CCSD band teacher accused of ‘inappropriate relationship’ with student

A 30-year-old band teacher in Henderson has been arrested on suspicion of an “inappropriate relationship” with a student, according to a news release from the Clark County School District.

Cole Horton, a band teacher at Basic Academy of International Studies, was arrested by the Clark County School District Police Department on Thursday, the district said, and booked into the Clark County Detention Center.

As of Thursday evening, a Cole D. Horton was listed as an inmate at the facility, according to an online jail roster.

According to jail records, Horton faces one count of engaging in a sex act with a pupil above the age of 16 and one count of contacting a minor for sex as a person of authority.

The minor, according to the school district’s news release, was a student during the 2024-25 school year. Horton, who has been placed on paid leave, has been a school district employee since 2019.

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