FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward high school teacher has been fired, after being accused of having inappropriate discussions and interactions with students, including allegedly showing them a phallic-shaped gum wrapper.
Joanna Herring, 56, was a language arts teacher at McArthur High in Hollywood until the School Board fired her earlier this month. She is appealing the action to the Division of Administrative Hearings to try to get her job back, according to a petition filed Friday.
A district complaint lists a long list of allegations from the 2021-22 school year, including yelling at her students, making racially insensitive remarks, showing up late for class regularly, failing to post student grades in a timely manner and missing parent-teacher conferences.
