A West Texas teacher and volleyball coach is on leave while authorities investigate alleged “inappropriate communications” between the educator and a student.
The educator, 51-year-old Jason Scott McAden, works in the Clyde Consolidated Independent School District, located just east of Abilene.
Clyde CISD Superintendent Bryan Allen released a statement Tuesday regarding the allegations:
On Saturday, local law enforcement contacted District officials regarding an active investigation involving allegations against a district employee. The allegations included inappropriate communications (texting) between a Clyde Junior High School educator and a student and failure to maintain appropriate boundaries with a student.
Following a preliminary review, the District determined that it was necessary and appropriate to place Clyde CISD Teacher/Coach Jason McAden on administrative leave, effective at 8:00AM on Monday morning (Dec 15, 2025), pending the outcome of a full investigation by Clyde CISD and the Clyde Police Department.
This employee remains under investigation and on administrative leave. During the investigation and administrative leave, the suspended employee is not allowed on district property and is not allowed to attend any district functions or events.
Allen added that the district is “cooperating fully” with the Clyde Police Department and will not offer any additional details or comments at this time.
McAden is a girls’ volleyball coach.
As of Wednesday, McAden did not appear in the Clyde CISD staff directory, although he is listed as a CTE Instructor on the district’s Career Technology Education page.
McAden previously coached women’s volleyball at McMurry University and was named an American Southwest Conference Coach of the Year in 2007.
He also coached women’s club volleyball for Club Texas.
McAden holds a lifetime Texas teaching certificate for physical education that was issued in 1999.
Hundreds of Texas educators have been accused of sex crimes involving students and other children in just the past few years.
The Texas Education Agency has received thousands of educator sexual misconduct complaints.
