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Jeffrey Sears, teacher and coach, pleads guilty to having sex with Glen Burnie students

Jeffrey Sears, teacher and coach, pleads guilty to having sex with Glen Burnie students

teacherverification April 16, 2012 0

A Maryland teacher pleaded guilty today after having sex with three teenagers. Jeffrey Sears appeared in the Anne Arundel County Courthouse today to enter the plea, admitting that he used his positions as teacher and

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Nigeria: Drama After Bauchi Exposes 5,000 Unqualified Teachers

Nigeria: Drama After Bauchi Exposes 5,000 Unqualified Teachers

teacherverification April 13, 2012 0

Bauchi State is rated poorly in the delivery of quality education due to the recruitment of thousands of unqualified teachers to teach in its primary schools. It was this situation that forced the state's primary

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Accused teacher allowed to teach only if aide was present

Accused teacher allowed to teach only if aide was present

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Milford ISD Band Director William Trussell was charged in early April with sexual assault of a child. When the charges were made public, at least one father in Milford was not surprised. "I just know

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DeSoto band teacher arrested for sexual assault

DeSoto band teacher arrested for sexual assault

teacherverification April 13, 2012 0

A DeSoto County High School teacher has been removed from the school after being arrested for the sexual battery of one of his students. On April 7th, authorities were notified of the alleged abuse by

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Teacher ‘abused boys in his care’

Teacher ‘abused boys in his care’

teacherverification April 13, 2012 0

THE trial has begun of a former leading light in a Burton charitable organisation accused of ‘systematic abuse’ of four boys in the 1970s and 80s. Peter Merrick, of Burton Road, Overseal, faces a total

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Loophole allowed former teacher to evade law

Loophole allowed former teacher to evade law

teacherverification April 12, 2012 0

A former teacher accused of using fraudulent information to become employed as a teacher and color guard instructor at three local Wichita Falls schools — and who was employed briefly at a fourth in

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Fresno Mom Of Alleged Teacher Sex Abuse Victim Speaks Out

Fresno Mom Of Alleged Teacher Sex Abuse Victim Speaks Out

teacherverification April 12, 2012 0

The mother of an alleged victim of former Modesto high school teacher James Hooker spoke out against him on Tuesday night and said she hopes her daughter’s actions help put a stop to him. Hooker,

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When background checks miss the mark

When background checks miss the mark

teacherverification April 11, 2012 0

The teacher arrived with excellent credentials and more than 20 years of experience in the classroom when he accepted a position last year at a private school in Menlo Park. What the school didn't know

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