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SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - A school employee at a Sumter County middle high school is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

What we know:

Madelyn Mead, 26, was arrested on Nov. 13 after officials say she had a romantic relationship with a 16-year-old student at Wildwood Middle High School.

Mead has been employed by Sumter County Schools since 2019. She is no longer an employee at Sumter County schools.

School officials notified a school resource officer who started the investigation.

When Sumter County Sheriff's Office took over the investigation, Mead was immediately removed from the school by the Sumter County School Board, the sheriff's office said. The Citrus County Sheriff's Office took Mead into custody.

Mead was denied bond.

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