Teacher arrested, accused of having relationship with teen student

A South Carolina teacher is facing several charges accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenage student.

Anderson County deputies say 33-year-old Nicole Callaham began grooming the boy in 2021 when he was only 14 years old with a relationship continuing for at least two years.

Now, Grant Strickland is 18. He says he has chosen to step forward in the courtroom. His mother said that Callaham preyed upon her son.

“Looking back, it sickens me knowing [Nicole] manipulated our son and our family. She was waiting on this opportunity and she found the perfect victim and family to prey on,” Strickland’s mother said.

Callaham was a teacher from 2017 until she resigned in late May of this year.

Authorities say she provided the teen with drugs and alcohol, and they engaged in a sexual relationship.