Overview
- Leroy Wright Jr., a Miami Jackson Senior High reading teacher, was placed on house arrest Wednesday with no bond and must avoid the student and all minors.
- Under the order, he may attend Sunday church services and help three elderly relatives during set hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Prosecutors charged him with felonies that include offenses against students by authority figures, unlawful sexual activity with a minor, and depiction of obscene material involving a minor.
- An arrest report says a tip emailed to the principal on April 28 led police to interview the 17-year-old, who alleged prolonged kissing and groping at school and a later sexual act in a car; investigators also examined the student’s phone.
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools has begun firing Wright and says he will be barred from future district jobs, and while one outlet reported he was granted bond, court reporting shows he remains on house arrest with arraignment set for May 29.