whether he would understand and still be her friend if they stopped having sex.  Rager assured her that he would.  After that conversation, however, Rager still initiated sexual intercourse with Heather, and the relationship therefore continued into July, when Heather told Rager that she wanted it to stop.  Although she agreed to "one last time" at Rager's urging, the relationship ended shortly thereafter.


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No one at Southport High School ever saw Rager and Heather having sex, but the two were frequently seen together on school grounds.  For example, they frequently left the school together during the lunch hour, and they once had lunch off school grounds with another teacher.  On that occasion, Rager placed his arm around Heather and hugged her in a jokingmanner.  In addition, Rager frequently walked Heather toward her next class after their time together, and he once personally explained to the teacher of that class that he had held Heather over fifteen minutes.  On other occasions, Rager simply gave Heather a note for the teacher when he caused her to be late.  Rager once also indicated in the presence of an assistant school principal that he wanted to be twenty years younger so that he could marry Heather.  That same assistant principal later excused Heather early from the lunchroom so that she could meet Rager at his office, but not without first asking her in a joking manner what was going on down there.


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Finally, Rager was a constant presence at school swim meets