HOUSTON – A substitute teacher was caught watching porn while in a classroom on Friday at Klein Oak High School.
The teacher has been identified as 81-year-old Kenneth Hartley, according to court documents obtained by KPRC 2.
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Hartley was arrested by Klein ISD Police and charged with displaying harmful material to a minor.
Kenneth Hartley Charging Instrument by Gage Goulding on Scribd
New video from inside the classroom obtained by KPRC 2 News shows Hartlet sitting behind a desk at the front of the classroom.
KPRC 2 made the editorial decision to remove portions of the audio, in which you can hear the pornographic video playing in the background. KPRC 2 also made the editorial decision to blur the faces of the children in the classroom, as well as Hartley.
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Court records and information from students in the classroom confirm the teacher to be Hartley.
However, a spokesperson for both Klein ISD and the Klein ISD Police Department would not confirm this information.
When KPRC 2’S Gage Goulding called the police department, they deferred to the school’s spokesperson.
“The Klein ISD police department is the arresting agency. They know the name, charges filed, and have the mugshot. I have requested that information from them,” said Justin Elbert, the spokesperson for both the school district and the school’s police department. “Thank you for your patience as their weekend crew processes my request for information.”
Nobody was at Hartley’s Spring home, which was found in publicly available court records.
Hartley is already out of jail on a $100 bond.
Kenneth Hartley Bond Documents by Gage Goulding on Scribd
Klein ISD told KPRC 2 on Friday that the teacher is no longer on the substitute list within the district.
“The former substitute has been terminated and will never work in Klein ISD again. Klein ISD police still have the former substitute in custody, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office has accepted charges. Klein ISD will also report the former substitute to all appropriate agencies,” the district said.
