🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄🚨: 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬*𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐱-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 “𝐦𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬.”
RECAP - LAKE TRAVIS ISD - Last year, I reported on Rashid Mohagheghian, a special education teacher who was indicted on February 11, 2025, for a third-degree felony as*ault against a six-year-old first grader.
After reviewing footage, authorities revealed that Rashid, who was alone in the room with the child, grabbed the little boy and threw him to the floor, bruising his wrists. The 300-pound teacher then knocked over a table and shoved it toward the child, who jumped out of the way and then hid in a corner. The teacher allegedly said horrible things to the child, called him “the devil,” and told him, “You need to go to church.” He also grabbed the small boy by his shirt, causing a heel-strike bruise and fingernail scratches on the child’s chest.
Not ONLY did the school allow Rashid to return after the incident, but it has also come to light that Rashid Mohagheghian had two prior as*ault arrests. Those cases were dismissed after he wrote an essay on anger management and completed an anger management course.
NOW - Text messages exchanged between Principal Kimberly Kellner and Rashid Mohagheghian show internal coordination, restricted communication with a parent, and concern over documentation - with NO concern over the child’s wellbeing.
The tone had already been set when the principal told Rashid, “Mom does not get to call shots.”
In another message, the parent is described as someone who “does not get to come do our job or hang out.”
The principal also told Rashid, “PLEASE do not say anything to or send mom anything until you and I talk.”
“I need you to write a statement about what happened leading up to the transport… during… and after.”
Rashid responded that his “paperwork is in draft” and would be reviewed by his family and father before submission.
At the same time, the principal noted the need to “report back to central admin folks,” indicating the situation had already moved up the chain. Communication with the child’s mother was not immediate - it was managed and coordinated.
Adding to the concern, one of the staff members referenced in the communications, Michelle Velasquez, remains employed at Bee Cave Elementary and is currently teaching the same family’s child.
In the messages, she expresses concern about the potential consequences of her written statement, noting she was “worried what [she] write[s] will get him (Rashid) in trouble.” She expressed no concern for the six-year-old child.
After communicating with the mother, she asked that I also note her son has reportedly been subjected to restraint 14 times within a six-week period during the current school year, and that the situation has now escalated beyond the district.
The mother also stated that the school must make a good faith effort to reach out the same school day and notify parent in writing within 24 hours anytime a restraint is performed. This is according to the law. This was not done. Instead, the text messages show an effort to bury the problem.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is currently investigating.
Rashid is currently out on a $5,000 cash bond.
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