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Teachers now face harsher punishment for infractions
Teachers will now face harsher punishment for severe infractions, including sexual assault, the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) said Friday. The OCT was responding to one of 49 recommendations made in a report it had
Read More »Court rejects ex-Denville teacher’s sex abuse appeal
Authorities acted properly in obtaining a private cellphone number for a former Denville elementary school teacher that was used in the investigation of the instructor’s sexual abuse of a student, a state appeals court
Read More »Elementary School Gym Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student
A Chicago Public elementary school teacher and coach has been arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student. Idris Bridgeforth, 39, of Riverdale, stands charged with felony indecent solicitation and criminal sexual assault. Known as “Coach
Read More »UPDATE: Untalan Middle School teacher accused of sexual assault
An Untalan Middle School teacher has been arrested for allegedly touching a female student inappropriately on several occasions
Read More »Teacher jailed after sex attack on Sussex schoolgirl
A teacher has been jailed for 18 months after being convicted of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Nicholas Esteve was a teacher at East Sussex County Council-run Hailsham Community College when he assaulted the girl,
Read More »Former Hamilton teacher sentenced, sexual assault
A former Hamilton High School teacher has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after being charged with providing alcohol to and having sex with a 15-year-old student in January 2010.
Read More »Former Teacher Sentenced to Five Years in Child Sex Assault Case
A former high school teacher has been sentenced to five years of community corrections on Tuesday after being convicted of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, ABC affiliate KRDO-TV reports. Anthony Ribaudo pleaded
Read More »Parents Wonder Why Background Checks Did Not Work
It's a simple question that many people, especially parents, are asking. They're wondering how teachers with a seeming penchant for child abuse could get and keep jobs for years, or even decades. And sometimes the
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