Norman teacher jailed for allegedly failing to report child sex abuse

A Norman teacher accused of failing to act on reported child sex abuse is behind bars.

Jail records show Valerie Hartless was arrested early Wednesday morning on a warrant. She is being held at the Cleveland County Detention Center on a $75,000 bond.

According to court records, a teenager reported sexual abuse to Hartless in 2015, but she did nothing to stop it. Investigators say the abuse lasted for more than a year.

Hartless was an employee at Adams Elementary in Norman, though authorities say the crime did not occur at the school.