The Fort Payne Board of Education accepted the resignation of a teacher who was accused of having sexual relations with a student.

A statement from Fort Payne’s City Manager Jim Cunningham said, “At 6:42 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department informed me that an employee of the Fort Payne City School System had been charged with the criminal offense of inappropriate conduct with a student. We will fully cooperate with local law enforcement during the ongoing investigation. The Fort Payne Board of Education met Friday, at 10 a.m., Oct. 9, 2020, in an emergency called meeting and accepted the resignation of this now former employee.”

Donavan Dalton, 28, of Rainsville, resigned effective at 7 AM Friday as a system-wide special education teacher, head varsity tennis coach and eighth grade girls’ basketball coach.

Reports indicate that Dalton remained in jail pending bond.