CITRONELLE, Ala. — A Citronelle High School teacher and coach has been accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student, according to police.
Waylon Rowell, who also coaches at the school, faces two misdemeanor charges: sexual contact with a student and school employee distributing obscene material to a student.
A confidential informant reported the information to police earlier this month. Citronelle Police Chief Tyler Norris said Rowell was removed from campus immediately and placed on administrative leave the morning of April 12.
Norris said the accusation was a difficult one to investigate. “This is one of those things that kind of really hits you in the gut,” he said. “You see these kind of situations in the news all the time and you think ‘well that don’t happen here.’ Well indeed it does.”