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Millbrae Teacher Arrested For Alleged Lewd Acts With Minor Out On Bail

SAN BRUNO (CBS SF) -- A Millbrae middle school teacher arrested Wednesday on suspicion of inappropriate contact with a minor is out on bail, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said Thursday.

Heather Amanda Butts, a 40-year-old teacher at Taylor Middle School, posted $85,000 bail and was released from custody.

Butts was arrested Wednesday after San Bruno police received a report Monday of a woman engaged in inappropriate conduct with a juvenile female in a parked car on Santa Helena Avenue.

Police found Butts and the girl sitting in a parked car. An investigation revealed that the two had been having an inappropriate relationship, according to police.

Butts' first court appearance will be on Sept. 19 at 8:30 a.m. in the San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City.

Millbrae School District has placed Butts on administrative leave pending further investigation, Superintendent Vahn Phayprasert said.

"The District has policies and procedures in place to ensure the school operates in a safe environment, and we are constantly looking for ways to enhance those policies and procedures," Phayprasert said in a statement. "The safety of our students is the highest priority."

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