A former Aldine ISD teacher is facing two felony counts after a student told investigators he tied her up during one-on-one English-proficiency sessions and recorded video inside his office. The student said it happened multiple times and that she was so terrified she felt unable to move or call out. According to school records, the teacher resigned while the district was still investigating in December 2025.
Court records reviewed by Click2Houston identify the teacher as Jose Borjas, a former instructor at Victory Early College High School, and say he is charged with two counts of felony unlawful restraint. The student told investigators Borjas ripped a T-shirt into strips, used them to gag her, tied her hands behind a chair, bound her feet and ankles, and filmed her on at least two occasions while telling her to pretend she had been kidnapped. According to the outlet, the Harris County District Attorney’s Child Crimes Division accepted the charges, and court filings state Borjas is expected to surrender Thursday morning.
Where He Worked
A campus staff listing for Victory Early College High School places Jose Borjas on the 11th-grade team and identifies him as a U.S. history teacher, according to the Victory Early College faculty page.
District Response And Next Steps
Aldine ISD told Click2Houston that after the allegation surfaced, the district pulled Borjas from campus, placed him on administrative leave, and reported the case to law enforcement, the Department of Family and Protective Services, and the Texas Education Agency. The district said Borjas resigned before the internal investigation wrapped up, effective December 2025, and that officials have not identified any additional victims.
Attorneys who filed to represent Borjas had not responded to requests for comment, according to the outlet. A trauma therapist quoted in the same report described the alleged behavior as a serious abuse of authority that can fit into a broader grooming pattern, and urged parents to talk with children about consent, boundaries, and power dynamics with adults.
Legal Note
Under Texas law, unlawful restraint is generally a Class A misdemeanor, but it becomes a state-jail felony when the person restrained is younger than 17, per Texas Penal Code Section 20.02, as published by Texas Public Law. State-jail felonies in Texas carry a potential sentence of roughly 180 days to two years in a state jail facility and a possible fine of up to $10,000 under Texas sentencing statutes, according to FindLaw.
