Recently, a shocking teacher certification scheme has been uncovered in Houston, Texas, involving popular basketball coach and assistant principals at historically Black high schools. The scheme involved over 200 individuals paying to have someone else take the state certification exam on their behalf, leading to fraudulent certifications for at least 200 teachers.
The alleged ringleader of the scheme was Vincent Grayson, a teacher and head basketball coach at Booker T. Washington High School, along with Nicholas Newton, the assistant principal who facilitated the cheating. LaShonda Roberts, an assistant principal at Yates, was also implicated in the scheme as a recruiter.
