40-year-old teacher marries 16-year-old student

A 40-year-old high school teacher and cross country coach has resigned and married a 16-year-old student.

Wuchae coached Hager at South Brunswick High School, where she was a star runner. He lives less than two miles from her home. Hager's parents said they did all they could to keep the couple apart after noticing a deeper-than-usual friendship between them.

The Hagers said they reluctantly signed a consent form allowing their daughter to marry her coach. "He had all the power in the world -- all he had to do was say, 'I can't do this,'" Betty Hager said. Schools Superintendent Katie McGee said she was shocked and disheartened. » Article here