Erin Anderson
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Erin Anderson
@TrueTexasTea
True Texan. @TexasScorecard. Fan of the Constitution, free & fair elections, Rule of Law, yoga, wine, whiskey, 🚀Give me liberty... #TXLege #LiveInTheRed 🇺🇸
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FIRST for today… KATY ISD teacher’s aide Samuel Perez, 25, charged with online solicitation of a minor for sexting a 13yo student, who he allegedly then raped multiple times IN A CLASSROOM.
Once again, NO OTHER ADULTS noticed… texasscorecard.com/local/katy-isd…
Perez also reportedly coaches youth soccer.
@TexasEd911
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Samuel Ivan Perez, 25, teacher’s aide at West Memorial Junior High School, has been arrested & is accused of sexting a 13-year-old student on TikTok & Instagram then raping her multiple times at school.
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Thanks to @TrueTexasTea!
He also reportedly coaches a soccer team for children 9 to 14 years old.
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An unnamed Cleveland ISD employee at the district's Ninth Grade Center is accused of sexual misconduct involving a student. #txed #txlege
texasscorecard.com/local/clevelan…
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Waco ISD theater teacher Edward Vermeulen-Wise is charged with sexually grooming Waco High School students.
texasscorecard.com/local/waco-isd…
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5.15.2026: Targeting Rogue Prosecutors
(00:44) Abbott Targets Repeat Offenders and Rogue Prosecutors…
(01:58) Former Lottery Director Re-Indicted After Travis County DA Dismissed Initial Charges…
(02:41) A&M Program Director Advises Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Affiliate…
(04:11) Paxton Freezes Tax Increases for 130 Texas Cities Over Audit Failures…
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Cases like this are WHY Texas began passing laws against “passing the trash.”
The ongoing volume of cases is WHY @TEAinfo created an Inspector General for Educator Misconduct.
How teacher Michael Roell aka Johnathan Michael got “passed”—within/from @GISDnews all the way to @ForneyISD—are WHY the @TXAG was asked to investigate.
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@TheLufkinLawyer
#TxEd #TXLege
Buddy Falcon@buddy_falcon
🚨 PASS THE TRASH? TEXAS SCORECARD IDENTIFIED THE TEACHER. BUDDY FALCON FOUND THE OLDER PAYWALLED ARTICLE THAT SHOWS THE WARNING TRAIL WAS BIGGER THAN AN OLD ARREST. Most Texas parents have never heard the names Johnathan Michael or Michael Roell. They should. According to Texas Scorecard’s May 4, 2026 report by Erin Anderson, Forney ISD removed a special education teacher from Crosby Elementary amid misconduct allegations and a multi-agency investigation. The article reported that Forney City Councilman James Traylor identified the teacher as Johnathan Michael, formerly known as Michael Roell. Texas Scorecard further reported that Roell had been accused in 2016 of sexually abusing special education students, was later acquitted, and that Forney ISD said he was hired in October 2025 with a clean DPS/FBI fingerprint background check and clean certification. That report alone raises serious questions. But Buddy Falcon Media found an older, paywalled Dallas Morning News article from 2017 that shows the public record was broader than a single criminal charge and an acquittal (link in comments) The Dallas Morning News article, titled “Third lawsuit alleges Garland ISD knew about abuse as it transferred special ed teacher to another campus,” reported that a federal lawsuit alleged Garland ISD knew Roell had broken a special education student’s arm in December 2015 before transferring him to Hudson Middle School in Sachse. According to that same article, parents later alleged Roell sexually assaulted two boys at Hudson. That is the part parents need to understand. This was not an invisible history. It was not merely a personnel whisper or a rumor buried inside a school hallway. Public reporting now shows a 2016 arrest, multiple federal lawsuits, allegations involving special education students, allegations that Garland ISD knew of a prior student injury before a transfer, allegations that officials failed to report abuse to CPS or police, and a TEA investigation that The Dallas Morning News reported was ongoing at the time. Texas Scorecard later reported another critical piece: teacher-discipline data published by the Open Records Project showed Roell was reported by CPS for in-school sexual abuse in January 2024 while working for Plano ISD. Then, according to Texas Scorecard, Forney ISD hired him in 2025 under the name Johnathan Michael with what the district described as a clean background check and clean certification. That timeline raises a question Texas cannot ignore. If the public record included Garland ISD, lawsuits, a prior arrest, a TEA investigation, a reported Plano/CPS matter, a legal name change, and a later Forney ISD hire under a different name, where did the warning trail go? To be clear: Texas Scorecard reported Roell was acquitted. That matters. An acquittal is not a conviction, and civil allegations are not findings of guilt. But an acquittal does not erase the existence of lawsuits. It does not erase allegations that district officials knew of a prior injury before a transfer. It does not erase allegations of failure to report to CPS or police. It does not erase a TEA investigation reported as ongoing. It does not erase a later reported CPS referral. And it does not answer how a person with this much publicly reported history could later appear in another Texas special education classroom under a different legal name. That is why the phrase “pass the trash” belongs in the public conversation — not as a legal conclusion, but as the question parents are entitled to ask. “Pass the trash” is the term commonly used when school employees with serious misconduct concerns move from one campus or district to another without the next community receiving the full warning history. Buddy Falcon Media is not stating that any district has been legally found to have done that here. The point is that the public record now raises that concern and demands answers. The certificate issue makes the concern even sharper. Texas Scorecard reported there is no record of a teaching certificate issued to Michael Roell, while state records show Johnathan Michael has held a Texas teaching certificate since 2008 and renewed it in March as a generalist and special education teacher. That means a parent searching the prior name may find nothing. A parent searching the current name may see a valid certificate. But unless the parent already knows both names, the public-facing system does not appear to show the bridge. That is not meaningful transparency. It is a paperwork wall. And then there is the fingerprint question. A legal name change may confuse a public name search. Fingerprints should not. If Michael Roell and Johnathan Michael are the same person, and if Roell had a prior arrest under the old name, parents deserve to know whether that arrest appeared in the later DPS/FBI fingerprint review. If it appeared, who reviewed it? If it did not appear, why not? And when Forney ISD says the background check was “clean,” what exactly does clean mean? Clean of convictions? Clean of pending charges? Clean of public certificate sanctions? Clean of disqualifying findings? Clean under only the newer name? Or clean because the system does not show districts the full child-safety history parents assume it does? Those are not technical database questions. They are child-safety questions. Special education students are among the most vulnerable children in Texas schools. Some are nonverbal. Some have intellectual disabilities. Some need help with toileting, communication, transitions, behavior support, or personal care. Some cannot describe abuse in the way adults expect or testify in the way courts require. That is exactly why the adult-screening system must be stronger when special education students are involved. Texas parents deserve answers from TEA, SBEC, DPS, CPS, Garland ISD, Plano ISD, Forney ISD, and every district that employed this educator under either name. What happened to the TEA investigation The Dallas Morning News reported as ongoing in 2017? Did Garland ISD report everything it was required to report? Did Plano ISD report the January 2024 CPS matter referenced by Texas Scorecard? Did TEA internally connect Michael Roell to Johnathan Michael? Did any public-facing certificate warning ever appear? Did the fingerprint review show the 2016 arrest? And what information did Forney ISD actually have before this educator was placed in another special education classroom? Buddy Falcon Media should not be the one connecting this through an old paywalled article. The state’s educator-safety system should have connected it first. Because if a person can move through Texas education under different names while the public sees no certificate under the old name, a valid certificate under the new name, and no obvious warning trail connecting the two, this is bigger than one district. It is a statewide educator-safety problem. Special education children deserve more than paperwork that looks clean. They deserve a system that actually protects them. Disclaimer: This post is public-interest reporting about student safety, special education protections, educator certification, background checks, misconduct reporting, and government accountability. Criminal allegations discussed are based on cited reporting and include the reported acquittal where applicable. Civil allegations are described as allegations from lawsuits, not findings of guilt. No contact with any private individual is requested or encouraged. — Buddy Falcon Media, LLC Keeping Watch. Always. 🪶 @TexasScorecard @fox7austin @AlecOnFOX7 @tplohetski @KUT @TexasEd911 @teainfo @JenniL_KVUE @suphannahrucker @QuitaC_KVUE @BryanM_KVUE @KXAN_News @statesman @joeroganhq @joerogan @GregAbbott_TX texasscorecard.com/local/forney-i…
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ANOTHER THEATER TEACHER—and ANOTHER WACO ISD TEACHER—accused of sexually grooming students… WACO High School theater teacher Edward Vermeulen-Wise, 48, is charged with Child Grooming. He and his theater-teacher wife were put on leave in January for “serious professional misconduct.” DETAILS… texasscorecard.com/local/waco-isd… @TexasEd911 @0riettaRose #TxEd #TXLege
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ANOTHER one in CLEVELAND ISD
No name, but the district said alleged child predator works at the Ninth Grade Center… texasscorecard.com/local/clevelan…
TWO other @ClevelandISDTX employees have been arrested for child sex crimes in the past 6 months.
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#TxEd #TXLege
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In Texas, CHILD GROOMING is no game… it’s a third-degree FELONY.
That’s 2 to 10 years in prison.
Certainly “serious professional misconduct” that at the least ought to keep the perpetrators out of Texas schools.
#ProtectTexasKids
#TxEd #TXLEGE
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ANOTHER THEATER TEACHER—and ANOTHER WACO ISD TEACHER—accused of sexually grooming students…
WACO High School theater teacher Edward Vermeulen-Wise, 48, is charged with Child Grooming.
He and his theater-teacher wife were put on leave in January for “serious professional misconduct.”
DETAILS… texasscorecard.com/local/waco-isd…
@TexasEd911
@0riettaRose
#TxEd #TXLege
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UPDATE on a WACO ISD theater teacher placed on leave in January, with his theater-teacher wife, for "serious professional misconduct."
Edward Vermeulen-Wise was arrested May 8 on a charge of Child Grooming. He's under investigation by TEA.
Background... texasscorecard.com/local/waco-tea…
Orietta Rose 🇺🇲@0riettaRose
Edward Earl Vermeulen-Wise, 48, theater teacher at Waco High School, was arrested after investigation found he called students by inappropriate nicknames, played sexually themed games with them, & offered to buy one a sex toy. He & his wife were placed on leave in Jan. Texas Thanks to @SchWorkerAbuse & @qaggnews!
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Allegations include:
🥱Student Outcries ignored
😲4 student pregnancies (from perpetrator?)
😠Failure to report from 2024 onward
🤡Pattern of nonreport/cover up
🤡Board not acting over those years
HB 4623 to the rescue?
Maybe, but at what cost? Four pregnancies?
Some jail time for anyone involved in any "alleged" cover up would also be nice. Will the Texas justice system actually work, though?
We need the OAG, Rangers and IG to have boosted funds and personnel dedicated solely to cleaning up our school system. Parents, teachers, whistleblowers hit too many walls and rejections.
LEO, y'all in?
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Grief went from getting lucky 🎰 to rolling snake eyes. 🎲🎲
Brandon Waltens@bwaltens
EXCLUSIVE: Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief RE-Indicted and a summons was issued 5/13
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@drbone4tx If these are the kinds of educators Texas ISDs continue to hire after a “rigorous vetting procces,” then TEXAS ISDs NEED A BETTER VETTING PROCESS.
#txed #txlege
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📢Update on McNeil High School / Round Rock ISD Coach Arrest and Resignation:
McNeil community members received this email from Principal Dr. Mack O. Eagleton a few days ago regarding Coach Jonathan Cruz’s sudden "resignation" after his arrest.
While the district finally acknowledged his departure, the email is extremely disappointing and carefully worded to avoid any real accountability:
❌It claims he was placed on leave for a “personal issue unrelated to his employment.”
❌It makes no mention whatsoever that Coach Cruz was arrested.
❌It gives zero information about what the arrest was for.
Instead of transparency, it launches into a long explanation of their “rigorous vetting process” and how they didn’t know about any “potential charges or pending arrests.” This feels like pure damage control from the principal rather than honest communication with parents.
There have been growing whispers of multiple coaches and staff leaving McNeil recently. Some community members are saying Coach Cruz was not even the top pick for the position, but Principal Eagleton went against recommendations to specifically bring him in. People are asking: Why? Why are our students not being placed as the top priority? When will the revolving door of coaches and staff finally stop at McNeil?
A planned All-Athletic Parent Meeting is being held tomorrow, Friday, May 15th. Hopefully we’ll get some real answers there.
None of this should come as a surprise under the current leadership of Round Rock ISD Superintendent and the leftist board, where this kind of instability keeps happening.
Parents deserve full transparency — especially when it involves adults in positions of authority over our kids. @TrueTexasTea @TexasEd911 @RoundRockISD
Dr. Mary Bone@drbone4tx
🚨 Breaking: Jonathan Cory Cruz, recently hired as Head Football Coach and Campus Athletic Coordinator at @RoundRockISD's McNeil High School, was booked into the Williamson County Jail on May 4, 2026. According to Williamson County jail records (JailingID=436495), he was arrested by U.S. Marshals on a warrant from Arlington PD for Injury to Child/Elderly/Disabled with Intent to Cause Bodily Injury. Cruz had been an offensive line coach at Arlington Bowie High School before being named the new head coach at McNeil just weeks ago. How did this happen? Did @ArlingtonISD know about the allegations or the active warrant when he was coaching there — or when Round Rock ISD hired him? Serious questions for both districts and parents in Round Rock. @TrueTexasTea @amilynne87 @TexasEd911 @TheLufkinLawyer Source: Williamson County Judicial Records - judicialrecords.wilco.org/PublicAccess/J…
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“NO MENTION WHATSOEVER” by @RoundRockISD that Head 🏈 Coach Jonathan Cruz was ARRESTED.
This is the kind of “transparency” Texas parents continue to get from some ISDs.
And the kind of educators Texas ISDs continue to hire using current vetting processes.
#TxEd #TXLege
Dr. Mary Bone@drbone4tx
📢Update on McNeil High School / Round Rock ISD Coach Arrest and Resignation: McNeil community members received this email from Principal Dr. Mack O. Eagleton a few days ago regarding Coach Jonathan Cruz’s sudden "resignation" after his arrest. While the district finally acknowledged his departure, the email is extremely disappointing and carefully worded to avoid any real accountability: ❌It claims he was placed on leave for a “personal issue unrelated to his employment.” ❌It makes no mention whatsoever that Coach Cruz was arrested. ❌It gives zero information about what the arrest was for. Instead of transparency, it launches into a long explanation of their “rigorous vetting process” and how they didn’t know about any “potential charges or pending arrests.” This feels like pure damage control from the principal rather than honest communication with parents. There have been growing whispers of multiple coaches and staff leaving McNeil recently. Some community members are saying Coach Cruz was not even the top pick for the position, but Principal Eagleton went against recommendations to specifically bring him in. People are asking: Why? Why are our students not being placed as the top priority? When will the revolving door of coaches and staff finally stop at McNeil? A planned All-Athletic Parent Meeting is being held tomorrow, Friday, May 15th. Hopefully we’ll get some real answers there. None of this should come as a surprise under the current leadership of Round Rock ISD Superintendent and the leftist board, where this kind of instability keeps happening. Parents deserve full transparency — especially when it involves adults in positions of authority over our kids. @TrueTexasTea @TexasEd911 @RoundRockISD
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Klein ISD says head coach Nick Codutti has “stepped away” from campus during a child sex‑abuse investigation tied to his time at Tomball ISD.
texasscorecard.com/local/klein-hi…
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5.14.2026: Powerline politics
(00:43) Paxton Threatens Legal Action Against Dallas County Sheriff…
(01:50) Lawmakers Calling for Pause on Extra-High-Voltage Line Project…
Chinese Billionaire Protests Proximity of Proposed Line…
(03:48) Metroplex Teacher Charged With Sex Crime…
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