The teenager’s mother had discovered her daughter’s journal where she had written about her relationship with Hankerd and then found he had been sending her inappropriate pictures via Instagram.

statement Sunday after Hankerd’s arrest and announced he had been suspended indefinitely.

”This evening, Volusia County Schools learned about a teacher from Atlantic High School being arrested for alleged inappropriate behavior with a student,” the district stated. ‘‘This teacher has been suspended indefinitely pending the outcome of an investigation.”