A former Crowley Independent School District teacher is at the center of a criminal investigation after police arrested him this week on multiple felony counts tied to an alleged improper relationship with a student. Ricardo Ortiz, 62, who taught architecture at the Bill R. Johnson Career and Technical Education Center, was booked into the Fort Worth city jail on Thursday and is being held on $125,000 bond. Crowley ISD told families that Ortiz has been removed from any contact with students, is no longer employed by the district, and remains under investigation by law enforcement.
What Texas law says
State law treats sexual relationships between educators and students as serious criminal offenses with steep penalties and tight limits on what schools…..