
A former San Diego County "Teacher of the Year" pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving a minor on Wednesday.
Jaqueline Ma, 35, was a fifth and sixth grade teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary School in a district she joined in 2013. In March 2023, seven months after she was one of five recipients of the "Teacher of the Year" award, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported a 12-year-old student's parents contacted law enforcement to report an inappropriate relationship between their son and Ma.