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School custodian arrested for possession and disseminating child pornography
A Noblesville man who was working as a custodian at the new Promise Road Elementary School was arrested Wednesday for possession and disseminating child pornography
Read More »Parents: Do your own teacher background check
Duval County Public schools start up again on Monday. Many kids will have new teachers. According to the District, all 8500 of those teachers are given strict background checks. But with
Read More »Former Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested on rape complaint
A former substitute teacher is accused of raping a woman after a bachelorette party in Bricktown, police said. Oklahoma City police arrested Terry Dwayne Crigler, 46, on one complaint of rape after a woman told
Read More »US teacher held for sexual relation with student
London, August 12 (IANS) A special needs schoolteacher in the US has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a former student half her age. Kelly McKenzy Watson, 34, met the boy, 17, as a
Read More »Kindergarten Teacher Commands Class to Take Turns Hitting Girl
Reader tip: While Weifang Changle County Chengguan Street 6-year-old Le Le was attending class at a kindergarten there, because she had talked during class, the teacher had the class of 29 children take turns
Read More »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 »Schools asked for answers after 2nd sex case
As the community learned in the case of Christopher Bacca -- the elementary school teacher in jail facing several sex charges involving a young child three years after allegations of similar abuse -- when
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
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