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Court: Bloomington-Normal teacher abuse case can go forward
School administrators in McLean County can be sued for failing to warn a neighboring district that it was about to hire a teacher who has a record of sexual misconduct with students, a divided
Read More »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 »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 »Police: Former Ferguson-Florissant teacher admits sexually assaulting students
A longtime St. Louis area teacher is charged with rape and statutory sodomy after turning himself in, apparently in the mistaken belief that the statute of limitations had expired. Donald Ingerson, 67, was charged with
Read More »Ex-teacher jailed one year for filming girls in school toilet
A former science teacher at a secondary school in Jurong who filmed girls in the school's toilet was jailed for one year today. 37-year-old Bertrand Ngien Wen Tseah was found guilty of three offences -
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.
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