The School District of Palm Beach County hired a man as a substitute teacher even though he resigned from another school for inappropriate behavior with students, according to a new federal lawsuit.
Students would later complain about the teacher, Corey Pierce, being seen kissing students from Woodlands Middle School. Pierce is now facing two counts of lewd or lascivious battery by authority figure of a school after his arrest in March.
Teacher facing charges was rehired despite previous school misconduct claims
The documents WPTV’s Ethan Stein reviewed over the last month related to the case create new questions about why Pierce was allowed to leave his original job at Tradewinds Middle School, then get a job at another school within the school district as a substitute teacher.
According to a Title IX investigation report, Pierce was “let go/fired” from teaching at Tradewinds Middle School. However, the detail contradicts his personnel file showing he resigned from his job as an employee within the school office in January 2024…