A report of a school teacher engaging in sexual activity with a child has emerged out of Houston ISD.
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, numerous instances of school employees allegedly engaging in sexual contact with minors have been peppering headlines in recent years, so much so that the activist group Citizens Defending Freedom conducted an investigation into how well the Texas Education Agency was keeping track and taking appropriate action.
Such incidents have even purportedly occurred in Dallas ISD.
The latest report by the Texas Scorecard details how a 63-year-old middle school teacher was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Houston ISD student after engaging in inappropriate video calls with the minor.
Here is some of what the news outlet reported:
Dale Lamar Vanwright was arrested Friday and charged with sexual performance by a child, indecency with a child by contact, and improper relationship between educator and student.
All three charges are second-degree felonies punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison.
When the alleged crimes occurred, Vanwright taught design at Tanglewood Middle School at Houston Independent School District.
A district official told Texas Scorecard Monday that Vanwright “is no longer employed with HISD effective June 7, 2024” and “has not had contact with students in any HISD facility since that date.”
The alleged victim, who was dating a member of Vanwright’s family, told police that the married teacher occasionally drove her home from school.