Texas teacher says she was chided for alleged abuse report

MariBeth Thomas was criticized by the principal for reporting the incident to city police rather than to the school system's police, the Dallas Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/1jjuLhw ), citing a recording of a meeting shared with the newspaper.

Thomas told school officials a student told her another teacher sat close to her and touched her leg during a tutoring session.

After three other students left, the educator moved his chair next to the girl and told the student in a soft voice, "I like you," according to the recording.