A Gaston County assistant principal is under a $1 million bond Friday night, accused of having sex with a student on multiple occasions, sources told WSOC-TV.
Sources said the sex acts happened three times in April and three times in July. Each time, there were two sex acts.
The accuser was a student at the time.
Rothwell was booked into the Gaston County jail Friday night.
She has over 10 years of experience with Gaston County Schools, according to the district's website.
Rothwell is originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and taught exceptional children and English 9 and 10 at North Gaston High School.
She also taught at Springfield and Kiser elementary schools and Stanley Middle School.
Rothwell has been with Stuart W. Cramer High School since 2014.
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