Kathanna C. Culp (3611 Graustark #11, Houston, Texas), 28, teacher at Northbrook High School, Spring Branch ISD, Houston, Texas, "allegedly having sex with a student and hosting pot parties for teens" KVUE: Police: Texas teacher had sex with student, hosted pot parties (Mar 26 2013) Kathanna Culp ... was fired from Northbrook High School in December after she confessed to her principal that a former student was blackmailing her, according to Spring Branch ISD Police Chief Chuck Brawner. Culp said the student was threatening to go public about their relationship if she didn’t give him money. SBISD began an investigation and interviewed the former student. He told them that he and Culp had a sexual relationship his senior year that lasted from March 2012 until November 2012, after he graduated. He said they had sex several times, mostly at her home.The former student told police he lived with Culp on-and-off during that period and she even drove him to school. He said Culp invited other students, including some who were only 14, to her home and gave them pot and alcohol. Brawner said those students backed up his story. The teen said Culp took him on trips and he showed police cell phone photos to prove it. The photos included the pair "in compromising positions, including naked pictures of Culp," Brawner said. Tags:
KVUE: Texas #1 in inappropriate student-teacher relationships (Mar 26 2013) There's been another case of a student and teacher having an inappropriate relationship. This latest incident happened near Houston. Kathanna Culp, 28, is accused of having sex with a student in the Spring Branch ISD and of hosting pot parties for teens ... Texas leads the way in these types of cases. There have been 26 since the beginning of the year.
Click 2 Houston: Teacher accused of having sex with student - Student: Kathanna Culp gave him, friends alcohol, marijuana (Mar 26 2013) Spring Branch ISD fired [Kathanna] Culp on Dec. 14, after administrators said she confessed to the principal that she was being blackmailed by a former student whom she claimed was threatening to expose their sexual relationship if she didn't give him money. According to court papers, during the seven-month relationship Culp allegedly had with a high school senior, Culp hosted parties at her Montrose-area apartment and supplied her guests, some as young as 14, with liquor, beer and marijuana. Police arrested the former Northbrook High School teacher earlier this week.
ABC Local KTRK: Ex-teacher accused of sex with student (Mar 26 2013) Kathanna Culp, 28, is a former teacher with a law degree, accused of having sex with an 18-year-old former student ... She wouldn't talk to us, but court documents allege Culp had sex with the former student on numerous occasions in her apartment. She even allegedly supplied alcohol and marijuana to the student and his friends sometime last year.
Houston Press Blogs: UPDATED:Kathanna Culp: Spring Branch Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student (Mar 26 2013) Ex-Northbrook High teacher Kathanna C. Culp was charged March 19, according to Harris County District Clerk records, after she acknowledged the relationship, and after the student said she provided him and his friends with marijuana, which they all smoked at her apartment. (The student has since graduated). According to the 28-year-old Culp's LinkedIn profile, she graduated with a law degree from the University of Florida. Her profile states "I underwent extensive training in child abuse, the legal system and child advocacy."
The Weekly Vice: Kathanna Culp - Teacher - Charged With Having Sexual Relationship With Student (Mar 26 2013) Kathanna Culp, a 28-year-old teacher at Northbrook High School, has been arrested after she allegedly had a long-term sexual relationship with a student ... Culp, who earned a law degree from the University of Florida, has allegedly been engaged in a seven-month long relationship with the victim which began while he was still a student at the school. Investigators say Culp had sex with the former student multiple times at her apartment. Culp also allegedly hosted parties at her apartment and supplied her guests, some as young as 14, with alcohol and marijuana.
Kathanna C. Culp legal resume (Hat tip: The Weekly Vice): Professional Experience 2008 - 2008 Law Clerk - American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia I researched and wrote memoranda concerning the School to Prison Pipeline, Georgia's gang database and Georgia's sex offender registry. I drafted motions and briefs for a 1st Amendment free speech case and worked with other clerks to complete pamphlets on freedom of speech and religion in schools. I prepared for and participated in legal committee meetings and communicated with attorneys from the national office. I also conducted field visits to clients. 2007 - 2007 Law Clerk - Three Rivers Legal Services I worked closely with staff attorneys in and out of the court room, assisted clients with pro se divorce, participated in field visits to indigent clients, drafted motions, did legal research and intra-office informational memos. Much of my research was focused on housing issues. 2004 - 2004 Summer Intern - American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama I researched and created a report for the national office concerning the death penalty in Alabama. the report was published as, "Broken Justice: The Death Penalty in Alabama" by the ACLU in October, 2005. Educational Background 2006 - 2009 J.D. - University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law Class of 2009 Pro Bono Student of the Year Outstanding Achievement in Pro Bono Certificate Community Service Certificate Extra-activity: Activities and Societiesresident, Association for Public Interest Law Public Relations Chair, Health Care Law Society Rural Outreach Team Member, Three Rivers Legal Services Ambassador, Law School New Student Orientation Mentor, Law School Mentoring Program (Caring and Sharing Elementary School) 1L Representative, Association for Public Interest Law 2002 - 2006 B.A. in Political Science, History - University of Kansas Study Abroad Experience: University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden KU British Summer Institute for the Humanities Extra-activity: Activities and Societies:Graduate of the KU Honors Program Freshman Honors Scholarship Student Ambassador, KU Ambassadors Student Representative, Residential Hall Judiciary Board
CBS News: Student tried to blackmail Kathanna Culp, Houston high school teacher, after affair, report says (Mar 27 2013) [Kathanna] Culp was arrested earlier this month after she was fired from Northbrook High School in December. Culp allegedly confessed to her principal that a former student was blackmailing her, according to Spring Branch Independent School District Police Chief Chuck Brawner. Culp told police the teen was angry when she ended their 7-month relationship and he demanded money in exchange for keeping quiet, the station reports. The school district began an investigation and interviewed the former student, who is now 19. He told investigators that he and Culp had a sexual relationship during his senior year that lasted from March 2012 until November 2012, after he graduated, the station says. He reportedly admitted they had sex several times, mostly at her home. The former student told police he lived with Culp on-and-off during that period and she even drove him to school. He said Culp invited other students, including some who were only 14, to her home and gave them marijuana and alcohol. Brawner said those students backed up his story. The teen said Culp took him on trips and he showed police cell phone photos to prove it. The photos included the pair "in compromising positions, including naked pictures of Culp," Brawner said, according to the station.
New York Daily News: Texas teacher busted for private sex sessions with student after he blackmails her - threatens to go public (Mar 28 2013) A high school teacher had regular sex sessions with a student who then tried to blackmail her into giving him cash so he would keep quiet, police reported. Kathanna Culp, 29, is accused of having intercourse with the teen several times while he was still at Northbrook High School in Houston, Texas. It is also alleged that the boy lived with her shortly before he graduated in May 2012, until November - and that she gave him and his friends marijuana at her home. The Houston Chronicle reports Culp came clean about the affair to the school's principal in December after the boy threatened to make it public.
KHOU: Police: Student tried to blackmail Spring Branch ISD teacher after affair (Mar 26 2013) Kathanna Culp ... was fired from Northbrook High School in December after she confessed to her principal that a former student was blackmailing her, according to Spring Branch ISD Police Chief Chuck Brawner. Culp told police the teen was angry when she ended their 7-month relationship and he demanded money in exchange for keeping quiet. BISD began an investigation ...
