Police Arrest Fairfield High Teacher Accused Of Having Inappropriate Relationship With Student

FAIRFIELD (CBS13) - Police have arrested a Fairfield teacher who is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Eric Hankins, 27, is a science teacher at Fairfield High School and is accused of having the illicit relationship with a 14-year-old student while at school. Police and the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District first learned about the alleged relationship earlier in December. As a result, Hankins was subsequently placed on administrative leave as the investigation was carried out.

On Friday, police served a search warrant on Hankins' home and arrested him on charges of charges of lewd and lascivious behavior with a child 14 or younger. He was booked into the Solano County Jail.

Anyone with information about the allegations is asked to contact the Fairfield Police Department Major Crimes Unit at (707) 428-7600.