NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A middle school teacher accused of engaging in a sex act with a student has been denied bond.

Wendell Nibbs appeared in court Friday morning, charged with two counts of engaging in a sexual act with a child.

A judge ordered him to stay behind bars.

The 51-year-old was a physical education teacher at Brownsville Middle School in Northwest Miami-Dade.

An investigation began in 2015 after several female students claimed he engaged in improper sexual conduct.

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