Paige Simon, South Decatur High School Teacher Charged with Staking After Sending 600 Messages to Student

In a shocking incident, a South Decatur High School teacher has been arrested and charged with stalking after allegedly sending more than 600 inappropriate text messages to a 15-year-old student. The messages reportedly included lewd jokes and memes that were sexual in nature.

Paige Simon, 28, from Osgood, was taken into custody on Friday and charged with stalking and official misconduct, both Level 6 felonies, along with a misdemeanor charge of battery.

According to court documents, Simon sent the texts between February and April of this year. She also allegedly had sexual-related conversations with the juvenile and another student while in the classroom. In addition, Simon reportedly let the students call her derogatory names that were sexual in nature, including allowing them to refer to her as a “*** dumpster.”

The Decatur County Sheriff’s Department said that an investigation into Simon began in early April after reports of possible inappropriate behavior between the teacher and the student. Police reviewed the 600+ text messages and found that many of them contained sexual jokes and memes.

The student also told police that Simon would frequently touch his arm or shoulder and, on one occasion, ran her fingers through her hair. There was also an incident where Simon tried to take the student’s phone and reached toward his crotch with her hand lingering in the area.

Despite the student quitting responding to Simon’s messages, she continued to message him vulgar jokes. Simon even reportedly showed up at one of the juvenile’s baseball games after he had blocked her number.

Simon was found crying on at least two occasions by another teacher. She had allegedly been upset that the student was no longer interacting with her and feared she’d done something to make him mad at her.

Decatur County Community Schools said Simon resigned from her position three weeks ago. The incident has raised serious concerns among parents and authorities in the community. The school district is cooperating with the investigation, and further updates will be provided as the case unfolds.

Last Known Contact Information

Address: 5252 W County Road 500 N, Osgood, IN 47037
Phone: 812-689-5236
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paige.simon.98