ALLISON, Iowa (AP) — A former math teacher at a rural Iowa high school headed to prison Monday after a judge sentenced her to up to five years for engaging in sex acts with three male students.

Ashley Nicole Anderson’s sentence was shorter than the term of up to 10 years that the Iowa Attorney General’s Office sought for the 25-year-old former Aplington-Parkersburg High School teacher. But assistant attorney general Scott Brown and Superintendent Jon Thompson said it still sends a strong message of deterrence to educators who would consider having sexual contact with students.

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