Another Cypress Christian School administrator is on leave amid concerns over school leadership.
President Jeff Potts was placed on administrative leave as of September 30, according to an email sent to families by the Cypress Christian School board of directors.
The board said it “did not come to this decision lightly.”
When matters involving school leadership arise, the Board has a responsibility to consider them fully and respond appropriately. The Board believes administrative leave is the appropriate course while it completes a review and determines the next steps, allowing CCS to remain focused each day on serving our students and fulfilling our mission.
The email did not identify any specific issues or concerns regarding Potts, who joined CCS in 2019.
“Administrative leave is not a finding or a decision about Dr. Potts’s employment,” the statement continued. “The Board is working to complete its review promptly and will communicate again when it has a decision to share.”
The board appointed Patrick Reents, CCS’s vice president of academics and head varsity football coach, as interim head of school.
Wednesday’s actions by the board follow an email sent to current and former CCS families whose students attended the school since August 2023, encouraging parents or children to share “information or concerns you believe the Board should know.”
Potts is the second school administrator placed on administrative leave in recent weeks.
In an August back-to-school update, the board notified CCS families that Kris Hogan, director of culture and former athletic director and head football coach, was on paid administrative leave while a third party investigated “concerns” raised over the summer.
Hogan is still on leave. His removal from campus followed a separate issue earlier in the year that alarmed parents: a sexual misconduct scandal involving a coach at the school.
Coach Jared Barber was fired in April over alleged sexual messages sent to a male former CCS student who had moved to Georgia.
A Georgia grand jury indicted Barber on August 18 on three criminal counts: Grooming of a Minor (felony), Criminal Attempt to Commit Grooming of a Minor (felony), and Electronically Furnishing Obscene Material to Minors (misdemeanor).
Texas Scorecard has not yet learned if Barber has been taken into custody.
There is no indication that any of Cypress Christian School’s investigations are related, although Potts, Hogan, and Barber appear to have all worked together previously at Grapevine Faith.
The board also said in August that it was engaging “two nationally respected organizations” to conduct reviews of the school’s policies, procedures, and student safety practices.
“These reviews are designed to ensure our systems reflect current best practices and identify opportunities to strengthen safeguards, reporting processes, training and accountability,” the board update stated. “Our priority is the well-being and safety of the entire Cypress Christian School community.”
Questions can be directed to the Cypress Christian School Board of Directors at ccswarriorboard@outlook.com.
