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Teacher misconduct reports on the rise
Cape Town - Ninety-nine cases of corporal punishment involving teachers in the Western Cape were reported to the SA Council of Educators in under a year. The cases were reported between April last year and
Read More »Lamont teacher investigated after assault allegation
The Sheriff's Department is investigating a teacher in Lamont who may have assaulted a student last week. Sheriff's detectives say they took a report last Thursday at Alicante Elementary School.
Read More »Teacher bullied student with nut allergy by refusing to stop burning scented candle that caused reactions
A 16-year-old girl and her mother claim she was bullied by her teacher, who continued to burn a scented candle in the classroom even after she was told that it endangered the student’s life. Danielle
Read More »Teacher forced five-year-old to eat bagel from garbage because she’s black, mother says
An outraged South Jersey mom says a teacher forced her five-year-old daughter to eat a bagel out of a garbage can just because she’s black. Kandice Harris says her daughter’s teacher admitted to making young
Read More »Teacher ‘molested’ his pupils at past school
The teacher, whose name is known to Sowetan, taught at a school in Swartruggens, North West. He resigned last week following fresh allegations that he had sexually assaulted pupils at the school. The 49-year-old teacher
Read More »Airdrie teacher charged with sexually assaulting student
A high school teacher in Airdrie is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old female student. The 36-year-old male teacher has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation.
Read More »Cloverdale teacher’s aide accused of sexually assaulting 2nd student
Authorities identified a second high school student who may have been sexually assaulted by a Cloverdale special education teacher's aide. Dyke Dewitt, 63, was jailed last week on suspicion of sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old
Read More »Teacher accused of sexual assault gets deal, no time
A former coach and teacher's aide at Green Forest High School accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl will serve no time after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors, court documents show. Coach Andrew Ray,
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