{"id":233,"date":"2026-05-09T04:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T04:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2026-05-09T04:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T04:02:12","slug":"miami-jackson-senior-high-teacher-faces-charges-over-sex-with-a-minor-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"Miami Jackson Senior High teacher faces charges over \u2018sex\u2019 with a minor: records"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A teacher at Miami Jackson Senior High School was jailed Friday on allegations of \u201csexual activity\u201d with a minor, records show.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=231\">U.S. moves to strip citizenship from former ambassador who spied for Cuba<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Leroy Wright, 46, is facing charges of offenses against students by authority figures and unlawful sexual activity with a specific minor. He was also given a third charge involving obscene material and minors, according to jail records.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Around 5:20 p.m., Wright was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. The details behind his arrest are not yet clear as an official report has not been released.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Miami-Dade County Public Schools said in a statement, \u201cThe type of behavior this individual is accused of will not be tolerated, as it runs contrary to the professional conduct we expect from all employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Parents of Miami Jackson Senior High students received a phone message from Principal Rendina Turner on Friday about the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=230\">Tyreek Hill agrees to settle case with influencer who claimed he broke her leg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Leroy Wright, an employee of the school, was recently arrested for a crime against a minor by an authority figure,\u201d she said in the message shared with the Miami Herald.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>She went onto say Wright was \u201cremoved from the school site.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The district confirmed to the Herald that Wright is in the process of being terminated and MDCPS \u201cwill ensure the individual is precluded from seeking future employment with the District.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt M-DCPS, the safety and well-being of all students remain our top priority,\u201d the district said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Wright was previously sentenced to two years probation and made to pay $1,479.49 in restitution for a grand theft charge in Volusia County, court records show.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=229\">Woman struck and killed by boat while diving off Florida Keys, FWC says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As of Friday night, Wright was still in jail.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This is a developing story.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Miami Jackson Senior High teacher, Leroy Wright, 46, was jailed on charges including unlawful sexual activity with a minor, Miami-Dade jail records show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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