SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The Texas Education Agency is no longer investigating San Antonio Independent School District\u2019s outgoing superintendent after he was accused of failing to report educator misconduct, according to a letter from the agency shared with KSAT Investigates.<\/p>\n
The district and superintendent Jaime Aquino<\/a> received the letter one day after the TEA confirmed to KSAT it had opened an investigation<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n In a letter sent to Aquino on Wednesday, the TEA said it closed the case after the agency determined the allegations were \u201cunsubstantiated.\u201d<\/p>\n KSAT Investigates checked Aquino\u2019s educator certificate on Wednesday, which shows there is no longer a flag stating that his educator certificate is under review.<\/p>\n Laura Short, the district\u2019s chief communications officer, told KSAT Investigates on Tuesday that SAISD learned of the investigation earlier this week.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can speculate that someone questioned whether CPS (Child Protective Services) was notified of an incident involving a student at one of our campuses,\u201d Short said in an email on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Short said the district provided the TEA documentation confirming that CPS was contacted.<\/p>\n Aquino became SAISD\u2019s superintendent in May 2022. Earlier this year, Aquino announced he would retire<\/a> from the district in January 2027.<\/p>\n On Monday, SAISD\u2019s board voted to name longtime district employee Toni Thompson as the district\u2019s interim superintendent starting July 1. She currently serves as SAISD\u2019s chief of staff.<\/p>\n Aquino has been the subject of multiple KSAT Investigates stories in recent years.<\/p>\n A January 2024 KSAT investigation revealed, under Aquino\u2019s watch, the district spent more than $9 million from its 2020 bond at campuses that were scheduled to shut down<\/a>.<\/p>\n Two months later, KSAT Investigates learned how misinformation from the district and inadequate heating during winter weather<\/a> in January 2024 contributed to dozens of schools closing down for multiple days.<\/p>\n Records show during his tenure, Aquino traveled cross-country at least 36 times<\/a> on the district\u2019s time \u2014 total cost: $36,896.<\/p>\n The district also spent nearly $500,000 on a single expense: a consultant. Tens of thousands were also spent on attorneys<\/a> to review media records requests while SAISD was strapped for cash.<\/p>\n