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Anne Arundel County Schools begin background checks for new employees
School officials in Anne Arundel County have added a new policy to ensure student safety. Prospective employees must pass a criminal background check before they are hired
Read More »Gerald Ford Elementary School teacher arrested in child sexual assault investigation
Indian Wells police arrested a teacher on Wednesday who is accused of sexually assaulting a fourth-grade girl and others. Deputies first began investigating allegations in July of sexual assault on the fourth grader at Gerald
Read More »Valley teacher arrested for sexual assault of a 4th grader
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has arrested a valley teacher on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 4th grade female student. According to a Sheriff's Department news release sent out late Wednesday, in July 2012 the
Read More »Former substitute teacher sentenced for child porn
A former substitute teacher at several Helena elementary schools has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. A U.S. marshal took 34-year-old Jason Carrick into custody after his sentencing Tuesday
Read More »What is a Teacher Background Check?
A teacher background check is a procedure that provides educational institutions more information about an applicant or prospective teacher. The information gathered through the investigation includes criminal records, driving records, past employment records, civil
Read More »Warrant: Enfield Teacher, Student Kissed In The Classroom
A student at Enrico Fermi High School told police that she and her history teacher kissed in his classroom about 30 times between March and May of this year, according court documents. Police sought an
Read More »Henceforth, police verification essential for recruiting teachers: Parrikar
Henceforth, educational institutions in Goa will have to screen teachers before recruiting them by getting their antecedents verified by police, chief minister Manohar Parrikar told the Goa legislative assembly on Wednesday.
Read More »Jailed Duval teacher had shown issues
A teacher of the year arrested for sexual battery allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a child three years earlier. Information released by the Duval County Public School district Wednesday details an incident reported in
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