Educator Sexual Misconduct Map
Read the latest updates on news relating to sexual misconduct by educators in Texas' schools.
Educator Sexual Misconduct Map
Hundreds of Texas school employees have been accused of sex crimes involving students and other children in just the past few years. This map helps you see where these problems are happening.
Article Archive
North Texas Teacher Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
A North Texas robotics teacher was arrested on charges relating to child pornography. According to a report from The Dallas Express, Corey Lance Bankston worked at Greenville High School and was arrested by the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Thursday. He was...
Fort Bend ISD Teacher Arrested on Warrant out of Georgia for Sex Trafficking
A teacher at a Fort Bend Independent School District high school has been arrested on a warrant out of Georgia for the trafficking of a person for sexual servitude. The teacher, who has not been named, was arrested Wednesday. The district informed parents of the...
Spring Branch ISD Teacher Accused of Sexual Relationship with Student
A Houston-area teacher who was placed on leave over allegations of “inappropriate conduct” with a student has now been identified and arrested. Stephen Griffin, 46, began teaching at Memorial High School in Spring Branch Independent School District in 2019. He is...
Austin ISD Tutor Arrested For Inappropriately Touching Student
An Austin Independent School District employee has been arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching and grooming a teenage student. The teenage student's name, age, and gender are being protected. Isaiah Xavier Smith, a college readiness tutor at Akins High...
Fort Bend ISD Principal Arrested for Solicitation in Sex Trafficking Sting
Principal James Brian Shillingburg of Clements High School in Fort Bend Independent School District was arrested Monday evening and charged with soliciting a prostitute in an undercover sex trafficking sting. According to reports from local news, the undercover...
DeSoto School District Investigating Teacher Who Allegedly Assaulted Student
A DeSoto High School teacher is being investigated after a video posted to social media shows a physical altercation between him and a student. The video, shared with CBS News by an independent journalist, was allegedly taken by a student outside the building. It...
Texas A&M Administrator Still Employed After Arrest for Possessing Child Pornography
UPDATE: This article has been updated since publication to include additional comments from Texas A&M. Clinton Harnden was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at his College Station home after investigators found he possessed child pornography. Harnden...
Tyler ISD Substitute Teacher Charged with Sexually Assaulting Student
A substitute teacher in Tyler Independent School District has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by CBS 19 News, a student attending Hubbard Middle School came forward with the accusations against...
Celina School District Administrator Charged with Soliciting a Prostitute
An administrator in Celina Independent School District is accused of soliciting a prostitute online. Assistant Superintendent Russell McDaniel was charged with solicitation of prostitution, a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in jail. McDaniel was...