Texas schools must now report inappropriate teacher-student contact

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the number of inappropriate teacher student relationships continue to rise year-to-year, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Thursday that will make it a criminal offense for school principals and superintendents if they don’t report and investigate inappropriate relationships.
Senate Bill 7 requires the school official must complete an investigation of an educator if there is evidence that the teacher might have engaged in misconduct, despite the teacher’s resign