A judge has declared a mistrial on Wednesday in the case involving a former Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD counselor who was accused of having an improper relationship with a student.
Shannon Hathaway, 37, was accused of sleeping with a freshman student at Harwood Junior High in Bedford during the 2016-2017 school year. The student was 17 at the time, officials said.
Hathaway denied the allegations during her testimony on Friday.
The judge declared a mistrial after the jury was deadlocked for two days.
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In June 2018, Hathaway turned herself in to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department and was charged with the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
