Teacher Lisa Lavoie and 15-year-old Student Found in W. Virginia Hotel

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A 24-year-old teacher, Lisa Lavoie, and an unnnamed 15-year-old student were found in a Morgantown, West Virginia hotel room. The boy had been reported missing Feb. 16th.

Lisa Lavoie is (or was) a teacher at the Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School in Holyoke, Mass. The boy's parents had contacted the school on Feb. 13, noting concern about the relationship he had with the first-year teacher.

On Tuesday morning Holyoke Police Chief Anthony Scott said they tracked down the two by following a trail of financial and cell phone information (meaning credit cards, ATM charges, and the like). Apparently Lisa Lavoie doesn't watch enough shows like CSI. Morgantown police arrested Lavoie around 6:00 AM on Tuesday.

Holyoke Mayor Michael Sullivan said Lisa Lavoie was an 8th grade teacher and had only been teaching in Holyoke for five months. Lavoie is being held on charges of child endangerment, which includes a charge of statutory rape.

Arrangements are being made to return the boy to Holyoke, where he will be initially remanded to the Department of Children and Families. Meanwhile Lisa Lavoie is scheduled for a rendition (but not extraordinary rendition!) hearing on Tuesday afternoon.

At the same time the school district has placed Lisa Lavoie on immediate administrative leave. She will obviously lose her teaching license if she is found guilty.

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