Associated Press - May 29, 2009 10:14 PM ET

BASEHOR, Kan. (AP) - A northeast Kansas high school teacher has been suspended over sexual allegations involving a student.

Basehor Police Chief Lloyd Martley told the Lawrence Journal-World that a 16-year-old female student approached school administrators on May 19. The teen said she had been involved in a consensual sexual relationship with a 44-year-old district teacher.

The paper reported Friday that the teacher was suspended the next day.

Martley said the department is investigating.

Information from: Lawrence Journal-World, http://www.ljworld.com

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