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Mia King, a teacher in Cheatham County School District in TN reportedly showed up to school high. The school called police and they found 2 bags of cocaine in her purse in the classroom.A scooping object and rolled-up bill were also found covered in white powdery residue.She’s now facing charges and has been terminated by the district.


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Cocaine found in 6th grade classroom, TN teacher arrested

A Cheatham County deputy acted on a tip and found two baggies of cocaine in the teacher’s purse in the classroom.
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NJ school teacher arrested for having a child with a 13-year-old student. This is horrible.

The relationship began when teacher Laura Caron was about 26 years old and the child was 11.

In December, the victim's father noticed that the child looked like him and his son, raising concerns.

The alleged crimes took place for about four years, between 2016 and 2020.

Caron taught the victim and his brother when they were in 5th grade.

"Over the years, the parents of the victim said the family became friends with Caron, which ultimately led to them even allowing their boys and daughter to stay at Caron’s home at times," ABC 6 reported.

The children eventually stayed with Caron permanently from 2016 to 2020.

The victim’s sister says her brother was about 11 years old when he started sleeping in the same bed as Caron.

The teacher would reportedly go into the bathroom while the victim was showering, lock the door, and rape him while the other siblings slept.

The victim has admitted to being the father of the child.


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An Ohio teacher has a meltdown because Ohio passed the "Parents' Bill of Rights" which requires schools to inform parents if their kid decides to "change their gender", bans gender ideology indoctrination in K-3, and allows parents to opt their kids out of lessons with sexual content.

Why would any teacher be mad about not being able to keep secrets from parents and parents having a say in their children's' education?


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The Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit has arrested and charged an Arlington Public Schools employee with a sexually-based offense and is seeking possible additional victims.

Police launched a criminal investigation after receiving information that, beginning in September 2022, a substitute teacher assigned to Washington-Liberty High School initiated an inappropriate sexual relationship with a juvenile female student.

As a result of the investigation, Timothy McGhee, 47, of Alexandria, VA was arrested on January 10 and charged with Virginia Code § 18.2-370.1 Taking Indecent Liberties with a Child by a Person in a Supervisory or Custodial Relationship and Virginia Code § 18.2-60.3 Stalking.

Additional information regarding the investigation is restricted from release in accordance with Virginia Code § 19.2-11.2.



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Substitute Teacher Charged; Possible Additional Victims Sought

The Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit has arrested and charged an Arlington Public Schools employee with a sexually-based offense and is seeking possible additional victims.
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Teacher accused in ‘extensive scam' online arrested​





A Stratford High School teacher is accused of running what police called an “extensive” scam online and he has been arrested.

The investigation started when Stratford Police detectives received an anonymous tip on Nov. 9, that James O’Neil, a Stratford High School teacher, was running an extensive scam through the internet and he using his Stratford High School computer equipment to facilitate it, according to police.

The tipster said O’Neil was altering the bills of sale and other documents and illegally selling vehicles on Facebook.

On Dec. 3, a Stratford detective served two search warrants and gained access to a 2023 Jeep Wrangler and information about Neil’s use of his Stratford High School computers.

Three days later, a warrant was issued, according to police.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents took O’Neil into custody on Jan. 1, New York authorities charged him as a fugitive from justice and he was moved to Rikers Island to await extradition back to Connecticut.

Stratford police said he was brought to the Stratford Police Department on Jan. 8 and charged with forgery in the second degree, identity theft in the third degree and illegal operation of a repair business without a license.



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Stratford High School teacher accused in ‘extensive scam' online arrested

A Stratford High School teacher is accused of running what police called an “extensive” scam online and he has been arrested. The investigation started when Stratford Police detectives received an anonymous tip on Nov. 9, that James O’Neil, a Stratford High School teacher, was running an...
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Elementary School teacher arrested, accused of smacking student in the face​


A teacher at Lemira Elementary School was arrested after being accused of smacking a student in the face.

According to the Sumter County public index, Sharon Louise Benson was arrested on Tuesday.

An incident report stated that on Monday, January 6, Benson smacked the student in the face twice in an attempt to get them to wake up.

The report goes on to say the child had fallen asleep in another teacher’s classroom, was pushed in the hallway and felt Benson poking their chest lightly multiple times. The victim said they felt a slap to the side of the face, fell onto the floor and hit their head.

On Thursday, January 9 law enforcement from the Sumter Police Department (SPD) responded to Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital and spoke with the victim and their aunt in the emergency room.

According to SPD, the aunt told police she was not notified of the incident until Wednesday, January 8.

“This should never happen in South Carolina and this should never happen to anyone’s child in any school anywhere in the world. For a child to literally be sitting and be assaulted by a teacher so hard that they fall to the floor, it’s disturbing as a parent, it’s disturbing as a lawmaker, and it’s disturbing as a lawyer,” said Todd Rutherford, who is representing the victim’s family. “So one of the things we looked at was what was the school district going to do, they turned it over to law enforcement and law enforcement did make an arrest and that’s a start. But now we have to figure out how to heal this child.”

Police said they came to the school and spoke with the principal. They were able to review security footage which they said showed the student being pushed into an “office-type” chair from a classroom into the hallway.

The incident report also states footage showed Benson leaving the classroom and tapping the victim, trying to wake them up. Benson then allegedly smacked the student on the right side of the face two times, causing them to fall off the chair and onto the ground.

The Sumter School District told WIS News 10 in a statement that on Tuesday, January 7, Benson was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation. She resigned on Friday, January 10.


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Lemira Elementary School teacher arrested, accused of smacking student in the face

A teacher at Lemira Elementary School was arrested after being accused of smacking a student in the face.
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Elementary school teacher arrested for drug possession, district police say​



46-year-old Danielle Wolf was booked into the Clark County Detention Center for charges related to possession of a controlled substance.

The arrest stems from an investigation Tuesday at Berkeley L. Bunker Elementary School.

She’s been employed by the district since August 2007. According to the negotiated agreement, she will be assigned to home with pay when released.


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Clark County teacher arrested for drug possession, district police say

Clark County School District Police arrested a teacher for possessing a drug.
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Teacher in court for charges of sexually abusing student​



A 66-year-old male teacher at Banks High School was arrested Tuesday on charges of second-degree sexual abuse and luring a minor, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO).

Wymon Smith, who taught 9th through 12th grade, was put on leave by the school after the school was told about allegations of Smith having sexually inappropriate conversations with multiple students and having sexual contact with at least one student on school property.



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Banks HS teacher in court for charges of sexually abusing student

A 66-year-old male teacher at Banks High School was arrested Tuesday on charges of second-degree sexual abuse and luring a minor, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO).
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Teacher charged with 18 additional crimes involving minors, records show; Orlando Naumann was previously arrested on allegations of having an improper relationship with a student​


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Former Canyon Lake High School teacher charged with 18 additional crimes involving minors, records show

A former Canyon Lake High School teacher, who was arrested for allegedly having an improper relationship with a student in 2023, was charged with 18 additional crimes, according to Comal County Jail online records.
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Teacher accused of sex crimes received second highest performance evaluation​



The Levy County teacher accused of sex crimes against a student received “effective” evaluations since he began teaching at Bronson middle-high school.

Jonathan Irizarry, 33, was arrested Wednesday, accused of having a sexual relationship with one of his theater students for more than a year.

As part of his personnel file sent to TV20, Irizarry mostly received an “effective” grade, including for his classroom environment.

That’s the second-highest mark he could receive.

One comment on his most recent evaluation said that Irizarry was on his way to being a great teacher.

Irizarry’s arrest report says he took the student to Gainesville hotels to have sex with her and they traded nude pictures and videos of each other.

Irizarry is charged with five counts of sexual assault.



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Levy County teacher accused of sex crimes received second highest performance evaluation

The Levy County teacher accused of sex crimes against a student received “effective” evaluations since he began teaching at Bronson middle-high school.
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Any mitigating statements, @leaningright?
 
Diogenes said:
Any mitigating statements, @leaningright?
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For every one of those negative stories you can dig up there are thousands of teachers who have positive stories and positive effects on kids. Teachers who show up to work every day to do a difficult job.

It’s far easier to find your type of stories than articles like the one below. For instance, I keep extra food in my classroom for a few kids who I know are often hungry. There’s no way to tell how many teachers do this same thing…and it goes unnoticed, as it should.

https://www.thekitchn.com/food-insecurity-hunger-affects-students-in-the-classroom-teachers-261822

When people do their jobs as they’re supposed to it’s not written about. How many stories about fair and just law enforcement officials do you read/see as opposed to those who might abuse their power.

You’ll never see more “Teachers in the news” stories that are positive than are negative. But just remember for every one of the stories you link that are negative and highlight the misdeeds of a bad teacher, there are thousands of competent, hard working teachers who are teaching what they’re supposed to and taking care of kids along the way.

I should know better than to respond but I’m a bit hard-headed when it comes to public education. It’s something I’m a bit passionate about.
 
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