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Wisconsin School District Not Liable for Teacher Kelly Sweet’s Sexual Abuse of 8th Grader

Wisconsin School District Not Liable for Teacher Kelly Sweet’s Sexual Abuse of 8th Grader

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A Wisconsin public school district is not liable for a 26-year-old female teacher's sexual abuse of an eighth-grade boy, the 7th Circuit ruled Monday. St. Francis School District teacher Kelly

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Teacher of the Year’ Accused of Having Sex With Student

Teacher of the Year’ Accused of Having Sex With Student

teacherverification September 6, 2012 0

A 33-year-old New Jersey woman who was named "Teacher of the Year" for her county in 2011 stands accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student , according to a

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Daycare teacher accused of sexual assault

Daycare teacher accused of sexual assault

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Parents at a Lone Tree daycare center are shocked and disgusted to learn that one of their female teachers was arrested for sexually assaulting a child. Lone Tree Police arrested Chantella Lucero on Tuesday after

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Deaths in lawyer’s family delay sexual abuse trial of priest and teacher

Deaths in lawyer’s family delay sexual abuse trial of priest and teacher

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Tuesday's scheduled start of jury selection in the trial of a former Philadelphia priest and a Catholic schoolteacher on charges they sexually abused a 10-year-old altar boy was postponed after deaths in the extended

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33-Year-Old NJ Teacher Erica DePalo Arrested For Sex With Student,15

33-Year-Old NJ Teacher Erica DePalo Arrested For Sex With Student,15

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Erica DePalo, 33, has been arrested in New Jersey after allegations she carried on an affair with a 15-year-old student in her classes. DePalo was named “Teacher Of The Year” in Essex County just last

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Former teacher on sex charges

Former teacher on sex charges

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A former deputy principal has gone on trial for sexually abusing a young girl. The accused, who is in his 60s, appeared in the Rotorua District Court yesterday charged with repeatedly abusing the girl over

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South Jersey elementary school teacher, charged with sexually assaulting 5 children, to appear in court

South Jersey elementary school teacher, charged with sexually assaulting 5 children, to appear in court

teacherverification September 3, 2012 0

Derek Hildreth, the former Cedarville elementary school teacher and soccer coach charged with 33 counts of sexual assault and endangering children, is scheduled for a status conference on September 4 at 8:30 a.m. in

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Why the teacher transfers violate the contract

Why the teacher transfers violate the contract

teacherverification August 30, 2012 0

As today's story notes, an arbitrator ruled that the district's decision to transfer 54 teachers as part of turnaround plans at three schools violates the union contract. What's worth noting is that the arbitrator points

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