A baseball coach at a North Texas high school is on administrative leave while he is investigated for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a student, Collinsville ISD officials said.

Collinsville ISD, a small school district in Grayson County about 55 miles north of Dallas, said it placed Derrick Jenkins on leave last week following a report. The nature of the report is not clear, but the district said it contacted local police and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. It also sent a report to the TEA's State Board for Educator Certification.

Jenkins is not allowed on district property or to make contact with any students, the district said in a statement.

"Collinsville ISD takes any allegations or charges involving a child seriously. The safety and wellbeing of

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