AUSTIN — The Texas Education Agency launched an interactive online dashboard that provides public access to educator misconduct reports, investigations, and disciplinary actions involving Texas public school employees. The Educator Misconduct Dashboard, embedded within the agency’s new Student Protection Resource Center, offers data on allegations including fraud, inappropriate student-educator relationships, and other conduct affecting student safety or professional standards.

Users can view active investigations, State Board sanctions, and placements on the publicly searchable Do Not Hire Registry, which lists individuals barred from employment in Texas public schools due to serious misconduct or criminal history. The Student Protection Resource Center also includes tools for searching educator certifications and guidance on recognizing warning signs of abuse, neglect, or grooming behaviors.

“Transparency and public trust in our education system are central to ensuring our schools can accomplish their core mission,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said in a statement. TEA Inspector General for Educator Misconduct Levi Fuller added, “It's one of the commissioner's priorities to let parents know this is what the TEA is doing to protect their kids.”

Fuller said the Texas Education Agency has received more than 13,000 misconduct reports during the current fiscal year. “You can see how this number has almost doubled and it's on track to triple,” he said. He noted that if allegations are unsubstantiated, current law governs what information is disclosed. “If the allegations end up not being true, that's the way the statute's written,” he said.

“Should we really be holding back an educator in their career just based on an allegation, before the full investigation has been completed by TEA?” asked Lance Cain, managing attorney for the Association of Texas Professional Educators.