deanna higgins

deanna higgins

Deanna Higgins, a teacher at Spring High School, has been charged with improper relations between an educator and student and sexual assault of a child. In a letter to parents posted on the Spring ISD Web site, administrators say the DA accepted charges against Higgins on Monday. Higgins, a science teacher, was placed on paid administrative leave in January 2009 after a third party brought the allegations to district officials. "The Spring High School Administration and Spring ISD Police Department immediately began investigating the allegation after receiving a report from a third party," the letter reads.

Higgins was hired at the school in January 2008. The letter also said a second teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave while a separate investigation is conducted. “You may have heard rumors that another Spring High School teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave. It is true that a second teacher is on paid administrative leave while an investigation into a separate issue is in progress,” the letter reads. No other details on that investigation have been released. Officials plan to send the letter home with students Tuesday afternoon.