Gery Moreno-Mendez was recently hired by Godley ISD and also worked for Crowley ISD prior to his June arrest.
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A former North Texas principal was arrested after allegedly selling weight-loss drugs to teachers illegally while on the job, court documents outline.
Tarrant County Court records show Gerardo Moreno-Mendez was arrested on June 2. A criminal complaint against him says he sold ‘Tirzepatide,’ a GLP-1 weekly weight loss drug to at least three people without a prescription as required by federal law.
Moreno-Mendez has previously been hired by Godley ISD to serve as principal of Godley Middle School for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.
“Following Mr. Moreno’s arrest in Tarrant County last month, the district requested and received his resignation,” a spokesperson for Godley ISD said in a statement. “Because he was completing his duties with his previous district and had not yet begun employment with Godley ISD, he never worked in the district.”
Online records also show that Moreno-Mendez previously worked as a math support specialist for Crowley ISD. The district declined to comment to WFAA on him, saying it is unable to comment on personal matters involving former employees.
As of today, Moreno-Mendez is no longer in the Tarrant County jail.