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Day care teacher charged in child porn case
A Bronx daycare teacher is under arrest, accused of possessing and distributing child porn. He appeared in court as investigators released details about how they tracked him down. Joshua Conde worked in their day care
Read More »Former Crestwood Middle School teacher charged with molesting student in N. Carolina
A former longtime Royal Palm Beach school teacher has been charged with molesting a middle school student in South Carolina. William Albert Brown, 49, was arrested by the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office on May 11
Read More »Inflicting humiliation: Student made to beg for failing to pay school fee
Despite a ban on corporal and other humiliating forms of punishment in schools, the practice continues unabated. In the latest incident, a seventh grader of Government Centennial Model School for Girls Haripur was allegedly beaten
Read More »Teacher Background Check for criminal convictions
It is the policy of most states that applicants for teacher certification must undergo a background check for criminal convictions prior to student teaching. WGU requires that all candidate teachers complete a fingerprinting/background check.
Read More »Cody High School grad, teacher receives 4-30 years for sex assault
A Cody High School graduate and former CHS teacher/coach was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison Tuesday on child sexual abuse charges. John Robert James Cody, 42, of Washington City, Utah, pleaded guilty
Read More »Jury selection got under way today for the trial of an Eastvale teacher accused of kissing a female student
Jury selection got under way today for the trial of an Eastvale teacher accused of kissing a female student on the chest and head. Stephen James Wolford, 49, of Lake Elsinore could face four years
Read More »Teacher accused of sexual assault released on bond
A judge granted bond Saturday for a Dubose Middle School teacher accused of touching a 14-year-old girl inappropriately. William Albert Brown, 49, of Summerville, is charged with second-degree assault and criminal solicitation of a minor. Brown
Read More »NBTHS teacher’s aide charged with sexual assault of two minors
A teacher’s aide at North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) has been charged with sexually assaulting two minors. DerrickWeeks, 34, of North Oaks Boulevard, was charged on May 11 with the aggravated sexual assault and
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