Elementary school teacher accused of taking photos up girl's skirt

PEARLAND, TX (KTRK) -- The allegations involve an eight-year-old girl in the second grade at Laura Bush Elementary School.

A witness says he saw the whole thing. The little girl was sitting at what's called a 'guided reading' table.

In court documents we uncovered, the witness says, he "observed (the teacher) take his iPhone ... hold it underneath the skirt of the victim."

It also says that the teacher, "destroyed the iPhone after realizing he had been caught."

But, it didn't end there. Court paperwork reveals the teacher "broke the phone by snapping it in half and throwing it into a storm drain."

Then it says, the "(teacher) led police to the broken phone ... where it was recovered."

Pasadena ISD sent out a letter only saying that the teacher resigned.

Renea Ivy from Pasadena ISD said, "Certainly anytime as a child has accusations like that as adults we need to listen, we need to pay attention. In education when there's an accusation like that it upsets all of us."

Today, another letter is going out to parents because of our news report.

The teacher denied the allegations to administrators and resigned. He taught at Laura Bush Elementary School for eight years. We are not naming the teacher because he has not been charged. Administrators say the investigation is ongoing.