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Teacher ‘grabbed child, five, by head and slammed it against desk’
A teacher has been stripped of her classroom duties after a protest by furious parents who discovered she had been accused of - but not prosecuted for - pushing a child's head into a
Read More »Rich East teacher suspended for alleged inappropriate contact with student
A male math teacher at Rich East High School in Park Forest has been put on paid leave and is facing further disciplinary action for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student, officials said
Read More »Schools might expand background checks
Employees of Johnston County schools might face ongoing criminal-records checks to ensure they’re not getting into trouble while on the job. The superintendent’s staff introduced the measure at a school board meeting earlier this month.
Read More »Naked Teacher 1st Test of NJ’s New Tenure Law
A New Jersey teacher caught running naked through an apartment complex is the first to lose his job under a speedier new tenure law. It took four months from the time the Vineland Board
Read More »Madhya Pradesh: Teacher caught for making girls’ MMS
A schoolteacher and his friend were arrested on Saturday for making obscene MMS clippings of two teenaged girls and harassing them. The police are also probing into role of a girl, who allegedly forced the
Read More »Teacher in porn, molestation case enters plea
A Chula Vista elementary school teacher pleaded not guilty Friday to 20 felony charges, including child molestation involving one of his former students and possession of child pornography.
Read More »Nigeria: Ghost Schools, Fake Teachers
A recent audit in Kogi State revealed that the government had been paying money to maintain over 800 schools that do not exist. The same audit uncovered over 3,000 non-existent "teachers" on the government's payroll.
Read More »Would-be volunteer school coaches discover high hurdles in the background details
Coaching basketball is easy, right? All you have to do is unlock the gym, lead a warm-up activity, run a few drills and play some scrimmage. But what about getting a criminal record check or knowing
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