The bad economy has convinced some teachers to stop having sex with their students for free and to start selling it to strangers instead.

A Cleveland High School teacher, in Houston, Texas was charged with prostitution after meeting a man in an online chat room and soliciting him in a downtown Houston hotel.

Police said Laurie Ann Lewis, 38, was arrested Tuesday at the Four Seasons in an undercover sting.

Investigators said Lewis agreed to meet her client at the hotel as an escort.

She was arrested after asking for $300 to perform a sexual act, police said.

I have to wonder how a teacher can encourage their students to study hard so that they can have a good future when this is the result of achieving a four year degree. I know a lot of teachers who have part time jobs on the side, but this is a little extreme.

This may sound odd but I kind of hope that this teacher did this more for a sexual thrill then because she simply needed the money. Because that would be a very sad thing indeed.