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Cops: 'Teacher of the Year' Was Sexting With Teen

Male Texas teacher arrested days after receiving honor

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 1, 2012 4:10 PM CDT

(Newser) – A teacher in Texas is accused of sexting with a 15-year-old female student just days after he received his school's award for "Teacher of the Year." John McDaniel, 32, was taken into custody on the last day of school and charged with soliciting a minor online and engaging in improper relations with a student, reports NBC of Dallas/Fort Worth.

“The information we have is that there was some sexting going on, by way of the cellphone and some explicit emails,” says a local police sergeant. The girl's brother apparently found one of the emails. McDaniel, the school's band director, is free on a $10,000 bond and is on administrative leave from the school.

A middle school band director won Teacher of the Year days before being accused of sexting with a student.
A middle school band director won "Teacher of the Year" days before being accused of sexting with a student.   (Shutterstock)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 8 comments
XYandZ
Jun 2, 2012 8:53 PM CDT
Now if only they would treat female teachers the same way when they commit the same crime
YouLikeDont
Jun 2, 2012 10:33 AM CDT
Texas.  Republican hypocrisy at its finest folks.
Johnny1958
Jun 2, 2012 9:20 AM CDT
He is a Union employee – they are held to a different standard - The stress of working 9 months a year with an incredible retirement package was too much.  
 

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