Teacher who posed nude online resigns

An art teacher at an Austin, Texas, high school has resigned after a controversy over online pictures in which she reportedly posed nude.

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Tamara Hoover had been on administrative leave since May, when a co-worker was alerted to the pictures and then told authorities, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Hoover said the school district focused on eight pictures out of hundreds that were posted on a Web site belonging to her girlfriend, photographer Celesta Danger.

Although Hoover told the American-Statesman she liked her job at the high school, she said resigning was the right thing to do.

"I feel privileged to have taught the students and (worked with colleagues) at Austin High," she said. "It's an amazing place to work and I feel privileged to have been a part of that."

Pending school board approval, Hoover is expected to receive a $14,850 settlement.