The teachers, Ruel Barbee and Gabrielle Little, face charges of inappropriate relationships and child grooming. They have since been fired. The principal, Richard Adams, is accused of failing to ...

1 day ago · On Feb. 6, the Newman International Academy Police Department arrested teacher Ruel Barbee, 53, for allegedly having an improper relationship with a student, according to a police news release.

Feb 7, 2025 · Ruel “JR” Barbee, 53, was jailed Thursday on a charge of improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison. A parent confirmed to Texas Scorecard that as of last month, Barbee was an art teacher for Newman International Academy, a charter school based in Arlington.

2 days ago · Antkowiak didn't elaborate on the report but said his department took action and that they had taken instructional aide Ruel Barbee into custody early that afternoon. ... Barbee was arrested on ...

1 day ago · Newman International Academy police said in a news release educator Ruel Barbee was arrested Feb. 6 after receiving a tip that he was involved in an inappropriate relationship. ... Barbee has been ...

1 day ago · Ruel Barbee, 53, who had been working as an instructional aide at the academy’s Gibbins school in Arlington since 2023, was the first to be arrested in the investigation on Feb. 6, followed by ...

1 day ago · In September 2024, Barbee and the alleged victim began speaking again, and Barbee allegedly told her he would get her phone number after she graduated, the affidavit said.

2 days ago · Police say Ruel Barbee was arrested Feb. 6 after an investigation by the Newman International Academy Police Department resulted in an arrest warrant. Officials say Barbee was booked into the ...

2 days ago · The Newman International Academy Police Department first arrested Ruel Barbee, 53, who had been working as an instructional aide at the academy’s Gibbins school in Arlington since 2023.

Feb 7, 2025 · The school’s police initially reported one educator’s arrest but later confirmed a second, along with the principal. ARLINGTON, Texas — A North Texas educator, a staff member, and the principal of their campus were arrested this week as part of an ongoing investigation into child grooming and an inappropriate relationship between a student and an educator, …