Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sexual Relationship with Former Student

A teacher in Panama City, Florida, has been arrested and charged with a felony count of authority figure engaging in sexual conduct with a student. Erika Mattson, 36, is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student who claims it began in May 2023.

According to a police affidavit, the student, who was 18 and attending the Kaleidoscope School of Discovery where Mattson taught, stated that the relationship started after he found her crying in her classroom and approached her. Mattson had also been the student’s middle school teacher previously.

The student reported . . .