History Main / FiredTeacher

* Ms. Pomeroy in ''DonnieDarko''.

* In ''[[DeadPoetsSociety Dead Poets Society]]'', after [[spoiler: Mr. Keating is blamed for Neil's suicide]].

** Seymour Skinner, although a principal rather than a teacher, is fired for being unable to control his students (and for when Groundskeeper Willie falls on Superintendant Chalmers). Bart helps him get reinstated nonetheless, since even he thinks that the school is too loose under Ned Flanders.

Sadly, [[KarmaHoudini rarely happens]] to a SadistTeacher.

* In the ''[[DeadPoetsSociety Dead Poets Society]]'', after [[spoiler: Mr. Keating is blamed for Neil's suicide.]]

* ''The Cat Ate My Gymsuit''- Ms. Feeney gets fired for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance, though her HippieTeacher ways probably also led to her downfall. [[spoiler:After a fair amount of effort by her students, she gets reinstated, but ultimately does not return, as she would be under a fair amount of scrutiny and would not be able to teach as she wished]].
* Remus Lupin in ''[[{{HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban}} Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' could fall into this category, except that he wasn't fired, he was simply [[spoiler:compelled to resign on his own after word got out that he was a werewolf.]] Still, characters in-story refer to him as "sacked." Dumbledore was forced into resignation twice over the course of the books (well, three times if you count his being killed) and Snape pretty much resigned as well in the final book.

** Sybill Trelawney also qualifies as she was fired by [[SadistTeacher Dolores Umbridge]] [[HumiliationConga in front of the whole school.]]. [[spoiler: This is later subverted in the same book as she gets her job back when Dolores gets fired herself. Dumbledore could also qualify although he wasn't really a teacher]]
* Averted in James Hilton?s ''[[GoodbyeMrChips Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]'', in that Mr. Chipping, though ordered to retire for refusing to adopt modern methods (such as adopting the New Pronuncation of Latin and placing emphasis on high marks rather than on character development), ''is'' reinstated by the protests of his students and their parents.
* Mr. Mell from DavidCopperfield.
* In the kids' novel ''The Landry News'' by Andrew Clements [[spoiler:Mr. Larson is nearly fired after printing a controversial story in the school newspaper.]]

* Thomas Chipperling, of Tomcat in Love, after his having relations with students and doing their assignments for them come to light.

** The generic fear was that she was using her ability to mess with her studentss heads causing them to act out of character.

* On ''{{Glee}}'' when Sue becomes the new principal, she fires Mr Shuester. His students come to his defense and then the replacement teacher pisses Sue off even more than Will does. A the end of the episode she rehires him.

* [[TheSimpsons Seymour Skinner]], although a principal rather than a teacher, is fired for being unable to control his students (and for when Groundskeeper Willie falls on Superintendant Chalmers). Bart helps him get reinstated nonetheless, since even he thinks that the school is too loose under Ned Flanders.

* Quistis Trepe from FinalFantasyVIII is fired from being a See-D teacher because she's "lack of leadership skill," possible also involves her one side affair with one of her students.

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** Sybill Trelawney also qualifies as she was fired by [[SadistTeacher Dolores Umbridge]], [[HumiliationConga in front of the whole school.]]. [[spoiler: This is later subverted in the same book as she gets her job back when Dolores gets herself fired. Of couse Dumbledore could also qualify although he wasn't really a teacher]]

* On ''{{Glee}}'' when Sue becomes the new principal, she fires Mr Shuester. His students come to his defense and then the replacement teacher pissed Sue off even more than Will does. A the end of the episode she rehires him.

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* [[spoiler:Mr Keating]] from ''[[DeadPoetsSociety Dead Poets Society]]'', after [[spoiler:being blamed for Neil's suicide.]]
* Howard in ''InAndOut'', after the parents hear that he's gay. Cue a heartwarming IAmSpartacus mass-decloseting from the students.

* Quistis Trepe from FinalFantasyVIII is fired from being a See-D teacher because she's "lack of leadership skill," possible also involve her one side affair with one of her students.

* Quistis Trepe from FinalFatasyVIII is fired from being a SeeD teacher because she's "lack of leadership skill," possible also involve her one side affair with one of her students.

* On ''Glee'' when Sue becomes the new principal, she fires Mr Shuester. His students come to his defense and then the replacement teacher pissed Sue off even more than Will does. A the end of the episode she rehires him.

* Remus Lupin in ''[[{{HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban}} Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' could fall into this category, except that he wasn't fired, he was simply [[spoiler:compelled to resign on his own after word got out that he was a werewolf.]] Still, characters in-story refer to him as "sacked."

* on ''Glee' when Sue becomes the new principal, she fires Mr Shuester. His students come to his defense and then the replacemetn teacher pissed Sue off even more than Will does so she rehires him.

* In the YA novel ''The Landry News'' by Andrew Clements [[spoiler:Mr. Larson is nearly fired after printing a controversial story in the school newspaper.]]

* Mr. Mell from DavidCopperfield. For ThisTroper, the scene where he's unjustly fired has always been a TearJerker.

* ''The Cat Ate My Gymsuit''- Ms. Feeney gets fired for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance, though her HippieTeacher ways probably also led to her downfall.