Burlington County Special Ed Teacher Had Sex With Student: Cops

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ - A special education teacher has been charged after allegations she had a sexual relationship with a male student at the school emerged, authorities announced.

Alexandra Reiner, 30 of Eastampton, was charged with second-degree sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Mount Holly Police Chief Richard Spitler announced.

Reiner is a special education teacher at Rancocas Valley Regional High School. The prosecutor’s office didn’t reveal details about the student to protect his identity. School district officials approached the prosecutor’s office last week with information about the possible relationship, authorities said.

The alleged relationship included inappropriate sexual contact in Mount Holly and Lumberton in December, authorities said. Reiner was arrested Tuesday night at the prosecutor’s office in Mount Holly. She has been lodged in the Atlantic County Jail, which houses Burlington County’s female inmates, according to authorities.

The attached image of Alexandra Reiner was provided by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office.