Texas High School Teacher Breaks Down in Tears on Video Over Illiterate Students

Texas HS Teacher Weeps Over His Students' Illiteracy Published August 13, 2026 6:03 AM PDT A Texas high school teacher broke down in tears on video while describing his students' lack of education after they couldn't complete a reading and writing task. Darius Williams, a teacher at Wheatley High School in Houston, posted the video on Instagram after he completed a three-hour class with seniors who are about to go off to college next year. In the clip, Williams starts weeping because he says his students cannot read or write -- even when he gives them help to complete the assignments. He said he provided the seniors with two paragraphs to read and then asked them to write just one sentence -- but claims they couldn't accomplish the easy exercise. As a result, Williams was crushed emotionally ... and the video shows every moment of his pain, knowing that his students -- almost all of them young Black men and women -- are leaving high school with no real education. Check out the video ... it's worth the watch. Related articles Internet Culture Viral Culture