Celina ISD faces mounting legal and public scrutiny after series of arrests and lawsuits

CELINA, Texas — Celina ISD is under intense pressure as a wave of legal, social and administrative crises unfolds — all within the span of a month.

A teacher and a coach have been arrested, a principal and athletic director placed on leave, and multiple lawsuits filed against the district.

“In a case like this, the optics are not good,” said Watt Lesley Black Jr., who teaches educational leadership at Southern Methodist University. “I don’t think that’s endemic to small districts — I think that can happen anywhere.”…

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