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Teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with student

A Bartow County teacher has been arrested after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Chad Wade Clift is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. -- A Bartow County teacher has been arrested after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Bartow County Campus Police Chief Dan Knowles reported the alleged relationship between 41-year-old Chad Wade Clift, a teacher at Cass High School, and a 17-year-old student to the Bartow County Board of Education on Monday.

An investigation determined that the relationship happened off campus.

Clift, who resigned from his teaching position, was arrested on a sexual assault charged. He has been released on a $25,000 special condition bond, according to the Bartow County Sheriff's Office.

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