Data: Find Texas teachers accused of impropriety with a student

By Cody Winchester and Julie Chang

Published Feb. 5, 2017

From January 2010 through December 2016, 686 teachers in Texas permanently lost their teaching licenses following allegations of impropriety with a student, according to data from the Texas Education Agency.

charged: 46% About half of these teachers were charged with a crime. The most common charge was "improper relationship between educator and student," a felony. Charged: 308 teachers

Not charged: 363

Unknown: 15 surrendered: 79% Eight in 10 surrendered their licenses in lieu of disciplinary proceedings. Surrendered: 540 teachers

Revoked: 146 men: 57% Of the 280 teachers whose gender was listed in public records and media accounts, 57 percent were men. Men: 160 teachers

Women: 120 under 40: 79% Of the 280 teachers whose age was listed in public records and media accounts, 79 percent were under 40. 20s: 99 teachers

30s: 123

40s: 48

50s: 7

60s: 3

Read more: Why so many Texas teachers accused of improprieties are never charged »

The American-Statesman requested from the TEA the names of teachers who surrendered their teaching licenses or whose licenses were revoked after being investigated by the TEA for engaging in an improper relationship with a student.

The newspaper then analyzed thousands of records included in government databases and media reports to determine the names of teachers who were charged and ran criminal background checks on those teachers through the Texas Department of Public Safety.

TEA records don't indicate the details of why a teacher’s license is sanctioned, and a sanction alone does not constitute proof of wrongdoing.

The newspaper was unable to obtain from the TEA teaching histories for 35 teachers, nor was it able to locate the final court dispositions of 11 teachers who were charged. For teachers labeled as "not charged," the Statesman could not find evidence of criminal charges in public databases. Therefore, the newspaper's findings could be incomplete in this regard. The data is up to date as of Feb. 3, 2017.

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