A Nebraska middle school teacher accused of running away to Mexico with an 13-year-old student is scheduled to appear in court today.

Kelsey Peterson, 25, and Fernando Rodriguez, were taken into custody Friday in Mexicali, Mexico, after the boy called his family asking them for money.

The pair apparently had an agreement to flee after stories that they were having sex surfaced, according to authorities.

Peterson is charged in Nebraska with kidnapping, child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She also faces federal charges of transporting a minor across state lines or a foreign border for sexual activity.

Sounds like the relationship might cost Fernando his education in the United States. Turns out Fernando was an illegal immigrant. He has been turned over family members in Mexico. He might not be able to return to the rural Nebraska town where he was an eighth-grader.