BATON ROUGE - An Episcopal teacher was put on leave after being indicted for statutory rape in Tennessee, school officials said.

Jordan Tupper, 42, a former high school band director in Cheatham County, was indicted for statutory rape by an authority figure in Tennessee Friday, according to WKRN. Tupper taught music at Episcopal.

Episcopal put out a letter for parents that Tupper was put on leave while the matter is being addressed. They also said they conduct regular background checks on all employees and no record of this was identified in those screenings.