ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A Turpin High School teacher has resigned after an investigation found that he had inappropriate communication with a former student, Forest Hills School District Superintendent Larry Hook said.
The news was announced in an email sent to Forest Hills families and staff members on Thursday.
Hook said the school board accepted the male teacher's resignation, which will be approved at Wednesday night's Board of Education meeting. Prior to his resignation, the teacher was on administrative leave.
The investigation into the teacher found they had communication with a former student, but the teacher had zero involvement with current Forest Hills students, Hook said.
"Although I am limited in what information I can disclose about personnel matters, I wanted to share as many details as I could with our district community," Hook said.
During Wednesday night's meeting
It's currently unclear if the teacher has been charged with any crimes.
The allegations first came to light in April 2023. When the allegations were made, the teacher was reported to local law enforcement and the Ohio Department of Education.
Lindsey Ferreira, a Turpin parent, obtained some of the Snapchats the teacher allegedly sent a teenage girl. She provided WCPO with copies of these messages, which were sexually suggestive.
The Snapchats feature a man appearing to be shirtless who wrote "I got a month to flirt with ya" and "hope you don't mind but this old guy has some 'ideas' when we hang out." It appeared the messages had been re-shared by more than one user before Ferreira was made aware.
Ferreira called the communication "disgusting."
During Wednesday night's meeting Ferreira criticized the district for not firing the teacher. She spoke to the board and Hook.
"Turpin and the Forest Hills School District had a responsibility to their female students," said Ferreira. "Just absolutely appalling, these victims will get justice. Every week I'll be posting on my social media to my over 100,000 followers about Turpin High School and Forest Hills School District i will get justice for these victims."
Hook also called the behavior "unacceptable" and said the school district will not tolerate it.
"We work tirelessly to foster a safe and secure learning environment for students, staff and our entire community," Hook said. "The district takes all allegations of this nature seriously and works to investigate the matters fully to ensure we respond with appropriate actions."
WCPO is not naming the teacher at this time because he has not been arrested and he still has yet to be charged with any crime.
Kyla Woods, the spokesperson for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, previously said the department was aware of the allegations, but an official report wasn't filed with authorities as they were working to determine the "legitimacy of the allegations."
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