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Bridgeport Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Relationship With Student

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Allegations of an inappropriate relationship between a substitute teacher at Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport and a student have spurred a police investigation, according to the Connecticut Post

Carmen McPherson, principal of Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport for three years, has been placed on paid administrative leave. A substitute teacher at the school has been accused of having inappropriate contact with a student.

Carmen McPherson, principal of Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport for three years, has been placed on paid administrative leave. A substitute teacher at the school has been accused of having inappropriate contact with a student.

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The unnamed male teacher, who was hired through the firm “Source for Teacher,” has been fired and Harding Principal Carmen McPherson has been placed on paid leave, the Connecticut Post reported.

She was assistant principal at the Central Avenue school for nearly six years and has been in her current post for three years.

The school district won’t say if McPherson’s suspension had anything to do with the teacher’s firing, the Connecticut Post story said.

Police say the investigation is ongoing, the Connecticut Post reported.

Click here to read the Connecticut Post story.

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