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Dan Whitehead, Ex-Brophy Teacher, Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Students in ’80s
Dan Whitehead, the former Brophy College Preparatory instructor who was fired from the Jesuit school in November for alleged sexual misconduct with students, was arrested this weekend on sexual-assault and sexual-abuse charges. Whitehead, 71, was
Read More »Wisconsin School District Not Liable for Teacher Kelly Sweet’s Sexual Abuse of 8th Grader
A Wisconsin public school district is not liable for a 26-year-old female teacher's sexual abuse of an eighth-grade boy, the 7th Circuit ruled Monday. St. Francis School District teacher Kelly
Read More »Former teacher on sex charges
A former deputy principal has gone on trial for sexually abusing a young girl. The accused, who is in his 60s, appeared in the Rotorua District Court yesterday charged with repeatedly abusing the girl over
Read More »South Jersey elementary school teacher, charged with sexually assaulting 5 children, to appear in court
Derek Hildreth, the former Cedarville elementary school teacher and soccer coach charged with 33 counts of sexual assault and endangering children, is scheduled for a status conference on September 4 at 8:30 a.m. in
Read More »Teacher pleads guilty on sex-abuse counts
A Melbourne teacher has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a female student. Daphney Louise Matthews, 39, pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to five sex charges involving a child under the age of
Read More »Former Houston County Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A former Houston County school teacher is officially out of a job following allegations that he had sex with a student. On Monday night, the Colquitt County Board of Education
Read More »High school teacher speaks out on learning problem affecting well-behaved pupils
AFTER one high school teacher from the state's southwest spoke out about the effect of unruly students on learning for all, Premier Campbell Newman has responded, saying suspending students is not the solution to
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
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