Intoxication, Comments In Italy Get Hill School Teacher Fired

According to a letter sent to the parents of students at The Hill School, a teacher has been removed from his role after his behavior on a recent trip to Italy. The school has confirmed that the teacher, whose name they will not release, was removed from duties after behavior on the trip, including being intoxicated and making "inappropriate remarks" to students.

In the letter sent home Tuesday, Zach Lehman, headmaster of The Hill School said "a faculty member conducted himself on a recent Hill overseas trip in a manner that failed to adhere to our expectations regarding proper teacher-student boundaries and general faculty behavior."

"We carefully reviewed the circumstances by talking with other faculty who were on the trip, students on the trip, and the teacher directly involved," wrote Lehman. "We determined that the teacher had been intoxicated and made inappropriate comments to some students. The teacher has acknowledged that his conduct was inappropriate."

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