A daycare teacher faces a felony child abuse charge after security cameras purportedly captured her physically assaulting a four-year-old boy, pinning him down and repeatedly slapping the child at a Texas preschool.
A West Texas federal judge sentenced a male high school teacher to serve 10 years in prison for luring a 17-year-old female student into a sexual relationship using the social media app Snapchat. In the courtroom, however, the victim begged the judge to pardon her former paramour.
An East Texas elementary school counselor accused of texting scantily clad photos of herself and sexually assaulting a former student who is now a teenager will spend the next five years in jail. The woman stuck to her claim of innocence throughout the trial.
A Texas high school math teacher, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student, admitted she and the boy had sex four to five times, say police.
A parent group’s petition claims the dress code of a Texas school district is sexist, racist and discriminatory. It calls upon the board of trustees to revamp the code “in a way that is inclusive, equitable, and body positive.”
A West Texas high school art teacher accused of bedding a 16-year-old female student told the victim’s mother “I am not a predator,” according to federal prosecutors.
A Texas high school scrapped its tradition of crowning a homecoming king and queen after a lesbian student called the practice discriminatory. Instead, the upcoming dance will be gender-neutral.
A former Texas teacher, accused of having an improper relationship with a female high school student, described the sexual misstep as a “moment of weakness,” according to the probable cause affidavit in this case.
Emotions ran high this week at a South Texas border school district where parents protested in response to a viral social media post that accused administrators of bungling the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old girl by a 14-year-old boy during the last school year.
A Texas mom wanted to send a strong message to her “bully” son after learning from his teachers that the fifth grader was not exactly playing nicely with his classmates.
A student petition that criticizes a Texas high school’s dress code as “outdated” and “gender biased” wants administrators to change the rules and allow boys to wear makeup on campus so they may express themselves in “what is supposed to be a safe environment.”
A former Texas kindergarten teacher received a 40 year sentence in state prison for molesting children in his classroom, specifically a six-year-old girl last year.
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) approved Friday their unanimous decision to continue to describe the “heroism” of Alamo defenders and teach the William B. Travis letter “To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World,” also known as “Victory or Death” in seventh grade social studies lessons.
A Texas middle school teacher is accused of sending sexually explicit texts that allegedly led to a summertime sexual relationship with a 14-year-old female student.
Questions surround how a small, impoverished South Texas border school district paid for a $20 million “sports and learning” complex that houses a 90,000 square foot water park.
A now former Texas educator, charged on two counts of sexual misconduct, appeared in a Houston courtroom Monday after admitting she lost her virginity to her alleged 15-year-old male victim, say police.
Officials at the University of Texas at Austin recently requested that professors remove “gun free” signs posted on their outwardly facing windows, but the deadline for “voluntary compliance” has passed, and the signs remain.
A Texas high school teacher, who admitted to having sex and smoking marijuana with a 15-year-old male student, broke down in tears on Thursday when she was sentenced to serve eight years in prison.
The number of Texas teachers accused of sexual misconduct with students soared for the 10th consecutive academic year, resulting in a staggering 429 investigations opened by education officials in 2017-18.
School districts cannot use state funds to provide education services to unaccompanied alien children (UAC) housed in federal shelters, say Texas education officials.
Cell phone video depicting seating accommodations in a West Texas high school English classroom reportedly show students sitting on donated paint buckets without desks.
A Texas teacher, who told federal agents he used child pornography to cope with depression after his wife died, lost his bid Wednesday to be released on bail.
A North Texas teacher’s aide was sentenced to 60 years in prison with no chance of parole for repeatedly raping an 11-year-old boy in the same school district.
The Fort Worth Independent School District issued a national anthem protest policy for student athletes who prefer to kneel at high school sporting events.
Three Texas high school students were arrested Wednesday after classmates said they overheard a conversation in which the male teens allegedly discussed coordinating a school shooting that involved explosives.
One North Texas school district became the first in the nation to outfit all of its faculty and staff members in high-tech, wearable security panic buttons.
The FBI is assisting local law enforcement on a case involving a West Texas teacher who allegedly took an underage student across state lines.
The Fort Worth Independent School District signaled this week that national anthem protest guidelines for student athletes who want to “take a knee” may be on the way this high school football season.
A Central Texas middle school coach stands accused of misconduct with one of his former students. Their so-called “playful” and “flirty” relationship allegedly turned sexual over the past two years.
An East Texas school district will keep the name of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on one of its high schools after trustees refused to second a motion on a vote calling for its removal.
A West Texas teacher admitted to having a sexual relationship with a high school student. He also acknowledged that he enticed the 17-year-old over Snapchat, said federal officials.
A Texas school district hopes to incorporate facial recognition technology and tracking software into its current security suite. This decision comes in response to the deadly high school shootings that happened in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe, Texas, earlier this year.
A Texas teacher is under investigation for incendiary remarks he allegedly made over social media about the teens involved in the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) hat theft incident in a San Antonio Whataburger on July 4.
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) preliminarily approved to rename the course “Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent” to “Ethnic Studies: Mexican American Studies.”
A North Texas school district approved a safety measure that will allow teachers to carry a concealed handgun in their classrooms.
Texas schools continue to adopt stricter safety measures they hope will better harden campuses and prevent future active shooter situations in light of the recent deadly, mass shootings in Parkland, Florida, and closer to home at Santa Fe High.
Officials at a North Texas school district disclosed their $70 million football stadium has “greater than anticipated” cracking despite still being under construction. A forensic engineering firm was hired to investigate.
An outpouring of Southeast Texas school districts announced plans this week to bolster security measures through the end of the academic year in response to Friday’s horrific high school shooting in the nearby Santa Fe Independent School District.
A bus driver for a Texas charter school located near the U.S.-Mexico Border is in police custody after several young children came forward alleging he sexually abused them with his fingers.
A Texas elementary school music teacher was arrested Monday after a girl in the fourth grade accused him of repeatedly touching her genitals through her clothing.
