Second School Teacher from North Carolina Arrested After Obtaining Job with Fake Credentials

Ivette Serrano Hughes

A second teacher from North Carolina has been caught with fraudulent credentials a week after JoCoReport broke the story of the arrest of a Cleveland High School teacher and assistant coach with fake credentials.

According to JoCoReport the Office of the Johnston County Sheriff opened a criminal investigation into the matter. The teacher, Ivette Serrano Hughes, was hired by the school system on the basis of a fraudulent resume and diploma in 2018.

Hughes is Torians Hughes’ wife, who was said to have used fake credentials to get a teaching job at Cleveland High School in Clayton.

Torians Adaryll Hughes

In June, Wake County’s Torians Hughes was arrested and charged with using a doctoral resume to be hired as a teacher at Johnston County’s Cleveland High School.

Ivette Hughes was hired by Four Oaks Middle School. Last week, she resigned after her fake qualifications were exposed.

The second incident raises serious questions about how well Johnston County Schools are checking the credentials of teachers they appoint.

In a statement from Johnston County Public Schools, “JCPS notified the Johnston County Sheriff’s Department last week of concerns about credentials submitted by the employee, Ivette Serrano Hughes. JCPS also has notified the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction of these concerns.  Johnston County Public Schools appreciates the prompt action of the Johnston County Sheriff’s Department in these cases.  Prior to being employed with JCPS, Ms. Hughes was employed with another school district in another state. Our Human Resources department has notified her previous employer of its concerns.”