A Plano teacher who was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison for grooming a student is now being sued by the student's mother.

The lawsuit named the teacher, Jacob Allred, the school, Great Lakes Academy and the principal, Matthew Jason Campbell. Great Lakes Academy is a private school that specializes in educating students with learning disabilities.

According to the lawsuit filed by Brittany Halley, her daughter was enrolled at the academy in Plano from August 2023 to December 2023 when her teacher started grooming her. She was 15 at the time.

The lawsuit continued to say that the 32-year-old teacher pulled the teen into the library and admitted to having romantic feelings for her. He then began sending her sexually explicit messages that escalated into physical contact. The tee

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