A teacher and football coach at R.L. Turner High School in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District was arrested in late March on a charge of invasive visual recording, adding his name to a troubling list of educators in the district facing serious criminal allegations this year.
Jon Jerel Guzman Singh, who taught freshman engineering design and dual-credit physics classes while also serving as a football and track coach and campus Esports coordinator, was booked into the Denton County Jail on March 27. He was released shortly after on a $5,000 bond.
According to a tweet from community watchdog account @watchkeep, Singh allegedly disguised himself as a Walmart employee in Frisco and used the cover to enter fitting rooms and photograph children. The charge of invasive visual recording carries a state jail felony designation under Texas law.
Singh had been with Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD since the 2020-21 school year. Before that, he worked as a teacher’s aide in Anna ISD and logged time as a guest teacher in Little Elm ISD.
He held a Texas teaching certificate for math, physical science, and engineering, which he received in 2021, along with an educational aide certification from 2020.
A District Slow to Notify Families
Despite the severity of the allegations, the school district did not proactively inform families about Singh’s arrest. His name disappeared from the Turner High School staff directory without explanation.
Teacher/football coach at R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD arrested in late March for invasive visual recording. Jerel Singh was employed there until April 2026 when he was placed on leave or resigned. @CFBISD
— Amy Smith (@watchkeep) May 12, 2026
Jon Jerel G. Singh’s Texas teaching… pic.twitter.com/4AgZ6RdhE3
It was a concerned parent, Nicolas James, who pieced together the situation after receiving reports about the teacher and independently confirmed the arrest and an ongoing Texas Education Agency investigation.
When Texas Scorecard contacted the district for comment, a spokeswoman declined to specify whether Singh had been placed on administrative leave, fired, or had resigned, and instead directed reporters to submit a public information request.
The district’s official statement referred to Singh only as “a formerly employed individual” and confirmed that the Frisco Police Department is leading the investigation, with the district cooperating with law enforcement.
The lack of direct communication with parents raised concerns among community members about transparency within the district, particularly given that two other teachers in the same district were arrested in March on separate child sex crime charges.
Perry Middle School ESL teacher Miguel Caban Mendez was arrested on March 4 and faces multiple charges, including indecency with a child by sexual contact and improper relationship between educator and student.
Creekview High School theater teacher Kolby Campbell was arrested just a day after Singh, on March 28, and charged with child grooming.
State Board Acts to Suspend Teaching Certificate
The State Board for Educator Certification held a special meeting on May 14 and voted to temporarily suspend Singh’s teaching certificate.
The move came under Senate Bill 571, a law passed during the previous legislative session that requires SBEC to suspend an educator’s certificate when that person is arrested for certain qualifying offenses.
Singh’s Texas Education Agency file remains under active review by the TEA Educator Investigations Division. As of the time of reporting, specific details about the alleged recording incident have not been made fully public, though investigators and district officials continue to work through the case.
The broader pattern of educator misconduct in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD has drawn significant attention from parents and watchdog groups across Texas.
