A Wheatley High School Teacher Claimed His Students Couldn’t Read or Write. Then the School Got an ‘A’ Rating
A former Wheatley teacher says Darius Cooks misrepresented students and used a tearful classroom video to attract followers.
- On August 11, social media personality Darius Cooks posted a video criticizing the literacy levels of seniors at Houston's Wheatley High School, prompting an immediate public rebuke from former teacher Traci Wade-Tousant.
- Wade-Tousant, an educator with 26 years of experience, criticized the video as a stunt to 'gain followers' on the second day of school, asserting that the students are 'some of THE strongest readers' she has taught.
- KPRC reporter Rilwan Balogun investigated the claims, reporting that no certification exists under the name Darius Williams, though Texas allows uncertified educators to work in classrooms under specific circumstances.
- Questions regarding Williams' background have surfaced, as the Better Business Bureau of Metro Atlanta issued warnings about his business practices and he previously paid $145,750 in restitution to Georgia for credit repair issues.
- Williams is currently completing his required field hours to finalize his teaching certification, which he expects to obtain over the next two weeks as the school year progresses.
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A Wheatley High School teacher claimed his students couldn’t read or write. Then the school got an ‘A’ rating
A viral video posted on social media by a Houston ISD teacher with a controversial past has raised questions about the effectiveness of a state takeover, broader literacy trends and educator decorum.
Houston teacher reduced to tears over senior students inability to read, write · American Wire News
Darius Williams, who teaches at Houston Independent School District’s Wheatley High School, was reduced to tears of frustration in a video he shared on social media. The video, prompted by his students’ poor literacy skills, was posted on the second day of the new school year and serves as an indictment of education in America, where left-wing indoctrination takes priority in many classrooms over educating students. “I just finished a three-hour…
Black Texas Teacher Weeps During Big Reveal About High Schoolers
Four missing words. That’s all it took to break a Houston teacher down in front of his own students this week, and the fallout has since exploded into a nationwide conversation about failing literacy standards in American classrooms. The teacher, Darius Williams, works at Wheatley High School inside the Houston Independent School District, instructing within...
Heartbreaking Video Shows High School Teacher Breaking Down Over Seniors Who Can’t Read or Write a Single Sentence
A viral video circulating online captures a high school English teacher in pure emotional distress as he describes the shocking reality inside his classroom: seniors, 18-year-olds on the verge of graduation, who cannot read and cannot write a single coherent sentence. In the roughly two-and-a-half-minute clip, the veteran educator, visibly tearing up and wiping his eyes, gestures emphatically while recounting how he assigned basic written work. …
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