUL THOMPSON and RACHEL QUIGLEY
Last updated at 1:04 AM on 18th February 2012
London Mail

An elementary school teacher has been jailed for 40 years for having sex with a 14-year-old student. Shannon Alicia Schmieder, 39, was told she will have to serve 20 years - by far the toughest sentence ever handed out by a U.S. court to an educator accused of underage sex.

Legal experts said the jail term was the same for manslaughter and other serious crimes

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