A Celina High School teacher and coach is on administrative leave after allegations of inappropriate conduct at his previous school. Now, that school district is responding.

Celina ISD officials were informed on Oct. 31 of a social media post regarding Neil Phillips, a letter from CHS principal John Burdett said. Burdett said Phillips was an employee at Melissa ISD when the incident took place.

Melissa ISD released a statement on Monday detailing the timeline surrounding the report made about Phillips.

Murphy said that during the investigation, campus administration followed all state laws and guidelines for reporting and took appropriate action based on the information available at that time.

In the letter from Melissa ISD superintendent Keith Murphy, he said that in August 2023,

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