More criminal charges were filed Monday against a former Greenfield teacher accused of having sex with a student. Alison M. Peck faces statutory rape and sodomy charges in Dade and Lawrence counties. She now faces four charges. The Lawrence County prosecutor filed two statutory rape charges alleging Peck had sex with a male juvenile student in her Mt. Vernon apartment. Last week, the Dade County prosecutor filed charges for sexual acts at a rural location in that county.

Missouri State Highway Patrol detectives say both the student and teacher admitted the illegal relationship started with text messages. Meanwhile, many Ozarks school districts are encouraging high tech communication between teachers, parents and students. Nixa School District officials say technology can be used professionally.

"Everything about communication and technology has totally changed since I first started teaching," Director of Nixa Bands Craig Finger says. It seems Finger's fingers are always fluttering. As a teacher using today's technology, he has a band website, a blog, a weekly email newsletter and a twitter account. "It’s a great way for parents to get quick updates," Finger says. “I can send a message that the bus will be home at 11:00 p.m. or don't forget to fill out this form." The entire Nixa district is clicking to connect more and more. Teachers are learning how to use Facebook and Twitter as teaching tools.

Finger says he also has cell phone numbers for several student band leaders. "If I need to get in contact with the entire trumpet section I call the student leader who will call the rest of the students," Finger says. Still the band director says there's a fine line that he wants to make sure he will never cross. “I had a student text me ‘how was your weekend?’ and I said this is inappropriate. I'll talk to you on Monday," Finger says. He says despite the fact teachers and students can communicate the same way as classmates, they have to make it clear they aren't buddies. "I'm not your friend. I'm your teacher," Finger says.

Former Greenfield High School teacher Alison Peck is accused of crossing the communication line. According to court documents, a juvenile male student sent text messages to Peck, those messages developed into a friendship, which turned into a sexual relationship. "Just because technology was used inappropriately doesn't mean we shouldn't use it to better educate our students,” Nixa Schools Communication Coordinator Zac Rantz says. The school district does not have specific guidelines on phone use or internet use between students and teachers. Instead, Rantz says they have an all encompassing policy that restricts any unprofessional communication or conduct.

Peck is being held in the Greene County Jail on $100,000 bond.