Jacqueline Ma, a 34-year-old sixth-grade teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary School in National City, was charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and three counts of oral copulation with a child under 14, according to San Diego County Sheriff’s Department records obtained by NBC 7.

National City Police said they were contacted by a concerned mother of a 13-year-old former student of Ma’s, who suspected her child was “possibly having an inappropriate relationship” with the teacher. …

Ma was one of five teachers who received Cox Communication’s 2022-2023 ‘San Diego County Teacher of the Year” award.

In a profile about winning her award, Ma said she “considers the relationships she maintains with her students her greatest accomplishments,” according to NBC7.

[Ugh. There has been a constant parade of arrests in primary and secondary schools of teachers who prey on students over the last several years, some men but seemingly more among women. One has to wonder why the media hasn’t reported on these arrests more organizationally, because something is clearly amiss in either recruitment or vetting. — Ed]