HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — More information was revealed in court overnight about two of the five suspects involved in an alleged scheme related to teacher certification tests.

The Harris County District Attorney’s Office said the million-dollar program placed 200 unqualified teachers in classrooms over four years — including two predators.

In court overnight, a judge set bail at $200,000 for two of the suspects.

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The DA’s office said the scheme involved people paying money to have someone else take their certification test for them.

The following people are accused of being part of the operation:

• Vincent Grayson, 57, boys basketball coach at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston ISD, is accused of masterminding the cheating scheme.

• Tywana Gilford Mason, 51, the former chief/VA certifying officer at the Houston Training and Education Center, was a test promoter, which officials said allowed her to keep the proxy scheme undetected.

• Nicholas Newton, 35, an assistant principal at Booker T. Washington High School, allegedly participated in the scheme as the proxy test taker.

• Darian Nikole Wilhite, 22, a proctor at TACTIX, is accused of accepting bribes to allow Newton to act as a test agent.

• LaShonda Roberts, 39, assistant principal at Yates High School in HISD, is accused of recruiting nearly 100 teachers to participate in the cheating program.

The alleged ringleader, Grayson, is one of three Houston ISD employees charged. He has yet to appear before a judge.

However, probable cause was found in the case against the two other suspects who worked for the district.

Former HISD assistant principals Newton and Roberts each face two counts of participating in organized criminal activity. Their respective bonds were set at $200,000.

Newton is accused of taking the certification exams. Roberts, whose charges were read even though she did not appear before the judge, is accused of recruiting participants.

“The allegation was that Ms Roberts was involved in a scheme, where she was responsible for recruiting people who would take their teaching qualifications, to pay her a sum of money to access a scheme where these people were essentially having agents take their certification exams on their behalf,” prosecutors read in court.

HISD said the three employees involved are no longer with the district but will be paid until the legal process is complete.

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