HOUSTON – A fourth person linked to a million-dollar Houston-based cheating scandal involving hundreds of unqualified teachers getting certified to teach at various local schools is now behind bars.
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Darian Nikole Wilhite, 22, a proctor at TACTIX is accused of taking bribes to allow to act as a testing proxy for candidates trying to get their teaching certificates.
She was one of five people named in the investigation, according to DA Kim Ogg, but three former HISD staff taken into custody Monday. Vincent Grayson, 57, the head boys basketball coach at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston ISD was charged as the “kingpin” in the cheating scheme. Nicholas Newton, 35, an assistant principal at the school where Grayson worked was also arrested as well as LaShonda Roberts, 39, another assistant principal at Jack Yates High School. Officials said she is accused of recruiting nearly 100 teachers.
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According to court papers, Wilhite was paid $250 cash by Coach Grayson each time she allowed Newton to test in place of the correct candidate.
Wilhite was arrested overnight Friday and appeared before a probable cause court judge, where her bond was set at $75K total.
This is a developing story and will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.