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Dallas ISD middle school athletic director arrested, charged with improper relationship between educator & student

March 17, 2023 / 10:08 PM CDT / CBS Texas

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DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – The athletic director of Hector Garcia Middle School, Kaylen Cottongame, has been arrested and charged with improper relationship between an educator and a student.

Kaylen Cottongame, 34. Dallas ISD

Dallas police said on March 9, they received information that a Dallas ISD employee was involved in a sexual relationship with a former DISD student.

On March 17, police arrested Cottongame, 34.

The offense occurred from 2014-2017, police say. The age of the student was not disclosed.

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