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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
Read More »North Brunswick teacher’s aide charged with sexual assault of teen, 6-year-old girl
A North Brunswick High School teacher's aide has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl on separate occasions, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan announced this afternoon. Kaplan said
Read More »Las Cruces Coach Accused of Child Porn Passed Background Checks
A Las Cruces middle school coach accused of sharing and downloading child pornography will never again work for Las Cruces Public Schools, according to district officials Monday afternoon. Erik Khan, 32, worked at Picacho Middle
Read More »Home Crime Beat Bear teacher arrested on child-solicitation charges
An investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force has led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Bear kindergarten teacher on child-solicitation charges. Scott R. Gibson of Bear was arrested Friday, May 11, after he
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