Priscilla Castro
Introduction
Priscilla Castro, a 28-year-old former assistant teacher at KIPP University Prep High School in San Antonio, was fired by the charter network and later indicted by a Bexar County grand jury on charges that she had sexual contact with a 15-year-old student during school hours on the last day of school in May 2025. Castro, arrested in August 2025 after the student and her mother went to police, was indicted on October 19, 2026 on one count of indecency with a child by sexual contact and one count of improper relationship between an educator and student — both second-degree felonies. KIPP Texas Public Schools said it terminated her employment after conducting its own internal investigation, and San Antonio police said she continued contacting the student through blocked phone numbers afterward.
Background Information
Castro worked as an assistant teacher at KIPP University Prep High School, a charter school south of downtown San Antonio, and later at KIPP Aspire, according to the school network’s statement. The alleged incident occurred on May 23, 2025 — the last day of school — when, per the arrest affidavit, the student entered Castro’s classroom to give her a book. The student told police Castro had been overly affectionate toward her throughout the school year in ways that made her uncomfortable.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Charged, not convicted. Castro has been indicted on two second-degree felonies; she has not been tried, and she is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
According to the arrest affidavit, Castro asked the student for a hug, then “forcibly” pulled her into a full hug and grabbed and fondled her left breast over her shirt, before pulling the girl’s face toward her and asking, “Could I give you a kiss?” The teenager later told her mother, who contacted police; on August 29, 2025, Castro was booked into the Bexar County jail on an indecency with a child charge. The affidavit also states she contacted the student from multiple blocked phone numbers, asked whether the student would report her to police, and even reached the student during her police interview to ask where she was located. KIPP Texas Public Schools said in a statement that as soon as it was notified of the alleged misconduct, it “immediately conducted an internal investigation and alerted the student’s family and the San Antonio Police Department as well as other appropriate state agencies,” adding, “After conducting our internal investigation, we terminated the teacher’s employment at KIPP Aspire.”
Public Reaction and Consequences
The San Antonio Police Department publicized the case and asked anyone who may have been affected to come forward, directing potential additional victims to its Special Victims Unit. The indictment more than a year after the arrest drew renewed coverage from KSAT and the San Antonio Express-News, both noting the grand jury’s decision to move forward on two second-degree felonies carrying up to 20 years each. The case now sits on the docket of the 186th District Court in Bexar County, with Castro represented by defense attorney Roberto F. Ramirez.
Current Status
Castro was indicted on October 19, 2026, and her case is assigned to the 186th District Court; no trial date appears in the fetched record. She remains charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact and improper relationship between an educator and student, and the indictment — not a conviction — is the current state of the case. Her employment at KIPP ended with her 2025 termination, which the network reiterated in its public statement.
Impact on Their Career/Life
Castro’s brief Texas classroom career is over: fired by the charter network that employed her, indicted on child-sex-abuse felonies, and named in court records that detail the alleged classroom conduct and the blocked-number contact police say followed. If convicted of the second-degree felonies, she faces two to twenty years in prison per count under Texas law — a consequence range cited in the coverage of her indictment. The case also sits within a broader San Antonio pattern: local outlets have documented a string of area educators charged in student-sex-abuse cases over recent years.
Sources
- KSAT, “Former San Antonio teacher indicted on child sex abuse charges, records show,” Oct 21, 2026 — source
- San Antonio Express-News, “Ex-teacher indicted after being accused of having sexual contact with student,” Oct 21, 2026 — source
- KSAT, “San Antonio teacher arrested, charged with indecency with a child, affidavit says,” Aug 30, 2025 — source