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Teacher Background Checks – Do a Criminal Check on a Teacher
Let's face it, one of the most treasured things in anyone's life is in fact their children whether you would want to admit it or not. Making sure that your children are watched by
Read More »Teacher accused of sex assault appears in court
A teacher who is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a former student when he was in Grade 10 appeared in a Toronto court Wednesday. Mary Gowans has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault
Read More »West Orange teacher from Montclair pleads not guilty to sex assault charges
West Orange High School teacher Erica DePalo pleaded not guilty this morning during an arraignment on charges that she had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student this summer. DePalo, 33, of Montclair, who
Read More »Female teacher had a romantic relationship with 14-year-old student, trial told
This story contains graphic content. A teenager says he and a Toronto elementary school teacher developed a romantic relationship starting when he was 14. “She would express her feelings toward me, how she’s happier now that
Read More »Public school district not liable for teacher’s sexual abuse of student: Court
A public school district cannot be held liable for a teacher's sexual abuse of a student because it had only suspicions and no actual knowledge of the abuse, said an appellate district court Monday
Read More »Dan Whitehead, Ex-Brophy Teacher, Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Students in ’80s
Dan Whitehead, the former Brophy College Preparatory instructor who was fired from the Jesuit school in November for alleged sexual misconduct with students, was arrested this weekend on sexual-assault and sexual-abuse charges. Whitehead, 71, was
Read More »Wisconsin School District Not Liable for Teacher Kelly Sweet’s Sexual Abuse of 8th Grader
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
Read More »Teacher of the Year’ Accused of Having Sex With Student
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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