FRANKLIN, Pa. -- A Venango County teacher is facing charges for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a female student.

Angie Fetty, 34, an English teacher at Oil City High School in Franklin, is accused of having had an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old female student.

Franklin city police started investigating the relationship after receiving a complaint that it had been going on since the fall of 2008.

A two-week investigation revealed Fetty was sharing a bed in her Franklin apartment with the student, police said.

Fetty admitted to police that she allowed the girl to stay the night with her.

Police said Fetty would take the student to the bus stop, and the student would take the bus to school while the teacher would drive herself so they wouldn't be seen together.

"(We) observed them hugging and kissing in the car prior to her getting her out of the car," said Mark Baughman, of the Franklin Police Department. "Ms. Fetty then proceeded to Oil City High School to her employment."

Fetty said the relations with the teen did not go beyond hugging and kissing.

School officials said Fetty was suspended with pay, pending the outcome of the case.

"We did meet with our faculty and discussed that there were some allegations, ... that things were going to be happening," said Oil City School District Superintendent Joseph Carrico. "We have a tremendous group of staff members here. We have tremendous community."

Fetty turned herself in to police on Thursday and was released.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 4.