Parents, Trammell said, have called Baldwin High since the story got out that Ivey was arrested Thursday afternoon, and that they’re concerned.

“We’re monitoring things. We’re watching the situation like a hawk, and there’s probably not a safer place in Georgia than Baldwin High School right now,” Trammell said. “We’ve sent out a phone call to all parents informing them and simply telling them that this allegedly has occurred and that we’ve taken all necessary steps.”

Guidance counselors made themselves available to students Friday as part of Baldwin High’s response to the situation.

Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputies patrolled the halls following a serious fight that ensued at the school early Friday morning, Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee said.

“We sent two deputies who were scheduled to work traffic patrol to Baldwin High to assist the resource officer in keeping the students in order,” Massee said.

Massee could not confirm whether the fights had anything to do with the investigation into the teacher.

Ivey resigned from her teaching job effective at the beginning of next school year, saying she was moving away from Milledgeville, Trammell said Thursday afternoon. She did not resign as a result of her arrest, he said.

Ivey has been the school’s marketing teacher since July 2005 when she earned her teaching certificate. Prior to earning her certificate, Ivey worked in the schools system as a paraprofessional doing public relations work.

Union-Recorder Staff Writer Hannah Marney contributed to this story.