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Ex-teacher gets prison for sex abuse of girl
A former Johnstown schoolteacher was sentenced Wednesday by Judge David Tulowitzki to 71⁄2 to 15 years in state prison for sexually abusing a young girl who was not one of his students but was
Read More »No charges in alleged sexual assault at Garces High
Bakersfield Police said Wednesday they will not recommend charges for the Garces High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student in the 1970's. They say it's because the incident was reported more than 35
Read More »Commission Considers Stricter Rules in Wake of Teacher Arrests
Fail-safes are in place to try and insure the ones who teach our kids are not only qualified, but safe. California teachers are finger-printed and undergo a background check. But with a flurry of recent
Read More »Former Maui teacher takes plea deal in student sex assault case
A former Maui band instructor accused of sexually assaulting a former student has reached a plea agreement. Maui prosecutors say Jim Alan Balicanta of Wailuku agreed to serve a 20-year prison term when he is
Read More »Audit uncovers cases of sex offenders in foster homes, pre-schools
A report by the state auditor’s office has found that 28 sex offenders had been living in state-approved foster homes and preschools and day cares operated in private homes. One school district had employed
Read More »Expensive background checks for school volunteers?
The Pinellas County School Board had an interesting discussion recently about what level of background checks they should be doing on school volunteers. A strict reading of the district's policy would require that any
Read More »Tutor jailed for sex abuse of students
A tutor at an Auckland school who sexually assaulted two pupils has been jailed for two years. The 19-year-old was sentenced in the High Court at Auckland today before Justice Pamela Andrews.
Read More »Wellington college teacher found guilty of sexual abuse
A teacher at one of the country's most prestigious private schools has been found guilty of sexually abusing five young boys. Bruce Roth, who taught maths at £30,000-a-year Wellington college in Crowthorne, Berkshire, until he
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