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School custodian arrested for possession and disseminating child pornography

School custodian arrested for possession and disseminating child pornography

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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

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Parents: Do your own teacher background check

Parents: Do your own teacher background check

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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

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Former Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested on rape complaint

Former Oklahoma substitute teacher arrested on rape complaint

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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

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US teacher held for sexual relation with student

US teacher held for sexual relation with student

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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

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Kindergarten Teacher Commands Class to Take Turns Hitting Girl

Kindergarten Teacher Commands Class to Take Turns Hitting Girl

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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

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Court: Bloomington-Normal teacher abuse case can go forward

Court: Bloomington-Normal teacher abuse case can go forward

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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

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Schools asked for answers after 2nd sex case

Schools asked for answers after 2nd sex case

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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

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Anne Arundel County Schools begin background checks for new employees

Anne Arundel County Schools begin background checks for new employees

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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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