Accusations, death at 'Friday Night Lights' school
Source: AP
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The Texas high school made famous in the book "Friday Night Lights" said Thursday that a longtime teacher committed suicide a day after being questioned about an alleged improper relationship with a student, the school's fifth former staffer to face such accusations in a little more than a year.
Mark Lampman taught government and coached girls golf at Permian High School in Odessa for 17 years. School officials did not detail his alleged relationship with a female student, but called it improper.
School district spokesman Mike Adkins says the school learned of the accusation Tuesday and that Lampman resigned after being questioned. School district police are continuing to investigate the student's allegation, he said.
Ector County Sheriff Mark Donaldson said the 47-year-old died Wednesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. A woman who answered the phone at Lampman's home declined comment.
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