16 People Share Some Scandalous Stories Of How Teachers Got Fired

Did you ever have a teacher who was fired under very sketchy circumstances? Whether the teacher was caught intoxicated on the job, stole from work, or was inappropriate with a student or another faculty member, it seems like every school has a story.

Over on Reddit, people are gathering to share their “why did that teacher get fired” stories, and some of them are outrageous while others are just depressing. 

1.

“He didn’t come to parent teacher interview night. The next day, he was late for class and crashed his pickup into a brick sign outside the school. Cops showed up obviously and allegedly he blew twice the legal limit. He called the principal ‘a cunt’ as he was taken away.” — capitanclarke

2. 

“Arrested by the FBI for credit card fraud. It was a few months after the arrest when the reason why he disappeared came out in the open.” — fleshcoloredbanana

3. 

“He was caught trying to solicit a child prostitute during a sex trafficking sting. He was a social studies teacher at my middle school, and the arrest made local news when I was a freshman. Really shocked the district.” — thatmeddlingkid7

4. 

“Our new band teacher was a young guy, fresh out of college. His first year teaching and he embezzled about a thousand dollars from the band’s funds. He got arrested and his possible future career ruined for a thousand bucks.” — RepentantLeafyGreens

5. 

“I had a teacher with a gambling addiction claim thousands of dollars collected under his care was ‘lost.’ School never reported it in and protected him because he was close to retirement.” — nova9001

6. 

“Female PE teacher, she got caught sniffing a girls underwear while she was showering.” — Norman_Brownbutter

7. 

“Geeky A/V teacher that everyone loved. Knew he was a geek and owned it. Caught in a predator sting trying to solicit underage girls. The kicker was a spring school levy was coming up, local police conspired with the school district to hide the charges for 3 weeks until the levy was passed. Someone substituted his class for 3 weeks. Yea everyone was both devastated and pissed. The district ended the school year early.” — ra4332

8. 

“One of my high school teaches was caught on To Catch a Predator.” — 123fro

9. 

“She had fallen off the wagon and was drinking a lot to the point where it was effecting her memory. We kept doing the same lecture on density in sixth grade science for a month, until one my classmates decided to ask another teacher about it. From there she went to rehab.” — ConneryFTW

10. 

“Explained Elasticity by pulling the Bra strap of a girl. Another one for having relationship with a girl from 8th grade (14 yo).” — Er_Strange_