SAN ANTONIO - Records released by the Texas Education Agency tell a story of what a student describes as a romantic relationship with a teacher that happened more than a decade ago.

Documents detail emails between a student and Daniel Marcus Valdez that, according to the TEA, were sent during the 2005-2006 school year while Valdez was a teacher at San Antonio ISD.

Valdez, according to the records, at one point said he wanted to turn off the lights and kiss the student, then asking the student "whatcha think of that?" 

In another email Valdez allegedly suggested doing something sexual on campus saying he knows "when and where things can be done."

The TEA said the student reported the physical relationship to SAISD police. Documents show Valdez resigned on June 6, 2006, after the district found out. But Valdez, according to the documents moved on the South San ISD where another student claimed Valdez sent numerous inappropriate text messages to them and two other students.

One student, records read, even had their number changed to stop the messages. The student's parents also filed a complaint.

South San ISD put Valdez on administrative leave in 2011. He turned in his resignation shortly thereafter.  But records show he went back to work at SAISD before resigning a second time when a complaint of misconduct was filed against him.

It was the complaint in 2013 that led to Valdez certification being revoked in 2015. But as we now know, he still managed to teach at an IDEA charter school.

In Texas, charter school teachers are not required to have a certification unless they teach bilingual classes or special education.

Both districts respond to questions about Valdez with statements. 

San Antonio ISD officials said:

In May of 2013, we received a tip from someone about an allegation of inappropriate texting having occurred years before and we immediately began an investigation. The employee, Daniel Valdez, was placed on leave, and before our investigation was completed, he resigned. We notified TEA and his certification was flagged, and then his license was revoked.
When we began that investigation in 2013, we found that a complaint had been made back in June of 2006 about inappropriate emailing, and that he had resigned the next day. We were not aware of the complaint when we re-hired him in 2012. We don’t know why that was not flagged when he re-applied, but we have since reviewed our processes and procedures and have a more stringent system in place.

South San Antonio ISD's spokesperson said:

In regards to Daniel Marcus Valdez a former employee with the district who resigned in 2011, we can say there is nothing in our files to indicate the district knew about his alleged behavior previously to working with our district. Additionally there is nothing in our records that shows South San ISD officials were aware of Valdez’s resignation from San Antonio ISD for violation of employee standards of conduct.
We do have evidence on file that administration knew about the 2011 allegations. While we have not been able to locate written evidence that South San notified the Texas Education Agency, the inclusion of the evidence on the allegations in the TEA’s 2015 investigation (Page 4 item 10) indicates the TEA was made aware of the allegation by the school district.
Yes, it is absolutely standard practice that the TEA is notified of all allegations.
While we are unable to locate any written document indicating South San Antonio ISD officials notified San Antonio ISD, it is common practice to make this kind of contact over the phone.
South San Antonio Independent School District takes these kinds of allegations seriously and addresses them in accordance with the law and with the abundance of caution toward student safety.