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Tighten abuse reporting and background checks on educators
Pennsylvania’s schools are facing a hidden epidemic: Countless students are quietly being preyed upon by the very educators charged with keeping them safe. And a loophole in state law is keeping these predators in
Read More »Did your kid’s camp counselor pass a background check?
Hey moms and dads: If your kid’s camp counselor didn’t pass a state and federal background check, the state wants to hear from you. The Florida Department of Children & Families says schools and community
Read More »Dir teacher accused of torturing minor student
TIMERGARA, May 24: A five-year-old girl student of Lower Dir district has accused a teacher of beating her severely. My teacher Qari Ibarhim beat me so severely that I was taken to hospital for treatment,”
Read More »Ex-teacher gets prison term for child porn
For the second time in as many months, a Bek brother, this one a former West Seneca teacher, is going to federal prison on child pornography charges. Timothy Michael Bek, the younger of two brothers
Read More »Former San Marcos teacher accused of sexual assault of a student
Students at every school have a favorite teacher, and at Travis Elementary in San Marcos, physical education teacher Steven De Leon gets that title. He is a 16-year veteran in the district who received
Read More »Kindergarten teacher accused of sexual abuse
Police in Shanghai are investigating a female preschool teacher over allegations that she sexually abused a 3-year-old girl with a kidney bean. Gelin Shuangyang Kindergarten in Yangpu district said it has suspended the suspect, identified
Read More »Parents accuse San Marcos teacher of inappropriate conduct
A San Marcos elementary school teacher and basketball coach is being investigated in a possible sexual assault case after a student's parents reported an inappropriate relationship to school district officials. Steven De Leon, 39, has
Read More »Sexual battery suspect slipped through cracks
When rumors surfaced that an Oak Grove coach was involved with a student, Lamar County School District officials looked into the matter. After a week-long investigation, Oak Grove High School teacher's assistant and assistant basketball
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