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A Plano principal’s job is on the line after a teacher in her school was arrested and accused of sexually abusing multiple students.Plano ISD Child Sex Abuse InvestigationThe Plano Independent School District placed Brinker Elementary School Principal Jennifer King on leave last month. She has been the school's principal since 2024.A lawsuit accuses her of failing to report allegations against former second grade teacher Paul Campbell. The suit states King received at least one report of Campbell touching a student inappropriately but she did not investigate, did not tell law enforcement, and did not report anything to the Texas Education Agency.Campbell is currently in the Collin County jail charged with one count of sexual abuse of a child and three counts of indecency with a child.Although King is a defendant in the civil lawsuit, she is not facing any criminal charges.On Thursday night, school board members voted 7-0 to send a termination and non-renewel letter to King, beginning t
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The intense heat and fire danger will remain in the forecast for North Texas for the foreseeable future.Friday ForecastFriday will be seasonably hot and dry with highs reaching between 99 and 103 degrees.A Heat Advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. on Friday for heat index values exceeding 105 degrees. Breezy southerly winds and low humidity will also create elevated fire weather conditions across North and Central Texas. Weekend ForecastSaturday and Sunday will be more of the same – mostly sunny and hot with highs between 101 and 103 degrees.The fire threat continues, especially west of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex where the humidity is low and vegetation is dry.7-Day ForecastThe heat intensifies through next week as a strong ridge of high pressure settles over the region, potentially bringing the hottest weather of the year. Daily temperatures will climb above 100 degrees with no rain expected for at least seven days.Prevent WildfiresMost counties in North Texas are currently under a
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Texas school districts got their grades today. The Texas Education Agency released its annual A-F accountability ratings to give parents a snapshot of how their district is performing.TEA Accountability RatingsThe 2026 grades were released on Friday morning. You can search for your school district on the TEA website at https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/account/acct_srch.html.TEA Commissioner Mike Morath is expected to speak about the results while visiting the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District on Friday afternoon.Dallas-Fort Worth's two largest school districts both improved their scores.Dallas ISD earned a B for the second-straight year with a score of 85. That's up nine points from 2023.Dallas ISD also said 94% of its schools earned an A, B, or C rating. A few campuses improved significantly, including Dr. L.G. Pinkston Sr. High School, South Oak Cliff High School, Skyline High School, and David W. Carter High School, which are all A-rated campuses now. The dist
