FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Authorities arrested a former instructor at St. Thomas Aquinas High School Thursday on 3 prison fees after he used to be accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Andrew Fierle, 43, is dealing with 3 counts of soliciting or enticing in a romantic relationship as an expert determine. He taught arithmetic at the Catholic school, positioned at 2801 SW twelfth St. in Fort Lauderdale.
Fierle “was terminated in June 2021 after a student’s parents informed the school this teacher was tutoring their daughter at his home,” an Archdiocese of Miami spokesperson instructed Local 10 News on Thursday.
“This violated school policy as well as the Archdiocese of Miami Safe Environment policy,” the spokesperson stated. “The teacher was reported to the Florida Department of Education and the student’s parents were encouraged to notify officials.”
The Department of Education investigated and made up our minds on a “three-year suspension of his Florida educator’s certificate” and he agreed to be “placed on probation” for 3 years. “However, if applicable, the respondent may renew the certificate.”
The Nov. 2 agreement accommodates an administrative criticism declaring that Fierle “engaged in an inappropriate, overly friendly relationship with (redacted), a female high school student.”
The criticism states that despite the fact that she used to be no longer Fierle’s student, he “spent an excessive amount of time with (her), including before and after school, at (Fierle)’s weekend job and non-work hours,” together with two times at his house.
At one level, he allowed the student to stick at his house “roughly until midnight” with out contacting her oldsters and with her telephone off, the criticism states.
Fierle additionally “exchanged text messages with (the student) that were suggestive of people in a couple’s relationship,” it states.
He used to be booked into the Broward Main Jail and remained there as of Friday afternoon.
Fierle seemed in a Broward County court docket Friday, the place a pass judgement on set his overall bond at $75,000. Additionally, the pass judgement on mandated that he chorus from any shape of touch with the sufferer and any individual below the age of 18, with the restriction together with members of the family. He used to be additionally barred from getting access to any school campus until it served as a school campus with scholars 18 and over.
Local 10 News has asked from the Broward State Attorney’s Office get right of entry to to or a replica of Fierle’s possible motive affidavit to be informed extra about his present prison fees.
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