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Jeffrey Sears, teacher and coach, pleads guilty to having sex with Glen Burnie students
A Maryland teacher pleaded guilty today after having sex with three teenagers. Jeffrey Sears appeared in the Anne Arundel County Courthouse today to enter the plea, admitting that he used his positions as teacher and
Read More »Accused teacher allowed to teach only if aide was present
Milford ISD Band Director William Trussell was charged in early April with sexual assault of a child. When the charges were made public, at least one father in Milford was not surprised. "I just know
Read More »DeSoto band teacher arrested for sexual assault
A DeSoto County High School teacher has been removed from the school after being arrested for the sexual battery of one of his students. On April 7th, authorities were notified of the alleged abuse by
Read More »Teacher ‘abused boys in his care’
THE trial has begun of a former leading light in a Burton charitable organisation accused of ‘systematic abuse’ of four boys in the 1970s and 80s. Peter Merrick, of Burton Road, Overseal, faces a total
Read More »Loophole allowed former teacher to evade law
A former teacher accused of using fraudulent information to become employed as a teacher and color guard instructor at three local Wichita Falls schools — and who was employed briefly at a fourth in
Read More »Fresno Mom Of Alleged Teacher Sex Abuse Victim Speaks Out
The mother of an alleged victim of former Modesto high school teacher James Hooker spoke out against him on Tuesday night and said she hopes her daughter’s actions help put a stop to him. Hooker,
Read More »When background checks miss the mark
The teacher arrived with excellent credentials and more than 20 years of experience in the classroom when he accepted a position last year at a private school in Menlo Park. What the school didn't know
Read More »When Teachers and their Unions Don’t Care
The Miramonte child abuse scandal and several other cases recently unraveled show how for so many years our educational system has failed our community and, more importantly, the children they were entrusted to educate. Having
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