HOUSTON – A charter school teacher is accused of secretly videotaping students while they were using the bathroom.
Craig McDonald, a 59-year-old instructor at Raul Yzaguirre School for Success in southwest Houston, was scheduled to be in court Wednesday, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Investigators say he put a miniature camera inside a fake smoke detector in the bathroom. The camera then sent images back to a monitor on McDonald’s desk.
Police seized several computers and other electronic equipment from his home, the paper said.
After being charged with improper photography/visual recording on Monday, McDonald posted $2,000 bail.
If convicted, McDonald could face up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine.
The school has about 1,250 students of elementary, middle, and high-school age, according to its web site.
