Investigation into Silsbee ISD employee sparks concern [Video]

SILSBEE, Texas — The topic of student safety online sparked debate among community members in Silsbee, after a district employee was put on administrative leave after reportedly having inappropriate communication with a student.  

Silsbee Independent School District says that employee remains on leave despite an investigation by the sheriff’s office finding no criminal wrong-doing.

12News spoke with a teachers union about the boundaries in student-teacher communication.

Corina Ortiz with the Texas American Federation of Teachers says district administrators also need to be held responsible, especially when it comes to training teachers on what’s appropriate and what is not.

“In the state, when a teacher receives their teaching certificate they are bound to a code of ethics. Part of that code of ethics is that a teacher will not behave inappropriately in any form …