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Teacher fired from substitute service after charges

Teacher fired from substitute service after charges

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A service that provides substitute teachers to school districts in Michigan and Indiana has fired a teacher charged with sex crimes in Saranac. Krag Sanford, 59, was arrested last week on two felony counts of

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Former Lincoln teacher gets 6 years for sexually abusing student

Former Lincoln teacher gets 6 years for sexually abusing student

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Former Lincoln Community High School teacher Doug Benz was escorted in handcuffs from a Logan County courtroom Tuesday morning after admitting he sexually abused one of his students last year. He’s headed to prison to

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When background checks miss the mark

When background checks miss the mark

teacherverification April 17, 2012 0

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

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Ex-teacher gets four years in prison for molestation

Ex-teacher gets four years in prison for molestation

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A 58-year-old Gananoque teacher, whose career ended three years ago with his arrest following revelations that he’d sexually molested a young boy 30 years earlier in Kingston, has now lost his freedom as well. Kenneth

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Ex-Teacher at Bronx Private School Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Ex-Teacher at Bronx Private School Accused of Sexual Misconduct

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A former math teacher at Riverdale Country Schoolin the Bronx was arrested Monday on charges of engaging in sexual conduct with a teenage student. The former teacher, Richard Hovan, 30, surrendered to the authorities in

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Background checks for school bus drivers signed into law

Background checks for school bus drivers signed into law

teacherverification April 16, 2012 0

An Osage woman’s concern for child safety has resulted in mandatory background checks for Iowa school bus drivers. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed the bill into law Wednesday. Kim Koenigs of Osage worked and advocated for

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Teacher’s arrest shocks students and parents

Teacher’s arrest shocks students and parents

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Foothill High School students and parents say they are in shock and angry after learning a teacher there allegedly molested a child. Foothill’s band director, 34-year-old Luke Youngs, was arrested last week on

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Jeffrey Sears, teacher and coach, pleads guilty to having sex with Glen Burnie students

Jeffrey Sears, teacher and coach, pleads guilty to having sex with Glen Burnie students

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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

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