According to court documents, HISD educator Tywana Gilford Mason would check in teacher candidates for their certification test and then let them leave. She was bribed and paid about $125,000.

Tywana Gilford Mason, 51, appeared in court before being released on a $50,000 bond. She’s the former director/VA certifying official at the Houston Training and Education Center.

Darian Wilhite, 22, and Tywana Gilford Mason, 51, are among the 5 people charged in the cheating scandal that led to hundreds of unqualified teachers across Texas.

Tywana Gilford Mason is the fifth and final person to be charged in what Harris County prosecutors say is a teaching certification scandal that spanned several years. According to court documents ...