He continued to teach.Īltschuler's probation was over by the time he applied to teach in Palm Beach County. Instead, the commission placed him on probation for two years and fined him $750. He was ultimately reprimanded by the superintendent in December of that year.įlorida's Education Practices Commission, the agency that considers disciplinary actions against teachers' certificates, reviewed dozens of pages of complaints yet decided in January 2018 it wouldn't suspend or revoke Altschuler's teaching certificate. His conduct with students got so frustrating that several female students told administrators they repeatedly skipped his class.īroward County investigators removed him from the classroom for six months in 2016 while they looked into the allegations. Six Broward County students told school officials in 2016 that Altschuler guessed students' bra sizes, asked at what age they had sex for the first time and made comments about a student's wet T-shirt and the bust size of another student's mother. While not addressing direct questions about whether Altschuler's behavior was concerning, the school district said in a statement Friday that procedures implemented since he was hired notify supervisors of "known previous employment concerns." Altschuler in previous Broward County job commented on bra sizes, first time sex The investigation didn't document any incidents while he was coaching.Īs a result of his hiring, district officials subjected Lake Worth High students to unwanted shoulder rubs, a conversation in class about the "pros and cons" of slavery, Altschuler calling a student a "good blower" after a band concert and, the behavior that sparked the school investigation, Altschuler posting coffee terms above students' photos in class based on their skin color, investigation documents show. Instead, he got the job as a math teacher and started to coach the girl's flag football team. Palm Beach County school district officials said they knew Cary Altschuler had been disciplined by the state for making "inappropriate and sometimes sexual comments to female students" when they considered his application in August 2020.īut there's no evidence that human resources staff looked into the details, or that the allegations even gave them pause. Years before a white Lake Worth High School math teacher was fired for writing "dark roast" and "extra cream" labels above students' photos in class, he was disciplined for making a litany of shocking sexual comments to multiple female students in Broward County schools.
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