The Bainbridge High teacher accused of a sexual relationship with one of her 10th-grade students has been notified by the Bainbridge Island School District that her employment contract will not be renewed.

Jessica M. Fuchs was arrested by Bainbridge police in early May and was charged with first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor, tampering with a witness and communication with a minor for immoral purposes after administrators at BHS learned of alleged inappropriate conduct between Fuchs and a 16-year-old student in her 10th-grade biology class.

Fuchs, 26, is currently awaiting trial on the two felonies and gross misdemeanor charge.

According to documents released this week by the Bainbridge school district, Fuchs was notified in a May 11 letter from Superintendent Faith Chapel that her employment contract with the district would not be renewed in the coming school year. Fuchs was a first-year science teacher at BHS who was hired in July 2014 at an annual salary of $34,000.

In the letter, Chapel said she made her decision based on issues of lack of professional judgement, the overstepping of professional boundaries, insubordination and sexual misconduct toward a student.

Chapel cited three instances of a lack of professional judgement.

She wrote that Fuchs had admitted to a BHS Associate Principal on Feb. 23 that she had texted a student over mid-winter break on personal matters.

Several students also reported that Fuchs had used profanity in front of students and during class time, Chapel wrote.

Many witnesses had also reported seeing the student in Fuchs’ classroom before and after school, “with no apparent educational purpose,” Chapel noted.

“One witness reported seeing the same student hiding behind a lab table in your classroom after school,” Chapel added.

Chapel said Fuchs had crossed professional boundaries after an investigation revealed “multiple reports of you developing an overly close relationship” with the male student in her class.

The incidents recounted by Chapel included:

“A witness reported seeing the student text you at Safeway and that you came and picked up the student in the Safeway parking lot. This was during the February break, and there was no educational purpose.

Students reported that you played an online video game, ‘World of Warcraft,’ with the same student.

Several students reported that there was frequent texting that occurred between you and the student.”

Chapel also said the teacher had been insubordinate after she was told, in a hand-delivered letter on Feb. 25, not to return to school property unless it had been cleared by the district or the principal at BHS.

“Despite this directive, you came to Bainbridge High School on Wednesday, March 25 at approximately 11 a.m. with your husband and your baby. You claimed that you wanted to pick up some belongings; however, you did not receive pre-arranged permission to come to BHS that day.”

Chapel also noted Fuchs’ arrest on the two felonies and gross misdemeanor.

“Whether or not you are convicted of any of these crimes, the details in the statement of probable cause make it impossible for you to be an employee of the Bainbridge Island School District in any capacity,” Chapel wrote.

Documents released by the school district also show the district filed a formal complaint against Fuchs on the same day she was told she would no longer be employed with the district.

Chapel sent a letter to the Office of Professional Practices for the state Superintendent of Public Instruction that said the district believed Fuchs had crossed professional boundaries and had sexual misconduct with a student.