Substitute Teacher Claims J.H. Rose Staff Member Stood Behind Him in Bathroom

Greenville’s J.H. Rose High School is in the spotlight after a sub claims a teacher stood behind him during a bathroom break.

A bathroom encounter at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, North Carolina is blowing up on social media after a substitute teacher accused a staff member of standing directly behind him while he was urinating.

The video, posted on TikTok by user @Ziahdadriva, shows the substitute confronting Mr. Herring, a social studies teacher at the school. In his caption, the sub wrote:

“This teacher was standing behind me while I’m actively peeing asking me what am I doing in the staff restroom (I’m a sub). Even if I was a student, no teacher should be standing behind anyone while they are actively using the bathroom. It doesn’t matter the circumstances.”

He described the situation as an “invasion of privacy,” “unprofessional conduct,” and straight-up “weird.”

THE CONFRONTATION IN THE HALLWAY

In the original video, Herring is seen walking out of the restroom as the substitute — who is recording — asks for his name. Before answering, Herring asks another teacher in the hallway whether the man is actually a sub. The other staff member confirms it, and Herring then states his name.

The sub pushes back, questioning why Herring allegedly waited behind him during such a private moment instead of addressing him after he came out of the stall.

A female staff member jumps in to defend Herring, saying men are often in restrooms at the same time. The substitute quickly replies:

“Okay, but he’s standing dead behind me while I’m using the bathroom.”

She responds, telling the substitute:

“I don’t know… this is a person that works here. He’s a professional and he’s not somebody we question like this. We don’t treat people like this.”

The exchange has caused mixed reactions online, with some viewers siding with the substitute and others saying they don’t believe it happened the way the sub is trying to paint the narrative.

THE SIT-DOWN WITH ADMINISTRATION

Another video shows a meeting between the substitute, Mr. Herring, Principal Dr. Nydra Jones, and Assistant Principal Marcus Pate. In that video, Herring explains he was on his way to bathroom duty when he stepped inside the staff restroom.

He said the substitute was inside a stall with the door open, and because the man was not wearing a lanyard or ID, he couldn’t tell if he was a student.

“So I asked if he was a student or who he was,” Herring said. “And he goes on to start questioning me and starts recording me.”

The substitute repeated his claim that Herring stood behind him while he was urinating. Herring denied doing anything inappropriate, explaining the open stall door and student restroom misuse concerns.

Principal Jones backed that up, saying the school has dealt with students sneaking into staff restrooms, and Herring was acting within protocol by checking.

She then asked the substitute whether he verbally identified himself as a sub during the bathroom exchange. He said he did not.

SUB REMOVED FROM CAMPUS

Principal Jones ultimately told the substitute that it would be best for him not to finish the day:

“For the sake of peace and not having anything else transpire today… I think it’s best if you don’t finish out the day subbing here. I don’t want any issues happening between the staff members and you.”

Even after that, the substitute continued to ask for Herring’s name, despite the teacher having already given it earlier in the hallway video.

The school has not publicly commented, and no disciplinary decisions have been announced for either party. The video continues to circulate online, with social media users split over who was in the wrong.