Eastwood High School math teacher arrested for allegedly having relationship with student

Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times
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A former Eastwood High School math teacher was arrested on suspicion of having an improper relationship with a student, authorities said.

Ryan Anthony Avalos, 33, was arrested Friday, March 1, on suspicion of improper relationship between an educator and student, El Paso Police Department officials said. The victim was an 18-year-old student, police said.

Avalos was a math teacher at Eastwood High School, Ysleta Independent School District officials said. He "is no longer a district employee effective Jan. 30, 2024," officials said.

No further information was released by district officials.

"Due to confidentiality laws, no other details can be released," district officials said in an email. "However, we want to reassure the public that Ysleta ISD follows policy on all personnel matters and will continue working closely with local law enforcement authorities throughout their investigation."

Jail records did not list an attorney for Avalos.

Ryan Anthony Avalos
Ryan Anthony Avalos

An investigation into Avalos began in January after an El Paso Police Department school resource officer received a call from a school reporting a student was having a relationship with Avalos, officials said.

The investigation by the police Crimes Against Children Unit revealed Avalos started having a relationship with a student in November, officials said.

Police did not release any other information on the investigation into Avalos.

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Avalos was booked into the El Paso County Jail on a $100,000 bond. He was released from jail Friday night after posting bail, jail logs show.

Avalos is the second El Paso-area school district employee to be arrested on suspicion of having an improper relationship with a student in less than three weeks.

El Dorado High School band director Carl Andre Ortega, 44, was arrested Feb. 16 by Socorro Independent School District Police Department officers on suspicion of improper relationship between an educator and student.

Aaron Martinez may be reached at amartinez1@elpasotimes.com or on Twitter @AMartinezEPT.

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