Celina ISD Teacher on Second Leave as Police Probe Misconduct

Robert Brian Wysong had been cleared, returned to Celina High School's classrooms, and was back teaching Career and Technical Education when parents received a notification Thursday that he had been placed on administrative leave again, this time with Celina police leading the investigation.

The notice sent to parents of students in Wysong's classes outlined the sequence: high school staff first received "concerns from a student" on March 23, prompting his initial removal. After an internal investigation, Celina ISD determined he "did not engage in conduct in violation of state or federal laws or regulations and/or District policies" and returned him to the classroom. Weeks later, fresh allegations surfaced, police became involved, and Wysong was pulled from school again.

The second leave comes with a notable complication in his background: Wysong's Texas teaching certificate for marketing education, issued in 2009, became "inactive" in 2021, meaning the credential had been expired for four years before he joined Celina ISD at the start of the 2025-26 school year. He is no longer listed in the Celina High School staff directory. Before Celina ISD, Wysong taught at Liberty High School in Frisco ISD, and in 2011, while still there, co-founded Tumbleweed Texstyles, a custom t-shirt company.

The Wysong case is the latest development in a crisis that has drawn statewide scrutiny to this fast-growing Collin County city. Since October 2025, seven Celina ISD employees have been placed on leave and four teachers arrested.

The most serious case involves Moore Middle School teacher and coach Caleb Elliott, 26, who surrendered his teaching license after being charged with possession of child pornography and invasive visual recording. Investigators believe he secretly filmed as many as 39 boys in a school locker room; 37 of those boys are plaintiffs in at least seven civil lawsuits filed against the district. Elliott's father, Bill Elliott, had built a 150-38 coaching record and led the Bobcats to the 2024 Class 4A Division I state championship before being placed on leave following his son's arrest. In March 2026, the state permanently revoked Bill Elliott's teaching certificate over separate allegations that he raped a Celina ISD student 30 years ago. Both he and Moore Middle School Principal Allison Ginn resigned in January 2026 under sustained pressure from parents and lawmakers.

Jainya Walder, 40, a sixth-grade ELAR teacher at Moore Middle School, was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with a student in her car during the school day. Wrestling coach Neil Phillips was placed on leave and resigned over alleged misconduct at Melissa ISD the prior school year.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the district's sexual misconduct allegations in late October 2025, and Celina ISD hired third-party attorney Giana Ortiz to examine the Caleb Elliott allegations. Watt Lesley Black Jr., who teaches educational leadership at Southern Methodist University, assessed the cumulative damage plainly: "In a case like this, the optics are not good." He added: "I don't think that's endemic to small districts. I think that can happen anywhere."

Superintendent Tom Maglisceau and CHS Principal John Burdette have issued parent notification letters throughout the crisis.