POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A middle school teacher is behind bars after authorities say she had sexual relations with a juvenile.Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 49-year-old Leslie Bushart of Lakeland Thursday.“During her arrest, she told detectives that she has been a teacher for 29 years.
Please refer all inquiries regarding her employment to the Polk County School Board,” officials said.The investigation into the teacher began on June 16 after the boy’s parents contacted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.“They reported that the incident occurred on June 6th during a graduation party for the victim’s older sister,” deputies said.During the graduation party, Bushart told another person that she had just performed oral sex.