Frenship ISD consultant charged with injury to a child following May incident

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LUBBOCK, Texas — Frenship ISD officials issued a statement Friday morning regarding Dr. David Jenkins, who was serving as a temporary consultant for Frenship ISD and was arrested and charged with injury to a child after a May 2026 incident.

Frenship officials say that the incident occurred on May 4, 2026, while he was serving as a temporary consultant for Frenship as a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology and was observing a special education student at Frenship Middle School. The same day, administrators received a complaint alleging that he observed distressing behavior from a student but failed to take action or intervene to de-escalate the situation.

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Frenship Police and CPS began a joint investigation into the allegations, and Jenkins was removed from his role as a temporary worker and consultant. Frenship ISD received findings of the CPS investigation, and that report, along with information gathered from the district’s investigation, and presented them to the Lubbock County District Attorney’s Office…

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