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Former teacher goes to trial for allegedly touching student

teacherverification June 5, 2012 0

He was a well-known, well-liked teacher, but on Monday, Donald Switzer was on trial, accused of taking advantage of students in his classroom at Trinity High School. Switzer, 64, taught Spanish at Trinity for 39

Newton schools tighten criminal background checks after arrest of teacher on child porn charges

teacherverification June 4, 2012 0

The Newton school district will expand its criminal background checks of all new hires in response to the arrest this past winter of an elementary school teacher on child pornography charges, Superintendent David Fleishman

Five among private school principal

teacherverification June 4, 2012 0

A large number of people Saturday staged a demonstration against the principal of a private school for abducting a tenth class girl student. On the demand of the protesters, the City Police registered

Two More Students Accuse Ex-Teacher of Sex Abuse

teacherverification June 4, 2012 0

Two more students have recently come forward, accusing their former William Mason School first-grade teacher of sexual assault, according to affidavits on file with the Morris County Court. Jason Fennes, 37, of Bloomfield, who has

Teacher accused of sexual abuse waives probable cause hearing

teacherverification June 4, 2012 0

A former social studies teacher accused of sexually abusing and assaulting female students at a Rio Rico middle school waived a preliminary hearing this week, sending his case to Superior Court without prosecutors having

Alabama teacher facing drug, moonshine charges

teacherverification June 1, 2012 0

Officials say a south Alabamahigh school science teacher will likely lose his job following his arrest on drug and moonshine charges. Houston County sheriff's deputies say 32-year-old Jason Allen Andrews was arrested after being pulled

Academy ‘teacher’ on pupil sex charge

teacherverification June 1, 2012 0

A 26-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with sexual assault on a boy, 14, and abuse of his position of trust. The charges against Christopher Midgley, of Brookside, Coppull, Chorley, involve a pupil at

Alleged Teacher Sex Assault Victim Sues School System

teacherverification May 31, 2012 0

The mother of an alleged sex abuse victim filed suit Wednesday against the Miami-Dade school system claiming administrators failed to protect her daughter from a sexual predator: The girl’s Physical Education teacher. “My first reaction,