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Teacher accused of sexual assault appealing to get job back
A 49-year-old Summerville school teacher accused of touching a 14-year-old girl inappropriately at Dubose Middle school will be appealing to get his job back, according to his attorneys. William Brown is currently out on bond
Read More »Bx. teacher accused of sex with student in 1990s busted again in ‘kin molest’
A Bronx high-school teacher who was accused of sleeping with an underage student two decades ago but remained in the classroom because of a broken disciplinary system was busted again yesterday — this time
Read More »Newton schools expand background checks
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
Read More »Mount Lebanon school fires teacher accused of sexual assault
A school in Aintoura, Mount Lebanon, fired Monday the teacher accused of sexually assaulting and harassing students in his care, and Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour promised a full and transparent investigation of
Read More »Former teacher goes to trial for allegedly touching student
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
Read More »Newton schools tighten criminal background checks after arrest of teacher on child porn charges
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
Read More »Five among private school principal
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
Read More »Two More Students Accuse Ex-Teacher of Sex Abuse
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
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