A former Hondo High School teacher arrested on multiple charges Thursday is accused of having an improper relationship with a student, according to police.

Thomas William Ricker Hill, 24, was taken into custody for indecency with a child by sexual contact, sexual performance by a child and improper relationship between educator and student, police said. Hill was later booked into the Medina County jail.

According to police, the charges are all second-degree felonies.

In a news release, the Hondo Police Department stated that its officers were contacted by the Hondo Independent School District about a misconduct allegation involving a teacher, later identified as Hill.

The offense allegedly happened on the Hondo High School campus, police stated.

By the end of the Oct. 22 school day, t

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