NEW BRAUNFELS ā A New Braunfels High School teacher died hours after he was placed on administrative leave following a complaint against him, a district spokesperson said.
Chase Hyland was placed on leave by the district on Monday and was later found with a ācritical injuryā in Kerr County.
A spokesperson with the New Braunfels Police Department confirmed there was an active investigation āregarding a possible improper relationship between an educator and a student at New Braunfels High School,ā but said no charges had been filed yet.
āThe events that unfolded (Monday) are not anything we anticipated would happen but have become a reality,ā an NBISD spokesperson said.
According to the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, Hyland had been employed with NBISD for 10 years and was named NBISD Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2015.