SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A trial date has been set for Jacqueline Ma, the former National City teacher who is accused of sexually abusing her students. The 35-year-old has been in custody since she was first arrested on the campus of Lincoln Acres Elementary in the spring of 2023. Earlier that year, she had been named a "Teacher of the Year" by the San Diego County Office of Education. On Friday, a county judge scheduled the start date for Ma's trial on April 14, 2025 — more than two years after she was taken into custody. Prosecutors allege Ma engaged in sexual relationships with two students, who were 11 and 12 years old at the time. One of the relationships, prosecutors say, lasted months. I-15 freeway temporarily shutdown as police stop large group of motorcycle riders She pleaded not guilty to 21 felony counts in connection to these alleged relationships, including lewd acts on a child and possession of child sexual abuse material. The South Bay judge hearing the case ordered there was enough evidence to stand trial following a preliminary hearing in late 2023. During this hearing, prosecutors showed detailed messages Ma allegedly sent to the victims, including several that talked about sexual relations. Ma is one of several San Diego County educators facing accusations of some form of child sex abuse. Earlier this year, three employees at schools in the region’s largest districts — an associate principal at Hoover High School, a teacher at Mt. Carmel High School and a campus supervisor at Diegueño Middle School — were arrested in the span of a week.