PONCHATOULA — A teacher has been arrested after allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material and having sexual contact with a student, Tangipahoa Parish jail records say.

According to jail records, 30-year-old Trey Sparks was arrested Tuesday on four counts of possessing child sexual abuse material depicting victims under the age of 13 and one count of prohibited sexual contact between an educator and a student. 

WBRZ has received a letter sent to parents and employees from the Tangipahoa Parish School System addressing allegations against a teacher at DC Reeves Elementary School who also served as a coach at Ponchatoula Junior High School. The teacher, the letter says, was placed on administrative leave until the investigation into the allegations is finished.

School officials have forwarded all calls about this matter to law enforcement. WBRZ has asked law enforcement for more details.