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Teachers make deals after raping pupils
AT LEAST 20 sexual assault cases against teachers in the Umlazi education district in Durban are still pending, with the youngest victim being a six-year-old pupil. But in all these cases teachers have been
Read More »Duval schools rethinking teacher background checks
After two recent arrests of Duval County school teachers accused of sexually molesting children, School Board members are discussing changes in how new teachers are screened to better protect students
Read More »Kaitaia school warned about sex teacher
A crackdown on schools has been ordered in the wake of a Northland school failing to act on police warnings its deputy principal was a sexual predator. James Parker, deputy principal of Pamapuria School, yesterday
Read More »Schools asked for answers after 2nd sex case
As the community learned in the case of Christopher Bacca -- the elementary school teacher in jail facing several sex charges involving a young child three years after allegations of similar abuse -- when
Read More »Gerald Ford Elementary School teacher arrested in child sexual assault investigation
Indian Wells police arrested a teacher on Wednesday who is accused of sexually assaulting a fourth-grade girl and others. Deputies first began investigating allegations in July of sexual assault on the fourth grader at Gerald
Read More »Valley teacher arrested for sexual assault of a 4th grader
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has arrested a valley teacher on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 4th grade female student. According to a Sheriff's Department news release sent out late Wednesday, in July 2012 the
Read More »Former substitute teacher sentenced for child porn
A former substitute teacher at several Helena elementary schools has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. A U.S. marshal took 34-year-old Jason Carrick into custody after his sentencing Tuesday
Read More »What is a Teacher Background Check?
A teacher background check is a procedure that provides educational institutions more information about an applicant or prospective teacher. The information gathered through the investigation includes criminal records, driving records, past employment records, civil
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