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Wisconsin School District Not Liable for Teacher Kelly Sweet’s Sexual Abuse of 8th Grader

Wisconsin School District Not Liable for Teacher Kelly Sweet’s Sexual Abuse of 8th Grader

teacherverification September 11, 2012 0

A Wisconsin public school district is not liable for a 26-year-old female teacher's sexual abuse of an eighth-grade boy, the 7th Circuit ruled Monday. St. Francis School District teacher Kelly

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Deaths in lawyer’s family delay sexual abuse trial of priest and teacher

Deaths in lawyer’s family delay sexual abuse trial of priest and teacher

teacherverification September 6, 2012 0

Tuesday's scheduled start of jury selection in the trial of a former Philadelphia priest and a Catholic schoolteacher on charges they sexually abused a 10-year-old altar boy was postponed after deaths in the extended

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AZ background check backlog has schools starting with substitutes

AZ background check backlog has schools starting with substitutes

teacherverification August 24, 2012 0

A number of Valley schools started the school year with several substitute teachers. CBS 5 News has learned that a number of districts were unable to get all their new teachers into the classroom on

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Schools asked for answers after 2nd sex case

Schools asked for answers after 2nd sex case

teacherverification August 9, 2012 0

As the community learned in the case of Christopher Bacca -- the elementary school teacher in jail facing several sex charges involving a young child three years after allegations of similar abuse -- when

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Anne Arundel County Schools begin background checks for new employees

Anne Arundel County Schools begin background checks for new employees

teacherverification August 8, 2012 0

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

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Primary school teacher cleared by a jury faces professional hearing over indecent assault allegations

Primary school teacher cleared by a jury faces professional hearing over indecent assault allegations

teacherverification June 28, 2012 0

A former primary school teacher indecently assaulted pupils over a seven-year period, a professional conduct committee heard yesterday. Nicholas John Lewis denies allegations of indecent assault and inappropriate behaviour at a Cardiff primary school and

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Background chehck is essential on teachers, employees who work in school

Background chehck is essential on teachers, employees who work in school

teacherverification March 22, 2012 1

Joshua Burke was a bus driver at Eastern Allamakee School District until December, when he was arrested on a charge of third-degree sexual abuse and lascivious acts with a child. Had the district reviewed a

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Educator sexual misconduct: No. of incidents go up as monitoring improves

Educator sexual misconduct: No. of incidents go up as monitoring improves

teacherverification March 15, 2012 0

Statistics from the Arizona Board of Education show that the number of educators losing their teaching certificates over allegations of sexual misconduct are up from five years ago. Although sexual relationships or inappropriate touching with

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