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NISD elementary school teacher arrested on drug-related charge, district says

Jessica Perez Morales has worked at the school since August 2019

SAN ANTONIO – A fifth-grade teacher at Martin Elementary School was arrested on campus on a drug-related charge, according to the Northside Independent School District.

NISD police arrested Jessica Perez Morales on Wednesday in the 730 block of Canterbury Drive.

A district spokesperson confirmed Morales’s identity and job at the school in an email to KSAT on Thursday morning.

Her arrest did not involve any students or other staff members at Martin Elementary School, the spokesperson said.

NISD said the district hired Morales in August of 2019, and she has been employed at Martin Elementary School for the entirety of her tenure.

This is an active investigation. KSAT will update this story as more information becomes available.


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