An employee at HISD’s Worthing High School is accused of having sex with a student, according to law enforcement sources.
Tedria Fluellen, 51, appeared in Harris County Probable Cause Court Friday night. She is charged with sexual assault of a child under 17.
Her bond was set at $40,000. In court, Fluellen’s defense attorney said she’s worked at Worthing High School for the past two years, but didn’t say what her position is.
“This is a public safety issue, even though these are only allegations at this time,” the judge said to Fluellen.
The status of Fluellen’s employment in HISD is unclear as of Friday.
The school district has not reached back to a request for comment regarding Fluellen’s case.
Worthing parents are reacting to the case, with one believing there’s a problem with the system in which teachers are hired.
“I’m not feeling good. I’m feeling like this system right now – the background checks and the teachers – is not good enough, because the teachers do whatever they want to do in there,” said Juanita Rojas, a parent.
