By Paul Thompson PUBLISHED: 12:49 EST, 15 September 2013 | UPDATED: 14:46 EST, 15 September 2013 Diana Farnell, the 28-year-old teacher accused of having sex with her 17-year-old student. A high school teacher has been arrested and accused of having sex with one of her 17-year-old students. The 28-year-old teacher, Diana Farnell, turned herself into police after being told she was wanted for an alleged sex crime. She was charged and released on Thursday. Her arrest in Monroe, North Carolina, shocked parents and the students at the school where she taught English. She has been accused of having sexual relations with a 17-year-old from the Union Academy Charter School in Monroe.
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Friends say high school teacher Diana Farnell was, 'a good teacher and a good friend'
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Farnell was brought to jail but released on $10,000 bail
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The teacher is banned from having contact with 17-year-old alleged lover
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