Allen ISD fired teacher accused of inappropriate communication with student
Police investigated and found no criminal wrongdoing; said it would be up to the district whether the teacher violated a code of conduct.Mathew McDermott, a teacher in the Allen Independent School District accused of inappropriate communication with a student, was fired in October.
David Hicks, Allen ISD chief communications officer, said in an email that school board members approved his termination Oct. 25.Allen police detectives investigated and foundAllen Police Detective Julian Adames said the investigation of McDermott found nothing to warrant criminal charges but whether the teacher violated a code of conduct would be up to Allen Independent School District officials.
The district had also notified the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and the State Board for Educator Certification of the allegations.Hicks said no additional information would be released.. Susan McFarland is a longtime journalist in DFW who previously worked as a city government/crime beat reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a breaking news reporter for United Press International. She has also worked for The Corpus Christi Caller-Times and The Kerrville Daily Times.
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