Jon Ross on Friday testified for the second time in the appeal of his firing from Greenville Area School District, saying he used the words “attractive” and “flirt” with the women who accused him of sexual harassment.

Ross however couldn’t remember exactly how he used those words with two of his former colleagues at Hempfield Elementary School, saying they were just a “slice of a conversation.”

The school’s attorney, Diego Correa of Pittsburgh, called on Ross and several others in day seven of testimony in front of the state Labor Relations Board, Pittsburgh.

Greenville school board members fired Ross, 48, who taught third grade, April 20 for allegedly sexually harassing his co-workers.

Ross appealed the decision, claiming he was wrongfully fired in retaliation for bringing concerns to school administrators and board members while he was president of the teachers’ union, Greenville Education Association.

Ross testified he believes his role as president in the union’s May 2008 vote of “no confidence” in school administrators contributed to his firing.

Ross, who also testified Oct. 9, described a February 2008 encounter with board President Michael Downing and then-high school Principal Dr. John Ziegler.

Ross was planning to speak at a school board meeting that month to invite the board to the third-graders’ reading program. Before the meeting, the two men came to Ross’ classroom, urging him against talking at the meeting, Ross said.

They didn’t threaten him, but Ross said he felt trapped and uncomfortable because Downing and Ziegler closed the door, briefly blocking it. Ross didn’t think the men knew what he wanted to discuss with the board.

A few days after Ross spoke at the meeting, Hempfield Elementary Principal Nancy Castor told him he needed to be more careful because he’s not like other teachers, Ross said.

He didn’t think he needed to notify her he’d be speaking to the board because he wasn’t addressing any particular issues.

Ross said he didn’t tell former substitute teacher Emily Jackson that she “must be good at something” for having a large engagement ring, as Mrs. Jackson testified Monday.

Ross did admit he used the word “flirt” in a conversation with Mrs. Jackson, with whom he said he had a long-standing relationship.

He said he had a good relationship with teacher Deanna Grantham, who also testified against him Monday. He used the word “attractive” while talking with her, saying he could only remember it as a “slice of a conversation.”