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BMS Teacher of the Year arrested on child sex abuse charges

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UPDATE: Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court records now show that a "stay away" order was filed against Oster on January 5. The record was not in the clerk's online record on Thursday, but appeared Friday morning. It's a sealed record, meaning all we can see is the title.

Also today, jail records show Oster has been released after posting bond.
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This year's Teacher of the Year at Broussard Middle School has been arrested on child sex abuse charges, records show.

Christie D. Oster, 38, was booked with indecent behavior with a juvenile and carnal knowledge of a juvenile on Wednesday. Records at the Lafayette jail show she's still there, in lieu of $50,000 bond.

Lafayette Police say she's accused of "maintaining an inappropriate relationship with a former student. Following allegations of sexual misconduct, she was booked with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile."

We reached out to LPSS to verify that she's employed as a teacher at BMS, with her name and date of birth. LPSS officials say she's on leave.