A former teacher with the Austin Independent School district is facing a felony criminal charge after being accused of providing a student with a “morning after pill.”

AISD police said 32-year-old Tracy Lee Steinberg was a math teacher and volleyball coach at LBJ High School before resigning last week amidst accusations that she had provided a 16-year-old student with Levonorgestral, an emergency contraceptive commonly known as the “morning after pill.”

According to the affidavit, a 16-year-old girl in Steinberg’s class told the former teacher that she recently had unprotected sex and was worried about pregnancy.

Investigators said Steinberg offered to help by getting her the emergency contraceptive and that Steinberg then took money from the teen and returned with two pills.

"I think that most individuals will think that the teacher was trying to do something helpful,” Captain Eric Mendez with AISD police said. “In actuality, it is a prescription drug and it is a prescription for a reason."

Police said the teenager became concerned when she began experiencing side effects from the pill. She told her mother who then contacted school officials.

Texas State University Health Education Professor Dr. David Wiley said students need to be encouraged to go to teachers and parents with problems, but teachers need to have firm boundaries in place.

"The teacher many times is trying to do the right thing and sometimes it can back fire because sometimes the right thing is not the appropriate thing according to district policy," Dr. Wiley said.

According to Wiley, sexuality among teens is not talked about and there are no procedures in place for a sexual crisis so teachers are left to use their judgment.

"As soon as it gets out, in a school, that you can’t talk to teachers about anything, this problem goes even deeper and we have to worry about outcomes of students not talking to anybody about not just this concern but any health concerns," Dr. Wiley said.

According to AISD police, Steinberg resigned from her position last Wednesday and turned herself into police today. She faces a charge of “delivery of a dangerous drug,” a state jail felony.