Public Education Sexual Predator Epidemic . Texas on record-setting pace for inappropriate teacher-student relationships.

CBS News reports:

Reports of Texas teachers having inappropriate relationships with students are on track to beat last year's record total.

The Texas Education Agency reports it has launched 162 investigations of reported inappropriate teacher-student relationships between Sept. 1 and May 31. The Amarillo Globe-News reports that the agency had 188 investigations last fiscal year, marking at least the fifth year of growth in a row.

The issue in Texas shot back into the national spotlight after it was revealed last week that former Houston-area teacher Alexandria Vera, 24, had been impregnated by a then-13-year-old former student.

Should we talk about shutting down public education?