Married high school teacher, 33, who found fame on GMA, is jailed for 13 years after having sex with male student, 17, in her home, car, classroom and on field trip to Washington DC

A former high school teacher will spend 13 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to having sex with a student as many as 30 times, including once on a school field trip to Washington DC. 

Heather Hare, 33, was a family consumer science teacher at Bryant High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her relationship with the student occurred between August 2021 and April 2022. 

Investigators found that Hare had sex with the student in her car, her home and even in her classroom. The student was a senior at the time. They first encountered each other, she was assigned to give him one on one counseling. 

At one point, the teacher confessed to the teen that she fantasized about them having sex at the home that she shared with her husband and young daughter. 

The pair's relationship grew through messaging on Instagram and Snapchat. In April 2022, they have sex during a field trip to the nation's capital. 

Exactly 12 months later, Hare was arrested on first-degree sexual assault charges. 

Prior to her arrest, Hare was cherished by her students. They even recorded a farewell video when her class was temporarily halted during the pandemic. 

Heather Hare, 33, who rose to fame with a viral farewell video from students and appeared on Good Morning America in 2020, admitted to having sex with a male high school senior 20 to 30 times

Hare had sex with the victim, a male student at Bryant High School in Arkansas , 20 to 30 times throughout the 2021-2022 school year, including on a class trip to Washington DC

'It hurt me to see her so upset because she's so helpful and always so nice,' student Bella Watkins told Good Morning America in 2020. 'To see her crying it was awful. I said, 'I have to do something for her.''

Her 12 students, including graduating seniors, shared selfie footage as they said goodbye to Hare when the course she taught was discontinued during the pandemic. 

'Hi Ms. Hare, I just want to say thank you for literally everything you did for me this year. You helped me overcome so much and you helped me through so many problems,' a student said in the tearful video. 

'I think she was really touched by the video. Everybody that knows her, loves her,' Watkins, a then-sophomore, said. 

'It was nice to see that many people care about [Mrs. Hare] the way that I care about her,' another student said. 

Hare told the outlet at that time: 'It breaks my heart because so many kiddos look for a break in their day and they enjoy coming to my class. The last unit was sewing. We had so many fun projects [planned] and we didn't get to do those.' 

Hare is married and has a five-year-old daughter. Her family was also featured on local outlet, ABC7, in October 2022, when the little girl went viral for her Halloween costumes. 

Before her arrest and resignation from the high school in April of last year, Hare was cherished by her students. They even recorded a farewell video when her class was temporarily halted during the pandemic

Hare received nationwide attention when she was featured on Good Morning America in 2020 for a surprise video from her former students

Hare surrendered herself in April 2023 after various TikTok and Snapchat posts were made alleging her involvement with a student, according to local reports

Hare and her husband prepared a dozen costumes and conducted photo shoots for their daughter before Halloween. 

In federal court, Hare pleaded guilty to one count of interstate/foreign travel for prostitution/sexual activity by coercion and one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. 

In an Arkansas court, Hare pleaded guilty separately to two charges of sexual assault in the first degree. 

'Teachers who have sex with their minor students should take note of today’s sentence for Ms. Hare which reflects the consequences of abusing her position of trust and taking advantage of the vulnerability of this minor to repeatedly engage in unlawful sexual activity,' said US Attorney Jonathan Ross said. 

'Our office will continue to hold accountable those who are in a position of trust that target children and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law, as evidenced by Judge Rudofsky sentencing Ms. Hare to 13 years in federal prison.'

After completing her sentence, Hare will be subjected to a lifetime of supervised release.