HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston area teacher has been sentenced to eight years in prison for having sex with a 15-year-old student.

The Houston Chronicle reports that 24-year-old Michelle Schiffer had been facing up to 20 years in prison after she had pleaded guilty in May to one charge of improper relationship with a student.

Schiffer was sentenced Thursday during a hearing in a Houston courtroom.

Her defense attorney, Grant Scheiner, says Schiffer accepts responsibility for what she has done.

According to court records, Schiffer, a world history teacher at Cypress Springs High School, admitted to meeting with a former student for sex at least twice in 2017. Authorities say she also smoked marijuana with the student.

Prosecutors say she also texted topless photos to other students.

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Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com