Teacher Verification – background checks

Protecting your child from abuse: your school’s role

teacherverification March 3, 2012 4

Everyone in the education service plays a part in keeping children and young people safe. Creating a safe learning environment, identifying pupils who are suffering or at risk of harm and then taking appropriate

Girls’ school master is held on sex charge: Teacher suspended over alleged assault on pupil under 16

teacherverification March 3, 2012 0

A senior master at a prestigious girls’ school has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage pupil under the age of 16. Chemistry teacher Tony Brown, 49, has been suspended after a complaint was

Should Naperville Schools Do More to Protect Children

teacherverification March 2, 2012 0

The state of Illinois has a mandate that all teachers in all schools go through a criminal background check before being able to work in the state. For some, however, the background checks that

Cops: DeKalb teacher had sex with student in classroom

teacherverification March 2, 2012 0

A DeKalb County middle school teacher is accused of having sex with a student in his classroom and at her home, according to police. Almarcus Dewayne Thomas, 42, of Lithonia, allegedly had a sexual relationship

Fallout over sex offender who worked as teacher

teacherverification March 1, 2012 1

A convicted sex offender allegedly evaded arrest for nearly five years while legally changing his name and working as a teacher. Fallout from the case, which has sparked a ministerial inquiry, continued yesterday as it

Parents: No Note On Predator Teacher

teacherverification March 1, 2012 2

A group of north central Florida elementary school students went home with a letter on Monday night, saying their teacher had been fired. Roseann Coffill, a Metcalfe Elementary School parent says she is shocked the

Substitute teacher background check legislation prompts changes at district level

teacherverification February 29, 2012 2

The Illinois districts of Champaign and Urbana recently tightened background screening procedures for substitute teachers in response to authorization changes at the state level, the News-Gazette reports

Edgewater: Teacher Accused Of Sexual Contact Has History Of ‘Incidents’

teacherverification February 29, 2012 0

A substitute teacher at an Edgewater elementary school has been arrested on suspicion of unlawful sexual contact of a student at the school, and CBS4 has learned he has a history of putting children