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Updated 11:44 am, Monday, March 27, 2017
Rebecca Goerdel was arrested March 24, 2017 for allegedly participating in an improper relationship with a student in Grand Prairie Independent School District.
Rebecca Goerdel was arrested March 24, 2017 for allegedly participating in an improper relationship with a student in Grand Prairie Independent School District.
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Houston-area teacher-student sex scandals
According to the Austin American-Statesman between January 2010 and December 2016, 686 teachers in Texas lost their teaching licence due to allegations of impropriety with a student.
Keep going for a look back at the Houston-area educators who were charged with a crime after accusations of relationships with students.
Houston-area teacher-student sex scandals
According to the Austin American-Statesman between January 2010 and December 2016, 686 teachers in Texas lost their teaching licence due to allegations of impropriety
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TEA review opened: April 4, 2013
License surrendered: July 14, 2014 (466 days later)
Details: Norman would leave debate tournaments with a 17-year-old student in order to have sex at his apartment, according to KTRK. He was charged with two counts of improper relationship with a student.
TEA review opened: April 4, 2013
License surrendered: July 14, 2014 (466 days later)
Details: Norman would leave debate tournaments with a 17-year-old student in order to have … more
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Alison Leech Esparza – Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TEA review opened: March 22, 2010
License surrendered: Oct. 25, 2010 (217 days later)
Details: Esparza was charged with indecent exposure.
Alison Leech Esparza – Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TEA review opened: March 22, 2010
License surrendered: Oct. 25, 2010 (217 days later)
Details: Esparza was charged with indecent exposure.
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Melanie Elizabeth Mobley – Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TEA review opened: June 12, 2015
License surrendered: April 13, 2016 (306 days later)
Melanie Elizabeth Mobley – Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TEA review opened: June 12, 2015
License surrendered: April 13, 2016 (306 days later)
Details: Mobley was charged with an improper relationship with a
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Corrie Anne Long – Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TEA review opened: March 27, 2014
License surrendered: Jan. 5, 2016 (649 days later)
Corrie Anne Long – Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TEA review opened: March 27, 2014
License surrendered: Jan. 5, 2016 (649 days later)
Details: Long, a middle school math teacher, had sexual contact with a
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Juan S Carreon-Toledo – Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TEA review opened: Jan. 22, 2015
License surrendered: Dec. 29, 2015 (341 days later)
Juan S Carreon-Toledo – Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
TEA review opened: Jan. 22, 2015
License surrendered: Dec. 29, 2015 (341 days later)
Details: Carreon-Toledo was a high-school soccer coach who began
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Robert Evan Milton – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: July 18, 2016
License surrendered: July 21, 2016 (3 days later)
Details: Milton was accused of having sex with a 17-year-old, Chron.com previously reported. He was charged with improper relationship with a student. Their relationship began on the social networking sight Instagram.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Robert Evan Milton – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: July 18, 2016
License surrendered: July 21, 2016 (3 days later)
Details: Milton was accused of having sex with a 17-year-old, Chron.com previously reported.
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Daimon L Sweet – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: May 23, 2014
License surrendered: March 31, 2015 (312 days later)
Details: Sweet, a high school teacher and coach, exchanged nude photos and had sex with a 17-year-old, according to KPRC. He was charged with improper relationship with a student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Daimon L Sweet – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: May 23, 2014
License surrendered: March 31, 2015 (312 days later)
Details: Sweet, a high school teacher and coach, exchanged nude photos and had sex with a
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Heather Lynn Miller – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: May 1, 2014
License surrendered: May 29, 2015 (393 days later)
Details: Miller was accused of allegedly touching a 14-year-old boy, as previously reported by Chron.com. She was charged with improper relationship with a student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Heather Lynn Miller – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: May 1, 2014
License surrendered: May 29, 2015 (393 days later)
Details: Miller was accused of allegedly touching a 14-year-old boy, as previously reported
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Virginia Isabel Cammack – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: June 23, 2008
License surrendered: Aug. 18, 2010 (786 days later)
Details: Cammack was charged with having an improper relationship with a student, as previously reported by Chron.com.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Virginia Isabel Cammack – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: June 23, 2008
License surrendered: Aug. 18, 2010 (786 days later)
Details: Cammack was charged with having an improper relationship with a student, as
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
William Massie – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: June 9, 2015
License surrendered: May 31, 2016 (357 days later)
Details: Williams had two sexual encounters with a 17-year-old student, according to Chron.com. He was arrested on a charge of inappropriate relationship between an educator and student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
William Massie – Katy ISD
TEA review opened: June 9, 2015
License surrendered: May 31, 2016 (357 days later)
Details: Williams had two sexual encounters with a 17-year-old student, according to Chron.com.
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Harold Gregory Goodrum – Conroe ISD
TEA review opened: Oct. 22, 2013
License surrendered: Nov. 18, 2014 (392 days later)
Details: According to the Courier, Goodrum sexually abused a 12-year-old former student. The newspaper said the intermediate school teacher also gave her gifts and believed the minor was his girlfriend.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Harold Gregory Goodrum – Conroe ISD
TEA review opened: Oct. 22, 2013
License surrendered: Nov. 18, 2014 (392 days later)
Details: According to the Courier, Goodrum sexually abused a 12-year-old former student.
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Eduardo Eli Hernandez – Fort Bend ISD
TEA review opened: March 24, 2014
License surrendered: Sept. 8, 2014 (168 days later)
Details: Hernandez, a high-school band director, was accused and charged of having an improper relationship with a student, according to Houston Style Magazine.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Eduardo Eli Hernandez – Fort Bend ISD
TEA review opened: March 24, 2014
License surrendered: Sept. 8, 2014 (168 days later)
Details: Hernandez, a high-school band director, was accused and charged of having
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Felicia A. Smith – Aldine ISD
TEA review opened: May 1, 2014
License surrendered: July 10, 2015 (435 days later)
Details: Smith gave a 15-year-old student a full-contact lap dance for his birthday while, according to Chron.com. She was charged with an improper relationship with a student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Felicia A. Smith – Aldine ISD
TEA review opened: May 1, 2014
License surrendered: July 10, 2015 (435 days later)
Details: Smith gave a 15-year-old student a full-contact lap dance for his birthday while,
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
LaShawn Simmons – Pasadena ISD
TEA review opened: Jan. 9, 2013
License surrendered: Jan. 27, 2014 (383 days later)
Details: Middle school math teacher LaShawn Simmons was accused of having sex with four students as well as sending sexual messages and photos to students, according to Chron.com. She was charged with five felonies, including sexual assault of a child, online solicitation of a minor and possession of child pornography.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
LaShawn Simmons – Pasadena ISD
TEA review opened: Jan. 9, 2013
License surrendered: Jan. 27, 2014 (383 days later)
Details: Middle school math teacher LaShawn Simmons was accused of having sex with four
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Rebecca de la Garza – Pasadena ISD
TEA review opened: Oct. 19, 2011
License surrendered: May 12, 2015 (1,301 days later)
Details: De la Garza was accused of having an improper relationship with a 14-year-old student. The middle school coach and the student exchanged 22,000 text messages and 2,000 phone calls over nine months, said KTRK. She was charged with sexual assault of a child and two counts of improper relationship with a student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Rebecca de la Garza – Pasadena ISD
TEA review opened: Oct. 19, 2011
License surrendered: May 12, 2015 (1,301 days later)
Details: De la Garza was accused of having an improper relationship with a 14-year-old
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Lindsay V Garcia-Yazdi – Alief ISD
TEA review opened: Jan. 28, 2010
License surrendered: Feb. 25, 2011 (393 days later)
Details: Garcia-Yazdi was a Spanish teacher accused of having sexual contact three times with one of her 16-year-old students, according to Chron.com. She was charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a child as well one count of improper relationship with a student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Lindsay V Garcia-Yazdi – Alief ISD
TEA review opened: Jan. 28, 2010
License surrendered: Feb. 25, 2011 (393 days later)
Details: Garcia-Yazdi was a Spanish teacher accused of having sexual contact three
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Kelly A. Garcia – Alief ISD
TEA review opened: April 12, 2013
License surrendered: Sept. 16, 2013 (157 days later)
Details: Garcia was charged with indecency with a child and sexual assault. According to KHOU, Garcia was in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl, which involved taking the student to a sex shop.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Kelly A. Garcia – Alief ISD
TEA review opened: April 12, 2013
License surrendered: Sept. 16, 2013 (157 days later)
Details: Garcia was charged with indecency with a child and sexual assault. According to KHOU,
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Jeffery Nicholas Guzman – Alief ISD
TEA review opened: May 24, 2012
License surrendered: May 22, 2013 (363 days later)
Details: Guzman is accused of touching and kissing a student, as well as sending a partially nude photo to the student, according to Chron.com. He was charged with improper relationship with a student
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Jeffery Nicholas Guzman – Alief ISD
TEA review opened: May 24, 2012
License surrendered: May 22, 2013 (363 days later)
Details: Guzman is accused of touching and kissing a student, as well as sending a
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Stephanie Forbes – Clear Creek ISD
TEA review opened: Jan. 17, 2013
License surrendered: Nov. 19, 2015 (1,036 days later)
Details: According to KTRK, Forbes sent thousands of text messages to a 16-year-old student, which she had sex with multiple times. She was charged with sexual assault and an improper relationship with a student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Stephanie Forbes – Clear Creek ISD
TEA review opened: Jan. 17, 2013
License surrendered: Nov. 19, 2015 (1,036 days later)
Details: According to KTRK, Forbes sent thousands of text messages to a 16-year-old
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Armando O Jr. Garza – Humble ISD
TEA review opened: Dec. 15, 2015
License surrendered: June 13, 2016 (181 days later)
Details: Garza is accused of having a 10-month relationship with a 17-year-old student, according to a report by Chron.com. He was charged with charge improper relationship with a student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Armando O Jr. Garza – Humble ISD
TEA review opened: Dec. 15, 2015
License surrendered: June 13, 2016 (181 days later)
Details: Garza is accused of having a 10-month relationship with a 17-year-old student,
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Taylor Lee McClain – Humble ISD
TEA review opened: Nov. 29, 2012
License surrendered: Oct. 16, 2013 (321 days later)
Details: McClain was charged with sexual assault after he was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student. As reported by Chron.com, McClain was caught after a second student declined to have sex with him.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Taylor Lee McClain – Humble ISD
TEA review opened: Nov. 29, 2012
License surrendered: Oct. 16, 2013 (321 days later)
Details: McClain was charged with sexual assault after he was accused of having sex with a
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Armando O Jr. Garza – Humble ISD
TEA review opened: Nov. 22, 2013
License surrendered: Feb. 13, 2015 (448 days later)
Details: Garza, a high school economics teacher and soccer/football coach, was charged with an improper relationship with a student. According to Chron.com, Garza sent emails that showed a sexual relationship was taking place.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Armando O Jr. Garza – Humble ISD
TEA review opened: Nov. 22, 2013
License surrendered: Feb. 13, 2015 (448 days later)
Details: Garza, a high school economics teacher and soccer/football coach, was charged
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Shae McCutchen – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: Sept. 24, 2013
License surrendered: March 31, 2015 (553 days later)
Details: According to the Chron.com, McCutchen had sex with a 17-year-old student after they met at a sandwich shop. The two met in McCutchen’s health class. He was charged with having an improper relationship with a student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Shae McCutchen – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: Sept. 24, 2013
License surrendered: March 31, 2015 (553 days later)
Details: According to the Chron.com, McCutchen had sex with a 17-year-old student after they
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Matthew Martin Tillman – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: Nov. 3, 2009
License surrendered: May 12, 2010 (190 days later)
Details: According to the Chron.com, Tillman was charged with improper physical contact and text messages with a female student. He was charged with improper physical contact and improper text messaging.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Matthew Martin Tillman – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: Nov. 3, 2009
License surrendered: May 12, 2010 (190 days later)
Details: According to the Chron.com, Tillman was charged with improper physical contact
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Andre L. Thomas – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: Oct. 5, 2011
License surrendered: Sept. 26, 2012 (357 days later)
Details: According to KTRK, Thomas raped a 13-year-old student after he called her into his classroom.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Andre L. Thomas – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: Oct. 5, 2011
License surrendered: Sept. 26, 2012 (357 days later)
Details: According to KTRK, Thomas raped a 13-year-old student after he called her into his
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Mark Steven West – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: Feb. 21, 2013
License surrendered: May 22, 2015 (820 days later)
Details: West, a high school assistant principal, was accused of having sex with an 18-year-old student after flirting during a prom event, according to Chron.com.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Mark Steven West – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: Feb. 21, 2013
License surrendered: May 22, 2015 (820 days later)
Details: West, a high school assistant principal, was accused of having sex with an
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Kathryn Camille Murray – Spring Branch ISD
TEA review opened: Feb. 21, 2012
License surrendered: Jan. 23, 2014 (702 days later)
Details: Muray, an English teacher, was accused of having sex with a 15-year-old middle school student after after a school dance, according to Chron.com. She was charged with the sexual assault of a child.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Kathryn Camille Murray – Spring Branch ISD
TEA review opened: Feb. 21, 2012
License surrendered: Jan. 23, 2014 (702 days later)
Details: Muray, an English teacher, was accused of having sex with a
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
Michelle Lynn Strickland – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: June 12, 2014
License surrendered: Feb. 2, 2016 (600 days later)
Details: According to Chron.com, Strickland had sex with an 18-year-old male student in the school’s band hall. She was charged with having an improper relationship with a student.
Source: The Austin American-Statesman
Michelle Lynn Strickland – Spring ISD
TEA review opened: June 12, 2014
License surrendered: Feb. 2, 2016 (600 days later)
Details: According to Chron.com, Strickland had sex with an 18-year-old male student in
Photo: Ken Ellis / Houston Chronicle
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Hutto High School, Hutto
Fenske, who is listed as a football and track coach and science teacher on the school’s website, was charged with improper relationship between educator and student on June 3, … more
Photo: Courtesy/Williamson County Jail Records
Stovall Middle School, Houston
Vera, 24, was accused of having a long-term sexual relationship with an underage student and turned herself into law enforcement on June 1, 2016, after being wanted by officials. She was charged with sexual abuse of a child after she allegedly began a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy.
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Stovall Middle School, Houston
Vera, 24, was accused of having a long-term sexual relationship with an underage student and turned herself into law enforcement on June 1, 2016, after being wanted … more
Photo: Facebook / Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Llano High School, Llano
McDaniel, 28, of Llano, was arrested on May 13, 2016, on two counts of improper relationship between an educator and a student. A police report said McDaniel and a student had sexual intercourse sometime between December 2015 and January 2016, but no further details were listed.
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Llano High School, Llano
McDaniel, 28, of Llano, was arrested on May 13, 2016, on two counts of improper relationship between an educator and a student. A police report said McDaniel and a … more
George West ISD, South Texas
Pawelek, 44, was indicted in May 2016 on charges of sexual assault of a minor after a boy admitted to having sex with her in 2014-2015 school year.
McNeil High School, Round Rock
Reid, an educational assistant, was arrested on April 20, 2016, and charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child and two counts of improper relationship … more
Photo: Williamson County Jail
Huntington Middle School, near Lufkin
The 28-year-old East Texas middle school teacher confessed to sending nude photographs to a 14-year-old student using the mobile application Snapchat, … more
Photo: Angelina County Jail
McMillen High School, Plano
Collin County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Reza on March 29, 2016, on felony charges of improper relationship between an educator and student and sexual assault of a child. The former teacher and baseball coach who played for the Oklahoma Sooners allegedly assaulted a female student three times in August 2015 when she was 16.
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McMillen High School, Plano
Collin County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Reza on March 29, 2016, on felony charges of improper relationship between an educator and student and sexual assault of a … more
Photo: Collin County Jail
Mexia High School, Mexia
Officers in the Waco suburb of Lacy Lakeview arrested the business information technology teacher on Friday, March 26, 2016, on a second degree felony charge of having … more
Photo: McLennan County Jail
Monahans-Wickett-Pyote Independent School District in West Texas
Dominguez, 47, was allegedly found in a vehicle with a student by police officers on the night of Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The … more
Graham Junior High School, Graham
Oliver, a 37-year-old instructional aide at the North Texas school was arrested on Jan. 26, 2016 on felony charges of improper relationship between an educator and student and sexual assault of a child. According to an arrest affidavit, Graham ISD Superintendent Sonny Cruse told the school’s resource officer on Oct. 12, 2015, that a number of male students were circulating a nude photograph of Oliver.
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Graham Junior High School, Graham
Oliver, a 37-year-old instructional aide at the North Texas school was arrested on Jan. 26, 2016 on felony charges of improper relationship between an … more
Photo: Young County Jail
Coronado High School, Lubbock
Nokes, 25, was accused of having an improper relationship with a 16-year-old student while he worked as a teacher and coach at a Lubbock high school. Nokes was charged … more
Westlake High School, Austin
Wey allegedly had sex with two different 17-year-old students after she met one on a missionary trip in Africa and another at a summer camp, according to arrest affidavits. … more
Photo: Travis County Sheriffs Office
Bowie High School, Austin
Howard, also known as Tiffany Friesenhahn, was charged on Dec. 7, 2015 with improper relationship between an educator and student. Howard had been placed on administrative leave after an investigation in October 2013, but no charges were brought after Howard and the alleged victim both denied having relations, according to an arrest affidavit.
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Bowie High School, Austin
Howard, also known as Tiffany Friesenhahn, was charged on Dec. 7, 2015 with improper relationship between an educator and student. Howard had been placed on administrative … more
Photo: Austin Police Department
Alternative Education Center, Waco
Benns, a former paraprofessional teacher’s assistant, was charged on Nov. 4, 2015, with an improper relationship between educator and student and sexual … more
Photo: McLennan County Jail
South Campus High School, near Houston
Saucillo, a substitute teacher in the Deer Park Independent School District, was charged in November 2015 with sexual performance on a child for an alleged … more
Photo: Deer Park Police Department
Frankston High School, near Dallas
The former agriculture teacher was sentenced on October 8, 2015, to serve 10 years on one second-degree felony count of improper relationship between an educator and student. Police investigators found that Bauer had engaged in sexual acts and behavior with three of her students who were ages 14, 16 and 17.
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Frankston High School, near Dallas
The former agriculture teacher was sentenced on October 8, 2015, to serve 10 years on one second-degree felony count of improper relationship between an educator … more
Photo: Anderson County Jail
Alamo Junior High School, Midland
Sawyer, a 22-year-old teacher and coach at the schooll, began sending the student text messages in late September 2015 asking her for explicit photos and … more
Photo: Midland County Jail
Jefferson High School, El Paso
In mid-October 2015, El Paso ISD police arrested Provencio, a 31-year-old former teacher, on a charge of improper relationship between an educator and student. An … more
Photo: Courtesy Of El Paso ISD
Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro
Kent, a teacher and former Baylor football player, was arrested on Oct. 26, 2015 in Waco and has been accused of sending sexually explicit photos to two female students using the mobile photo-sharing application Snapchat. One of the students told police that Kent told her he would “scuff” her unless she performed oral sex on him, to which she refused, according to media reports.
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Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro
Kent, a teacher and former Baylor football player, was arrested on Oct. 26, 2015 in Waco and has been accused of sending sexually explicit photos to two female … more
Photo: McLennan County Jail
Galveston I.S.D.
Durand, 25, was jailed on Sept. 11, 2015, on three felony charges following allegations of an improper relationship with a student. During the 2014-2015 academic year, he received a “Coach of the Year” award from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.
Read more: Galveston County ISD teacher arrested on child indecency charges
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Galveston I.S.D.
Durand, 25, was jailed on Sept. 11, 2015, on three felony charges following allegations of an improper relationship with a student. During the 2014-2015 academic year, he … more
Booker T. Washington High School, Dalls
Simon, a 26-year-old math teacher, turned himself in on Sept. 3, 2015, and was arrested for allegedly having improper sexual relations with a 17-year-old … more
Photo: Carrollton Police Department
Sharpstown High School, Houston
Leiva, 51, a former tutor in the Houston Independent School District, faces a felony charge of sexual performance by a child and possession of child pornography. He allegedly had been dating a 17-year-old female Sharpstown student since June 2015, according to court documents, and allegations of inappropriate conduct were first reported in February 2016.
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Sharpstown High School, Houston
Leiva, 51, a former tutor in the Houston Independent School District, faces a felony charge of sexual performance by a child and possession of child pornography. He … more
Continuing an alarming statewide trend, teachers in the Grand Prairie and Northwest school districts have been accused of having improper relationships with students.
In a post on Twitter, the Grand Prairie Independent School District said Rebecca Goerdel, a teacher at the Young Men’s Leadership Academy at Kennedy Middle School, was arrested Friday in connection with an alleged improper relationship with a student. District administrators had received a tip about possible impropriety on March 10.
“She was relived of all duties immediately and has not been in the classroom since,” the district said in the Twitter post. Police were notified, resulting in an investigation and arrest, the post stated.
“This kind of conduct is outrageous and will not be tolerated,” Superintendent Susan Hull said in the post.
SMILING MUGSHOT: Lockhart teacher arrested for alleged improper relationship with student
On Monday, the district website no longer listed Goerdel as a teacher at the leadership academy.
According to WFAA, Goerdel had previously been listed as a “special education inclusion teacher,” but it was unclear if the student involved was in one of her classes.
On March 21, a teacher at Tidwell Middle School in Roanoke, in the Northwest Independent School District, was also arrested and accused of having an improper relationship with a student, according to the Trophy Club Police Department.
Katherine Ruth Harper, 27, a seventh grade English teacher, is accused of having a relationship with a 15-year-old boy last June and July, said Lt. Tracey Shields of the Trophy Club Police Department.
Harper was released from the Denton County Jail after posting $15,000 bail, the Star Telegram reported.
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