๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐จ: ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ*๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ-๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ-๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ โ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ.โ
RECAP - LAKE TRAVIS ISD - Last year, I reported on Rashid Mohagheghian, a special education teacher who was indicted on February 11, 2025, for a third-degree felony as*ault against a six-year-old first grader.
After reviewing footage, authorities revealed that Rashid, who was alone in the room with the child, grabbed the little boy and threw him to the floor, bruising his wrists. The 300-pound teacher then knocked over a table and shoved it toward the child, who jumped out of the way and then hid in a corner. The teacher allegedly said horrible things to the child, called him โthe devil,โ and told him, โYou need to go to church.โ He also grabbed the small boy by his shirt, causing a heel-strike bruise and fingernail scratches on the childโs chest.
Not ONLY did the school allow Rashid to return after the incident, but it has also come to light that Rashid Mohagheghian had two prior as*ault arrests. Those cases were dismissed after he wrote an essay on anger management and completed an anger management course.
NOW - Text messages exchanged between Principal Kimberly Kellner and Rashid Mohagheghian show internal coordination, restricted communication with a parent, and concern over documentation - with NO concern over the childโs wellbeing.
The tone had already been set when the principal told Rashid, โMom does not get to call shots.โ
In another message, the parent is described as someone who โdoes not get to come do our job or hang out.โ
The principal also told Rashid, โPLEASE do not say anything to or send mom anything until you and I talk.โ
โI need you to write a statement about what happened leading up to the transportโฆ duringโฆ and after.โ
Rashid responded that his โpaperwork is in draftโ and would be reviewed by his family and father before submission.
At the same time, the principal noted the need to โreport back to central admin folks,โ indicating the situation had already moved up the chain. Communication with the childโs mother was not immediate - it was managed and coordinated.
Adding to the concern, one of the staff members referenced in the communications, Michelle Velasquez, remains employed at Bee Cave Elementary and is currently teaching the same familyโs child.
In the messages, she expresses concern about the potential consequences of her written statement, noting she was โworried what [she] write[s] will get him (Rashid) in trouble.โ She expressed no concern for the six-year-old child.
After communicating with the mother, she asked that I also note her son has reportedly been subjected to restraint 14 times within a six-week period during the current school year, and that the situation has now escalated beyond the district.
The mother also stated that the school must make a good faith effort to reach out the same school day and notify parent in writing within 24 hours anytime a restraint is performed. This is according to the law. This was not done. Instead, the text messages show an effort to bury the problem.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is currently investigating.
Rashid is currently out on a $5,000 cash bond.
RECAP - LAKE TRAVIS ISD - Last year, I reported on Rashid Mohagheghian, a special education teacher who was indicted on February 11, 2025, for a third-degree felony as*ault against a six-year-old first grader.
After reviewing footage, authorities revealed that Rashid, who was alone in the room with the child, grabbed the little boy and threw him to the floor, bruising his wrists. The 300-pound teacher then knocked over a table and shoved it toward the child, who jumped out of the way and then hid in a corner. The teacher allegedly said horrible things to the child, called him โthe devil,โ and told him, โYou need to go to church.โ He also grabbed the small boy by his shirt, causing a heel-strike bruise and fingernail scratches on the childโs chest.
Not ONLY did the school allow Rashid to return after the incident, but it has also come to light that Rashid Mohagheghian had two prior as*ault arrests. Those cases were dismissed after he wrote an essay on anger management and completed an anger management course.
NOW - Text messages exchanged between Principal Kimberly Kellner and Rashid Mohagheghian show internal coordination, restricted communication with a parent, and concern over documentation - with NO concern over the childโs wellbeing.
The tone had already been set when the principal told Rashid, โMom does not get to call shots.โ
In another message, the parent is described as someone who โdoes not get to come do our job or hang out.โ
The principal also told Rashid, โPLEASE do not say anything to or send mom anything until you and I talk.โ
โI need you to write a statement about what happened leading up to the transportโฆ duringโฆ and after.โ
Rashid responded that his โpaperwork is in draftโ and would be reviewed by his family and father before submission.
At the same time, the principal noted the need to โreport back to central admin folks,โ indicating the situation had already moved up the chain. Communication with the childโs mother was not immediate - it was managed and coordinated.
Adding to the concern, one of the staff members referenced in the communications, Michelle Velasquez, remains employed at Bee Cave Elementary and is currently teaching the same familyโs child.
In the messages, she expresses concern about the potential consequences of her written statement, noting she was โworried what [she] write[s] will get him (Rashid) in trouble.โ She expressed no concern for the six-year-old child.
After communicating with the mother, she asked that I also note her son has reportedly been subjected to restraint 14 times within a six-week period during the current school year, and that the situation has now escalated beyond the district.
The mother also stated that the school must make a good faith effort to reach out the same school day and notify parent in writing within 24 hours anytime a restraint is performed. This is according to the law. This was not done. Instead, the text messages show an effort to bury the problem.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is currently investigating.
Rashid is currently out on a $5,000 cash bond.
Michelle Velasquez, remains employed at Bee Cave Elementary and is currently teaching the same familyโs child. 
Rashid was previously employed in Fort Bend ISD and marked by HR as not eligible for rehire before being hired by Lake Travis ISD.
The Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees never replied to this letter.
The childโs bruises
The school must make a good faith effort to reach out the same school day and notify parent in writing within 24 hours anytime a restraint is performed according to 19 TAC ยง89.1053
A few years ago Rashid Mohagheghian was a law student headed for the courtroom, instead of the classroom. But he started substitute teaching on the side and he felt something he couldn't explain.
"I think it was the attention I got. I think, iwas able to grasp the attention of a person, a little person, but I still was able to grasp that attention and they were willing to listen to me. Even though I was teaching and I was in a classroom setting, it was just the control of having somebody being able to follow you and having to teach them, it was - liked it."
"I think it was the attention I got. I think, iwas able to grasp the attention of a person, a little person, but I still was able to grasp that attention and they were willing to listen to me. Even though I was teaching and I was in a classroom setting, it was just the control of having somebody being able to follow you and having to teach them, it was - liked it."
Text messages between the Principal and Rashid
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