Rachelle Louise Terry Wiki

        Rachelle Louise Terry Biography

Rachelle Louise Terry, 43, is charged with ten counts of giving alcohol to minors at this year’s party and having a s*xual relationship with one of the youths.

Terry is the Director of Enrollment, Data Collection and Federal Programs for the Murray County School System in Georgia.

She is paid around $110,000 a year and she has been in the position for around 22 years. She turned herself in and was arrested on Wednesday, November 23.

Since then, she has been held in the Murray County Jail, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The age of consent in Georgia is 16; any child under that age cannot consent to it. The age of the students involved in her case is unknown.

Investigation

An investigation began Nov. 9 when Sheriff Jimmy Davenport received a report of minors receiving alcohol at a Halloween party, The Dalton Daily Citizen reported.

Davenport told the local newspaper that he was contacted by Murray County Schools Superintendent Steve Loughridge about the party after a parent filed a complaint.

Terry turned himself in on five counts of purchasing alcoholic beverages for minors and five counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Arrested

Since her arrest on November 22, Terry has been held in the Murray County Jail

To avoid potential conflicts of interest, the case was turned over to the Conasauga District Attorney’s Office, Davenport told the Daily Citizen.

She “was placed on paid administrative leave, returning from Thanksgiving break and prior to her arrest Wednesday night,” said Derichia Lynch, Murray County Schools communications coordinator.

“Because she is under contract, her leave must be paid until a hearing can be held,” she added.

Conasauga DA Bert Poston confirmed that his office handled the party investigation.

“Sheriff Davenport asked me to lead, so my investigator in Murray County conducted that investigation and took those charges,” he said.

“The GBI will not go into investigating misdemeanor charges in these circumstances, so we agreed to take a look at it after the initial complaint came through.