The 28-year-old man accused of killing a married couple at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas was employed by Plano ISD for just four days in 2024 before resigning, according to district officials.
Andrew James McGann, who is accused of killing Clinton and Cristen Brink, held a teaching position in the North Texas district from Aug. 6 to Aug. 9, 2024. He resigned voluntarily before the first day of school on Aug. 13, 2024, and did not have direct contact with students, a district spokesperson said Friday.
Background checks cleared
Lesley Range-Stanton, Plano ISD’s chief communications officer, said McGann passed all required background checks and fingerprinting at the time of hire.
“Our deepest sympathies are extended to those whose lives have been impacted by this heinous crime,” Range-Stanton said in an email to CBS News Texas.
Unanswered questions remain
It was not immediately clear why McGann resigned, what teaching position and school he was hired for, or whether Plano ISD contacted Lewisville ISD — where McGann was previously employed — before hiring him.
Prior concerns in Lewisville ISD
McGann was previously a teacher at Donald Elementary in Flower Mound during the 2022–23 school year, according to a statement from Lewisville ISD. He was placed on administrative leave in the spring of 2023 and later resigned after Lewisville ISD investigated him for “concerns related to classroom management, professional judgment, and student favoritism.”…