A Richmond County classroom is now at the center of a criminal case after a Rockingham teacher was charged with multiple felonies tied to alleged indecent conduct involving a young student.
Amanda Faye Boulware, 40, was arrested this week after a warrant alleged she took indecent liberties with a student on Jan. 1. She is scheduled to appear in Richmond County court later this month.
Court documents show Boulware faces three felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a student, according to WSOC‑TV. The warrant, issued April 22, alleges the victim was younger than 12 and that the incident occurred on Jan. 1. Boulware was arrested April 23, briefly held without bond, and later released on a $7,000 secured bond under conditions that bar her from contact with children other than her own and from being on school property.
What The Charge Means Under State Law
North Carolina law treats indecent-liberties offenses involving students as serious felonies when school personnel are involved. The statute covers willful attempts to take "immoral, improper, or indecent liberties" or to commit a lewd or lascivious act with a student and applies to personnel at public and nonpublic schools, according to the North Carolina General Assembly.
Judges also have authority to impose strict pretrial conditions in cases involving child victims, including orders to stay away from a victim's home or school and to refrain from contacting the victim. Those rules are set out in separate pretrial provisions from the North Carolina General Assembly.
Court Limits And Next Steps
Local reporting says Boulware was teaching at Temple Christian School when the alleged incident occurred, though the arrest warrant does not detail the specific acts. WSOC‑TV reports she was required to provide fingerprints and a DNA sample and is due back in Richmond County court on April 30.
The allegations in the warrant are just that: allegations, and Boulware is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. Richmond County prosecutors and the court system are expected to follow standard pretrial procedures as the case moves toward its next hearing.
