WESTON, FLA. (WSVN) - - A math teacher at Cypress Bay High School has been charged for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a minor.
Vincent Edwards Grossi, 53, stood before a judge on Thursday morning facing the charge of soliciting a romantic relationship as an authority figure.
He taught math at the high school, but he was reassigned from his position while the Broward County Public School Board investigates.
Grossi allegedly sparked the relationship with a 16-year-old student in October 2018 that lasted approximately three weeks.
“Just to know that a teacher has done this, it kinda makes me sick,” a student said.
The arrest report stated, “The victim said that during several occasions, the defendant would grab her buttocks from above her clothing as they kissed. The victim said that the defendant covered the window on the classroom door to ensure that no one else could see inside.”
According to the arrest report, the victim confessed that Grossi changed her grades on multiple occasions and was given special treatment.
“He definitely seemed kinda off, like kinda creepy with everybody and kinda touchy,” student Fabrizio Giolito said.
Grossi’s bond was set at $5,000 and given a stay away order from the the victim. He will also have to wear an ankle monitor.
“For me to think that somebody can do something to her, it’s just crazy,” student Oswaldo Fuennayor said. “I mean, it goes out of my mind what people are capable of.”
Investigators with the Broward Sheriff’s Office said other female students have alleged inappropriate behavior by Grossi.
He has worked at several other schools including Plantation High School, Western High School and McNicol Middle School.
BCPS said they are investigating the incident.
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