(11/02/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Matthew Martin Tillman, 33, a history teacher and girls’ volleyball coach at Spring High School in Spring, Texas has reportedly been arrested on allegations of having an improper relationship with a 17-year-old female student.

Tillman is reportedly charged with three felonies including two counts of improper relationship with a student and improper contact based on text messages investigators allegedly found on cell phones.

The alleged incidents are said to have occurred between May 1 and September 24th of this year.

Matthew Tillman, who has reportedly worked at the school for ten years, is reportedly on paid administrative leave from the school system.

Tillman made an initial court appearance on Monday morning before District Judge Mike Anderson who reduced Tillman’s bond from $150,000 to $60,000. Following his court appearance, Tillman was released on bond.

If convicted, Tillman faces from two to twenty years in prison on each felony count.

Tillman is the second Spring High School teacher to face criminal charges in less than thirty days. Deanna Higgins was charged on October 12th with having an improper relationship with a 16-year-old student and sexual assault of a child.

In light of the allegations against Tillman and Higgins, prosecutors are asking parents of Spring High School students during the past 10 years to talk to their children about inappropriate behavior and request that anyone with similar complaints against Tillman contact the Harris County District Attorney’s office at 713-755-5800.

(10/30/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Erbey Galvan Valdez, 37, principal at the Sonora Middle School in Sonora, Texas has reportedly been arrested on allegations of a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old female high school student.

Reportedly, Valdez was arrested and booked into the Sutton County Jail on Friday on a charge of improper relationship between educator and student and was subsequently released on $50,000 bail.

The alleged victim has reportedly told investigators that she had sex with Valdez on three occasions, two of which were in the back seat of a car and the third at a hotel.

Reportedly, Valdez has been placed on paid administrative leave by the school system.

(10/29/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Stephen Wayne Sudduth, 34, of Sealy, Texas, a former elementary school teacher in the Katy Independent School District in Katy, Texas has been indicted by an Austin County grand jury on 30 counts of possession of child pornography and 10 counts of promotion of child pornography.

Sudduth came to the attention of authorities by way of a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in July. Sudduth was arrested the following day at a relative’s house.

At the time of his arrest, Sudduth was going to teach 5th graders at Tobias Elementary in Hays CISD. After the arrest, he reportedly resigned, for personal reasons.

According to the Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Cyber Crimes Unit, investigators found more than 57,000 images and 1,000 videos during a forensic examination of Sudduth’s computers and external media devices.