Ascension Episcopal School has been served with a lawsuit concerning a sex scandal between a former faculty-member and a student. The female employee resigned and is no longer employeed at the school, the student she's accused of having sex with is a 14 year old girl.

According to court documents, it all started in the Spring of 2009, when the then 8th grader was caught with cigarettes on campus. As a condition to move on to the 9th grade the following year, the student was required to seek counseling with a female faculty member at the school.