{"id":425131,"date":"2026-09-03T16:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425131\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:20:41","slug":"plano-isd-teacher-charged-with-sexually-abusing-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425131\/","title":{"rendered":"Plano ISD Teacher Charged With Sexually Abusing Student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATED July 10.<\/p>\n<p>An elementary teacher in the Plano Independent School District has been charged with sexually abusing an 8-year-old student multiple times while at school.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Edward Campbell, 64, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of <a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/?tab=1&amp;code=PE&amp;chapter=PE.21&amp;artSec=21.02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">continuous sexual abuse of a child<\/a> under the age of 14, a first-degree felony punishable by 25 years to life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell teaches 2nd grade at Brinker Elementary. Plano ISD parents say Campbell also staffed the district\u2019s PASAR after-school program.<\/p>\n<p>The Plano Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/texasscorecard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plano-ISD-Campbell-Police-statement.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">began investigating<\/a> Campbell after an 8-year-old female student accused the teacher of \u201cinappropriate physical contact\u201d while at the school during the 2025-26 school year.<\/p>\n<p>Police then obtained and executed a warrant for Campbell\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/texasscorecard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plano-ISD-Campbell-Arrest-Affidavit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">arrest affidavit<\/a>, the girl first told her family about the abuse on July 4. She then told authorities Campbell had touched her and a friend\u2019s vaginas several times in the classroom and possibly other girls.<\/p>\n<p>She said when she would go to the teacher\u2019s desk to ask questions, he would rub her \u201cpee pee place\u201d with his hand while he answered.<\/p>\n<p>The girl\u2019s friend was interviewed and told police the teacher touched her private parts \u201cmany times\u201d in the classroom and during recess. In one incident, she said he \u201cput his other hand in his front pants pocket and was playing with something.\u201d She also said she saw Campbell abuse two other girls.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell was <a href=\"https:\/\/texasscorecard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plano-ISD-Campbell-jail-record-scaled.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">booked<\/a> into the Collin County Jail on July 9 and is being held<a href=\"https:\/\/texasscorecard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plano-ISD-Campbell-bond-denied-scaled.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"> without bond<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/texasscorecard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plano-ISD-Campbell-Bond-hearing2-scaled.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">bond hearing<\/a> is set for July 31.<\/p>\n<p>He reportedly taught in Plano ISD for almost 30 years and has held a Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/texasscorecard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plano-ISD-Campbell-SBEC2-scaled.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">teaching certificate<\/a> since 1987. His certification is now under review by the Texas Education Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Following Campbell\u2019s arrest, Plano ISD trustees called a <a href=\"https:\/\/pisd.community.diligentoneplatform.com\/Portal\/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&amp;Id=814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">special board meeting<\/a> for July 9 to vote on terminating the teacher\u2019s term contract \u201cfor good cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trustees voted unanimously to send Campbell a notice of termination. Under <a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/?tab=1&amp;code=ED&amp;chapter=ED.21&amp;artSec=21.253\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">state law<\/a>, the teacher has 15 days to to request an administrative hearing to challenge his termination.<\/p>\n<p>Plano ISD also stated that the district had reported the allegations to the Texas Education Agency and State Board for Educator Certification as required by law and is cooperating with the ongoing police investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Plano Police Special Victims Unit at 972-941-2044.<\/p>\n<p>In the past few years, hundreds of Texas school employees have been <a href=\"https:\/\/texasscorecard.com\/tag\/bad-apples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">accused of sex crimes<\/a> involving students and other children, and thousands have been <a href=\"https:\/\/texased911.com\/misconduct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">reported to the TEA<\/a> for sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>The TEA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tea4avcastro.tea.state.tx.us\/edconduct\/reporting.html\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Educator Misconduct Reporting Dashboard<\/a> shows the agency is currently investigating more than 2,400 sexual misconduct complaints and opening an average of 260 new cases each month.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788452441_519_erin-writer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-150 photo\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>                <\/p>\n<p>\n                        Erin Anderson is a Senior Journalist for Texas Scorecard, reporting on state and local issues, events, and government actions that impact people in communities throughout Texas and the DFW Metroplex. A native Texan, Erin grew up in the Houston area and now lives in Collin County.                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPDATED July 10. 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