https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-school-district-fires-substitute-teacher-accused-encouraging-stu-rcna79900A Texas substitute teacher was fired after she allegedly "encouraged" in-class fights at the Mesquite middle school where she taught, school officials said Friday.
The educator, a substitute employed since early March, was terminated Thursday after the district discovered fights took place in her class at Kimbrough Middle School on Wednesday, Mesquite Independent School District said in a statement.
"Our investigation revealed that this substitute teacher encouraged students to fight each other during class, outlined rules for the students to follow and even instructed a student to monitor the classroom door while the fights took place," it said.
The district characterized the teacher's actions as "appalling and intolerable."
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The incident came after a Florida teacher was charged Monday with four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after allegedly facilitating classroom fights among girls at her Tallahassee middle school, according to court documents.
