Teacher fired in Cleburne County

The Cleburne County Board of Education fired Cleburne County High School teacher Bronson Ward at a called meeting Thursday evening.  Ward, had been arrested on Sept. 27 on charges that he had sex with a student who was under the age of 19. Four of the charges were related to incidents alleged to have happened in Calhoun County where Ward lives and one of the charges was related to incidents alleged in Cleburne County. The warrants list two victims.  Ward has been in Cleburne County Jail since his arrest. His trial has not yet been scheduled.  The board went into executive session for just a few minutes and returned to open session just long enough to vote to end Ward’s employment.