A female teacher is said to be pregnant for one of her male students at a high school, and has reportedly sparked controversy in eastern Jamaica with some parents calling for immediate disciplinary action to be taken.

Reports reaching THE STAR are that residents of the community in which the school is located have been calling for the school to relieve the teacher of her post since it was recently revealed who is the father of her child.

It is said, however, that so far there has not been any move at the institution to charge the teacher for professional misconduct or to take any other disciplinary action.

This lack of action from the school is said to have also prompted some of the parents to carry their complaints further to the board of the school, encouraging them to carry out an investigation into the matter, and to bring the guilty parties to book, so that the tarnished image of the school can be repaired.

THE STAR learnt that word of the pregnancy had spread like wildfire after the student father declared that it was his child. It is said that previously rumours had been spreading of the possibility.

The student and the teacher are said to have been friends for a period of time and were spotted in very close intimate positions by other students.

"The Ministry of Education and the Jamaica Teachers' Association need to get to the bottom of this. It is not looking good for the profession or the school," a concerned resident told THE STAR.

The resident further said; "I think when these things take place the teachers and the students involved should be removed, and send a message to others who might have the minds to do such things."