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Misconduct
Houma teacher arrested for allegedly sleeping with students
Report: Over 100 teachers accused of misconduct continued to work with kids
The analysis of state education data found state education agencies have ignored a federal ban on signing secretive agreements with teachers that hide details of sexual behavior, making it easier for accused teachers to find new jobs working with children.
Sheriff says toddler locked in box is worst case of child abuse he’s ever seen
PULASKI COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) – It’s a troubling case of child abuse. Early Wednesday morning, sheriff’s deputies executed a no-knock search warrant at a home in Pulaski County. There they discovered a three-year-old girl who was being kept inside a wooden box.
Former school head accused of child sexual abuse
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as more information becomes available. David H. “Dave” DeRousse, 69, of West Monroe, recently was arrested in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Several Fairfax County Teachers Accused of Sexual Misconduct Kept Their Teaching Licenses for Years
Fairfax County Public Schools allowed a series of teachers accused of sexual misconduct with students to keep their teaching licenses for years after the offenses, according to an investigation by the News4 I-Team.
28 preschool students evaluated at hospital after Jersey City school bus accident
More than two dozens school children were evaluated at a local hospital this morning after a Jersey City school bus was involved in an accident at West Side and Oxford avenues, Jersey City schools spokeswoman Maryann Dickar said. The accident occurred just before 9 a.m.
CPS superintendent sends letter of thanks after school buses delayed
Orange Cove teacher resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
An Orange Cove High School teacher accused of lewd conduct with a child is no longer teaching after misconduct allegations surfaced last week. Kings Canyon Unified School District Deputy Superintendent John Campbell said the district has accepted Rigoberto Rangel Constantino’s resignation.
Pasco substitute teacher charged with child abuse
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is picking Charles Alan Lawson to replace Justice James Perry on the state Supreme Court. Need last-minute holiday-decorating ideas? Meredyth Censullo tries out 10-minute decorating hacks to see if they’re worth the money.