Lake Mary, FLORIDA

She picked him up and bought a box of condoms for the 14-year-old boy.

Nov 30, 2007 -
Jennifer Tarkenton, 34, a special education teacher at Greenwood Lakes Middle School, was arrested and charged with three counts of lewd or lascivious battery on a child 12 or older by a person over the age of 18.

Deputies discovered her inside a vehicle shortly after she had sex with a 14-year-old boy.

The victim told the deputy that he and Tarkenton had just engaged in intercourse prior to the deputy's arrival.
The boy said Tarkenton had picked him up at his home at about 10 p.m. and taken him to a pharmacy where she bought a box of condoms for him. She then sexually assaulted the victim three times, police said.

Tarkenton has been suspended with pay. The school will not say whether he was one of her students or attended the school. The superintendent is planning to recommend termination at the January school board meeting. The arrest will be reported to the state Department of Education's Professional Practices Services.

Full Name: Jennifer Gwynn Tarkenton
Photo: Seiminole County Sheriff's Office
Slideshow after arrest from WFTD ch 9
PDF Arrest Report from WFTD ch 9
PDF Inmate Booking Info from WFTD ch 9
Letter sent to parents from Ch 13
The letter was sent to Middle school parents and friends, but there was this bizarre inclusion:

Tragic as the incident is that will cause embarrassment to our school, to Seminole County Public Schools, and to your noble profession, I want you to know that the incident appears to be a singularly isolated event.

RESIGNATION Dec 9 - Tarkenton resigned Saturday. The state Department of Education may also revoke her teacher certificate, depending on the outcome of the criminal investigation.