Latest staffer at 'Friday Night Lights' school accused of improper relationships kills self
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The Texas high school made famous in the book "Friday Night Lights" says a longtime teacher who was among five former staffers accused of having improper relationships with students committed suicide a day after the allegations surfaced.
Mark Lampman taught government and coached girls' golf at Permian High School in Odessa for 17 years. School officials didn't 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.
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The Ector County sheriff says the 47-year-old died Wednesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A woman who answered the phone at Lampman's home declined comment.
Two accused former staffers are awaiting trial, and police are investigating allegations against two others.