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Girls’ school master is held on sex charge: Teacher suspended over alleged assault on pupil under 16

Girls’ school master is held on sex charge: Teacher suspended over alleged assault on pupil under 16

teacherverification March 3, 2012 0

A senior master at a prestigious girls’ school has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage pupil under the age of 16. Chemistry teacher Tony Brown, 49, has been suspended after a complaint was

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Should Naperville Schools Do More to Protect Children

Should Naperville Schools Do More to Protect Children

teacherverification March 2, 2012 0

The state of Illinois has a mandate that all teachers in all schools go through a criminal background check before being able to work in the state. For some, however, the background checks that

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Cops: DeKalb teacher had sex with student in classroom

Cops: DeKalb teacher had sex with student in classroom

teacherverification March 2, 2012 0

A DeKalb County middle school teacher is accused of having sex with a student in his classroom and at her home, according to police. Almarcus Dewayne Thomas, 42, of Lithonia, allegedly had a sexual relationship

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Fallout over sex offender who worked as teacher

Fallout over sex offender who worked as teacher

teacherverification March 1, 2012 1

A convicted sex offender allegedly evaded arrest for nearly five years while legally changing his name and working as a teacher. Fallout from the case, which has sparked a ministerial inquiry, continued yesterday as it

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Parents: No Note On Predator Teacher

Parents: No Note On Predator Teacher

teacherverification March 1, 2012 2

A group of north central Florida elementary school students went home with a letter on Monday night, saying their teacher had been fired. Roseann Coffill, a Metcalfe Elementary School parent says she is shocked the

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Substitute teacher background check legislation prompts changes at district level

Substitute teacher background check legislation prompts changes at district level

teacherverification February 29, 2012 2

The Illinois districts of Champaign and Urbana recently tightened background screening procedures for substitute teachers in response to authorization changes at the state level, the News-Gazette reports

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Edgewater: Teacher Accused Of Sexual Contact Has History Of ‘Incidents’

Edgewater: Teacher Accused Of Sexual Contact Has History Of ‘Incidents’

teacherverification February 29, 2012 0

A substitute teacher at an Edgewater elementary school has been arrested on suspicion of unlawful sexual contact of a student at the school, and CBS4 has learned he has a history of putting children

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High school teacher arrested for alleged sexual assault on student

High school teacher arrested for alleged sexual assault on student

teacherverification February 29, 2012 1

Another teacher has been busted for allegedly sexually assaulting a student, officials said. Darryl Lynch, 55, was arrested Tuesday afternoon at the High School of Graphic Communication Arts and accused of inappropriately touching a 14-year-old

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