BOISE, Idaho – (AP) – State regulators have disciplined 28 teachers over the past school year for ethical misconduct ranging from inappropriate conduct with a student to substance abuse. According to an annual report released Wednesday, the Idaho Professional Standards Commission announced it received 67 written complaints of alleged educator ethical misconduct during the 2016-2017 […]
Author Archives: Childcare Compliance
VIDEO: Peninsula teacher arrested for alleged sexual misconduct with student
SAN MATEO COUNTY (KRON) — Authorities are worried that there may be more victims of a Peninsula teacher arrested for sexual misconduct with a student. The teacher arrested worked at South San Francisco High School. Police have identified her as Noelia Linares.
Arizona hands daycare $300 fine after abuse cover-up, Ducey stands behind fine
PHOENIX – A Valley daycare will remain open after three employees were convicted in cases involving child abuse and an elaborate cover-up scheme. The Arizona Department of Health Services said that Brighter Angels Learning Center, a preschool and daycare near Central Avenue and Baseline Road, was asked to pay a $300 fine for three violations. […]
Holy Cross School accused of negligence over bullying incidents
NEW ORLEANS – A mother claims that her child was wrongly accused of being a gunman. Catherine Nugent-Dunn, individually and on behalf of her minor child, filed a lawsuit on Sept. 1 against Holy Cross College Inc, d/b/a, Holy Cross School New Orleans, and The Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans in […]
Bullied Teen Who Killed Herself Apologized for Being Ugly, Didn’t Want Any Photos at Funeral
Before 13-year-old Rosalie Avila hanged herself in her Yucaipa, California, bedroom last month she left several notes for her family to read when they found her body. “She left one note that was for my wife, and it said, ‘I love you, mom. I’m sorry you’re gonna find me like this,’ ” Rosalie’s father, Freddie […]
Police investigating possible child sex abuse case at Daphne Elementary School
DAPHNE, AL (WALA) – The Baldwin County Board of Education Superintendent Eddie Tyler has identified the Daphne Elementary School employee who may be under investigation for possible sexual abuse of a student. Tyler said in a written statement, released Tuesday, December 17, that William Davis, a P.E. teacher, has been been on paid administrative leave […]
Does Iowa really need to debate guns in childcare centers?
Some things don’t require legislative debate. Some things should be obvious: Loaded firearms don’t belong in childcare settings. But Iowa has no rules about guns in licensed childcare centers. None. And parents have no right to know whether firearms are present.
PHOTO: Charles City mourns after death of preschooler
CHARLES CITY — A Charles City preschooler died Saturday at the Floyd County Medical Center following a brief illness. Charles City Community Schools made the announcement about 4-year-old Gabriella Roundy on its Facebook page. She was a student at Washington Elementary School.
Early education program putting students on a fast-track to learning
For those whose children have long since left nursery school, you’d be surprised what happens in a good preschool these days. No longer are children just napping and playing games until the parental pickup, these 3- and 4-year-olds are learning what used to be taught in the kindergarten of yesteryear. Children are learning the alphabet, […]
New Law Opens Doors To Subsidized Childcare For Low-Income Parents
Parents hoping to take English language and high school equivalency classes have long faced a barrier to education: the high cost of childcare. A new California law makes parents taking advancement classes eligible for the same child care assistance that working parents, parents seeking employment and parents in vocational programs already had.