For the ninth consecutive year, the number of Texas teachers accused of sexual misconduct with students skyrocketed, this time to an all-time high of 302. This reflects a 36 percent increase for the 2016-17 school year.
A North Texas special education teacher at an all-boys middle school was indicted by a Dallas grand jury on Wednesday following allegations she inappropriately hooked up with an eighth grade male student, exchanged sexually explicit text messages, solicited sex, and kissed the boy.
The deterrent law cracking down on Texas teachers who engage in sexual misconduct with students went into effect on September 1. The law, which also addresses other inappropriate relationships with minors takes effect amid record numbers of cases under investigation
Georgia gym teacher and high school track coach has been accused of having a sexually inappropriate relationship with an eighth-grader. The incident, allegedly, took place in 2013.
A Texas teacher about to stand trial on two counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 17 stunned jurors by reportedly admitting to the charges before the trial began this week. He decided to let the court decide his fate. His alleged victim, a teenage girl, testified against him.
As the State inches closer to implementing a crackdown law to curb teachers from crossing the line sexually or romantically with students, authorities charged two more Texas education professionals on counts of alleged inappropriate relationships with minors.
School may be out for summer but allegations, arrests, and even indictments of Texas teachers continue over purported dalliances with underage students.
A former teacher in west Texas pleaded guilty Wednesday before a federal judge on child porn charges.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law Thursday that crack downs on the vexing epidemic of sexual misconduct by the state’s teachers with students.
Members of the Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to crack down on the state’s epidemic of teacher-student sexual misconduct.
A Texas teacher accused of having sexual relations with multiple high school students, admitted to these lascivious improprieties, even divulging she had three-way sex with two teenagers, according to an arrest warrant released on Monday.
Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite Connecticut boarding school, has reportedly admitted to decades of sexual abuse of students by staff since 1963 until as recently as 2010.
Arrested within days of each other, two teachers face allegations of sexual misconduct with students in unrelated cases in the same Texas town.
In a seemingly recent wave of twenty-something female teachers in Texas getting busted for having sex with their students, two more now stand accused of crossing the line, this time with middle schoolers.
A former Houston Independent School District information technology worker appeared in court Thursday under allegations he impregnated a 13-year-old student.
A north Texas high school teacher could face significant time behind bars if found guilty of secretly filming six female students without their knowledge in “various stages of undress.”
Texas lawmakers met Thursday to begin tackling a troubling epidemic–teacher-student sexual misconduct. They discussed proposed legislation that will crack down on the rampant problem ravaging classrooms across the state.
A former high school soccer coach in Texas got 60 days in jail and eight years probation for having sex with a 17-year-old female student.
Police arrested a Texas preschool teacher late Monday afternoon following accusations he sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl in the school’s bathroom.
The former Texas middle school teacher who admittedly became pregnant by her 13-year-old student was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
A high school teacher in Texas faces multiple charges for allegedly having sex with two students in unrelated sexual encounters over two school years.
Another Texas lawmaker pre-filed a bill intended to halt rampant teacher-student sexual misconduct plaguing the state’s schools.
The former Texas middle school teacher who allegedly became pregnant by her 13-year-old student pleaded guilty in court as part of a deal that caps her punishment and may even allow her to serve a probation sentence.
A Houston area high school math teacher stands accused of having sex with one of his female students in his car at a park. During a police investigation, he admitted they engaged in sexual intercourse “probably twice.”
Monday marked the first day for Texas lawmakers to pre-file bills for the upcoming 2017 legislative session. Among the many proposals submitted was one which intends to combat the growing problem of teacher-student sexual misconduct.
Teacher sexual misconduct continues to impact Texas schools. In Houston, officials charged a kindergarten teacher with molesting a five-year-old girl. Nearby, police continue to investigate accusations that a substitute teacher kissed and improperly touched first graders at another elementary school.
A Texas high school choir teacher could face up to two years in prison if found guilty on a felony charge that he allegedly tried to secretly film a naked female student in a makeshift campus changing room.
Police arrested a longtime north Texas teacher, accused of molesting at least two students. While other potential victims come forward, the news caught parents off-guard when picking up their children after school.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will ask state lawmakers to fund nearly $400,000 in their 2018-19 academic budget to combat teacher-student sexual misconduct cases.
For the eighth consecutive year, Texas educator-student sexual misconduct cases soared, hitting an all time high of 222 investigations opened by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in the 2015-16 school year. However, one education expert says this reflects deeper societal issues and he spoke with Breitbart Texas about some of the ways to curb the rampant problem.
Federal agents arrested a Texas charter school physics teacher alleging he corresponded with an underage boy in Illinois over social media. The teacher then flew to Chicago to have sex with the teen, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced Friday.
Texas public and charter school students barely got settled into their new classrooms Monday when three new cases of teacher-student sexual misconduct emerged.
The 24-year-old Texas teacher best known for allegedly getting pregnant by her 13-year-old student was back in court Wednesday for violating a condition of her bond agreement. Prosecutors pointed out it was not her first violation and asked the judge to revoke her bond. Instead, he decided to allow her to remain free on a so-called “zero tolerance” policy.
Incidents of Texas educators accused of sexual misconduct with students and other related inappropriate behaviors continue to trickle in over these final weeks of summer vacation.
A North Texas teacher, accused of impregnating his 15-year-old student, surrendered to authorities Friday. This marks another improper teacher-student relationship that resulted in pregnancy recently amid the state’s skyrocketing number of sexual misconduct cases filed this year.
A former Texas high school teacher faces one count of sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony, for allegedly performing sexual acts on a 16-year-old female student.
A Texas high school tutor is facing a charge of possession of child pornography after exchanging lewd selfies with a minor while sending role-playing “Batman and Robin” sexting messages.
Authorities arrested an award-winning Texas middle school teacher who stands accused of fondling and kissing a 12-year-old female student.
Disturbing details emerged about the Texas middle school principal charged with soliciting a minor online. The principal purportedly texted sexually explicit messages to an 11-year-old female relative, a cousin, asking if he could sleep in her bed. He also reportedly asked if she wanted to learn what a man’s “thing” looked like.
In one Texas border school, authorities arrested a teacher’s aide several times recently for the alleged indecency and sexual assault of a child under the age of 14. The purported victim is a relative of the accused.
