A woman who taught middle school for decades in Butte County has admitted to having sex with an underage student. Gridley Police began investigating in October of last year after sexually explicit photos had been circulating among students that showed Michelle Solis. She had apparently sent four such photos to her 14-year-old student after friending him on Instagram in the weeks leading up to Sycamore Junior High School graduation in 2021. On Graduation Day, she now says she had sex with the boy in her locked classroom. Solis had been a teacher at the Gridley school for 20 years. She was arrested last November and immediately posted her $15,000 bond. On Tuesday she had a preliminary hearing and entered a plea of no contest. She could face up to 4 years in prison when she’s sentenced on June 6th.
– Steve Gibson