Police Detectives Arrested 32-year-old Anne Ichord

Woodland school officials say they're shocked and disappointed one of their teachers has been arrested on charges of sex with a student who was under 18 at the time.

On Friday Woodland police detectives arrested 32-year-old Anne Ichord, a history teacher at Pioneer High School. Ichord, who is also the girls' varsity basketball and junior varsity volleyball coach, faces seven sex charges, including four counts of unlawful sex with a minor, two counts of oral copulation and one count of sexual penetration.

Woodland Police Sgt. Dan Letamendi said the alleged relationship happened during the 2005-2006 school year and included encounters both on and off the campus.

District administrators say to their knowledge, there have been no complaints made against Ichord before this. They call the allegations an aberration at what is a tight-knit school community. "We just can't believe that this has happened," said district spokesman Michael Stevens. "We want to focus on all the good things that the kids have done this year. This is the first year that we're going to have a graduation ceremony at Pioneer High School and we want to celebrate the achievement."

Stevens says counselors will be at the high school this week to help students who are upset by the revelations. He added, "the school and the staff have worked for several years to make sure that we provide a positive learning environment to students. There's lots of security measures in place."

Part of the security measures include an elaborate surveillance security system.

Ichord was booked into the Monroe Detention Center Friday and released on bail. The school district has placed her on paid administrative leave.