Complete coverage: Accused teachers

Wife declines to press charges against Weston principal charged in attack

The principal of a Weston middle school charged with trying to strangle his wife appeared in Broward circuit court this morning.

Herald-Tribune Special Report: Broken trust in the classroom

Former Port St. Lucie teacher involved in bikini charter arrested

A former Port St. Lucie High School teacher who gained national attention claiming she lost her job because of her moonlighting gig as a bikini-clad worker on a charter fishing boat spent Sunday night in the St. Lucie County Jail, charged with threatening a former boyfriend's new girlfriend.

Recent arrests of coaches and teachers for sexual misconduct

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Pine Crest School swimming coach faces child porn charges

A prominent Broward County swim coach who admitted he had sex with minors appeared before a federal judge today to face child pornography charges, officials said.

Teacher who had sex with teen gets house arrest

A former Narcoossee Community School teacher who had a sexual relationship with a former student was sentenced Monday to two years of house arrest followed by eight years of probation.

Florida plagued by arrests, disciplinary actions for sex-crime teachers

At least 150 Florida teachers have been disciplined in the past three years after being accused of sexual misconduct with students, an Orlando Sentinel review has found.

Former drama teacher at Santaluces High gets 5 years in prison for sex with students

Andrew Foster, the former Santaluces High School drama teacher who had sex with two teenage students, was ready to renounce a plea deal in court Thursday because he wanted permission to have contact with one of the victims.

Plea deal called off for former teacher who admitted to sexual contact with students

A former Summit Christian School music teacher who has admitted to sexual contact with numerous South Florida boys almost resolved his cases on Monday -- with prosecutors dropping many of the charges -- only to have the plea deal called off because of a technicality.

St. Lucie's bikini-clad ex-teacher Tiffany Shepherd rejects body-centric magazine offers

Doors opened for Tiffany Shepherd, just not the right ones.

Ex-Teacher from Margate reported caught in teen sex sting

A former Miami-Dade teacher is accused of exposing himself to undercover detectives posing as teens online, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Former Daytona-area teacher charged with sex with minor

A former Warner Christian Academy teacher was charged today by two police departments with unlawful sexual activity with a minor, accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student who attended the South Daytona school.

High school teacher arrested in Wal-Mart on drug, theft charges

Police arrested a teacher at Treasure Coast High School on cocaine possession and other charges after she was accused of stealing from a Wal-Mart Supercenter, according to records obtained Thursday.

Recent sex cases involving South Florida teachers

Here's a list of some recent teacher scandals in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

Music teacher at Hindu temple accused of molesting student, 11, in Southwest Ranches

A music teacher who had more than 100 students was arrested on charges he molested an 11-year-old girl he taught at a Hindu temple in Southwest Ranches.

Pompano Beach High teacher resigns over drinking allegations

A teacher accused of showing up drunk to her classroom at Pompano Beach High School officially resigned Monday, a day before the Broward County School Board was scheduled to vote on whether to fire her.

Coral Springs teacher charged with fourth felony count following sexual relationship with student

Broward County prosecutors have charged a Coral Springs private-school teacher with a fourth felony count for allegedly having a year-long sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student.

Pompano teacher accused of going to work drunk could lose job

A Pompano Beach High School teacher accused of showing up to work while drunk could lose her job on Tuesday, when the Broward County School Board is scheduled to vote on whether to fire her.

Pines middle school band teacher accused of molesting student

A longtime Broward middle school teacher is facing molestation charges after detectives recorded him apologizing to the 14-year-old victim and professing his love for her, police said.

Teacher-sex offender Debra Lafave free from house arrest

Tampa teacher-turned-sex offender Debra Lafave is free from her house arrest.

Delray Beach teacher quits after admitting she kissed student

A 24-year-old English teacher at Atlantic High School in Delray Beach resigned amid an investigation into a possible sexual relationship with a graduating senior, authorities said.

Coral Springs private school teacher accused of sex with student

A Lauderhill woman who taught 11th and 12th graders at a private Coral Springs school was arrested Friday after police learned she had been involved in a sexual relationship with one of her male students for more than a year, authorities said.

Coral Springs teacher 'totally innocent' of sex charges, lawyer says

A teacher accused of having a yearlong sexual relationship with one of her students "is totally innocent," her attorney said Monday, two days after she bonded out of jail.

Area teachers post questionable content on Facebook

Any kid with a computer and an Internet connection could have done it: Join Facebook and type in " Palm Beach County School District." Up popped more than 200 names, many of them local teachers sharing personal information.