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Newton schools expand background checks

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The Newton school district will expand its criminal background checks of all new hires in response to the arrest this past winter of an elementary school teacher on child pornography charges, Superintendent David Fleishman

Mount Lebanon school fires teacher accused of sexual assault

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A school in Aintoura, Mount Lebanon, fired Monday the teacher accused of sexually assaulting and harassing students in his care, and Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour promised a full and transparent investigation of

Former teacher goes to trial for allegedly touching student

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He was a well-known, well-liked teacher, but on Monday, Donald Switzer was on trial, accused of taking advantage of students in his classroom at Trinity High School. Switzer, 64, taught Spanish at Trinity for 39

Academy ‘teacher’ on pupil sex charge

teacherverification June 1, 2012 0

A 26-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with sexual assault on a boy, 14, and abuse of his position of trust. The charges against Christopher Midgley, of Brookside, Coppull, Chorley, involve a pupil at

Alleged Teacher Sex Assault Victim Sues School System

teacherverification May 31, 2012 0

The mother of an alleged sex abuse victim filed suit Wednesday against the Miami-Dade school system claiming administrators failed to protect her daughter from a sexual predator: The girl’s Physical Education teacher. “My first reaction,

Lawsuit Filed Against Dade Schools For Alleged Sex Assault By Teacher

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The mother of a now-15-year-old girl filed a lawsuit on behalf of her daughter against Miami-Dade County Public Schools Wednesday after she said no action was taken when a physical education teacher was accused

Zachary Meints, Former Boulder Youth Hockey Coach That Sent Boys Sexual Texts, Pleads Guilty To Internet Sex Exploitation

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Zachary Meints, a 23-year-old former Boulder youth hockey coach accused of sending thousands of sexual texts and Facebook messages to minors asking them for naked photos and encouraging "masturbation races," has pleaded guilty to

Mayor Gets Tough on Sex Assault Teachers

teacherverification May 30, 2012 0

Mayor Bloomberg proposed new legislation Tuesday giving new power to school districts and the New York City Schools chancellor to fire teachers accused of sexual assault. Under current New York state law, a hearing