Peoria Unified places Noah and Haley Beck’s mom, Amy Beck, on leave amid video investigation

PHOENIX – Peoria Unified School District confirmed that Amy Beck, a teacher at Coyote Hills Elementary School and the mother of TikTok star and actor Noah Beck, has been placed on administrative leave while the district investigates videos circulating online.

“Mrs. Beck is currently on administrative leave pending an investigation due to videos circulating online,” a district spokesperson said in an email to KTAR News 92.3 FM. “We can provide you with an update as soon as the investigation has concluded.”

Principal Julie Abbott also sent a letter to families informing them of the leave.

“This letter is to inform you that out of an abundance of caution, your child’s teacher, Mrs. Beck, is currently on paid administrative leave,” Abbott wrote. “The district has started an investigation, and we will provide you with an update as soon as possible.”

The video under investigation appears to depict a simulated sex act involving Beck and her son, TikTok star and Baywatch actor Noah Beck.

The district did not provide additional details on the investigation, citing it as a personnel matter.

District recently moved to fire Amy Beck’s daughter over sexual misconduct allegations

The new leave announcement comes as Peoria Unified remains under scrutiny over its handling of misconduct allegations involving two former Centennial High School teachers, including Amy Beck’s daughter Haley.

ABC15 reported Haley Beck was accused of exchanging more than 4,000 text messages with a teen student in 2025, including messages about sex, alcohol and drugs.

In a letter sent Monday to Centennial families, Superintendent KC Somers said the district met its legal obligations as a mandatory reporter in that case. Somers said the Peoria Police Department confirmed in writing on April 2 that there was no indication district officials failed to meet reporting requirements under Arizona law. Police records allege Beck sent the student $630 over about six weeks.

Another teacher, Angela Burlaka, was accused of sending sexually explicit videos to the same student, according to police records. Her teaching certification was voluntarily surrendered and accepted by the Arizona Department of Education on Jan. 26, the same day the district terminated her employment.

Haley Beck was found responsible through the district’s Title IX process for violating governing board policy on sexual harassment, and that a statement of charges to terminate her was adopted on March 26. Her teaching certificate remains under investigation by the state, according to Somers.

The Peoria Police Department has submitted its findings in that case to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for review.

In his letter to families, Somers defended the district’s response while acknowledging frustration over the pace of multiple investigations and review processes.

“Student safety is the foundation of everything we do at Peoria Unified,” Somers wrote. “It is the standard I am held to, the standard I hold our principals and staff to and the standard you should expect every time you send your child to one of our schools.”

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