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• Former Duluth school teacher receives 12 year sentence for sexual misconduct - KBJR 6

  20-12-2018 23:39 via kbjr6.com
  Former Duluth school teacher receives 12 year sentence for sexual misconduct  KBJR 6Duluth school teacher Karla Winterfeld has learned her fate after pleading guilty in St. Louis County Court in October to first degree criminal sexual conduct.
  
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• A sweet surprise for an inspiring Cleveland teacher - WKYC.com

  20-12-2018 23:00 via wkyc.com
  A sweet surprise for an inspiring Cleveland teacher  WKYC.comWKYC's Maureen Kyle dropped off goodies and more for a local teacher who is inspiring her students to dream big.
  
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• Teacher nominations will be accepted through Jan. 31 | News - Blue Mountain Eagle

  20-12-2018 22:34 via bluemountaineagle.com
  Teacher nominations will be accepted through Jan. 31 | News  Blue Mountain EagleSuperintendent Robert Waltenburg of the Grant County Educational *Service* District announced that nominations are open statewide through Thursday, Jan.
  
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• Pregnant Teacher Loses Appeal, Will Not Get Her Job Back - WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

  20-12-2018 22:29 via wnep.com
  Pregnant Teacher Loses Appeal, Will Not Get Her Job Back  WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-BarreCOAL TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A teacher who was allegedly fired from a Catholic school in Northumberland County because she is unwed and pregnant will not get ...
  
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• Local teacher fired over medical marijuana card, lawsuit filed - WFSB

  20-12-2018 22:23 via wfsb.com
  Local teacher fired over medical marijuana card, lawsuit filed  WFSBWATERBURY, CT (WFSB) - A local teacher is suing the school system, claiming she was fired for using a medical marijuana card.
  
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• Elizabeth Shields named Greenville Kiwanis Teacher of the Year - The Daily Advocate

  20-12-2018 21:52 via dailyadvocate.com
  Elizabeth Shields named Greenville Kiwanis Teacher of the Year  The Daily AdvocateGREENVILLE – Elizabeth Shields, a math teacher at Greenville High School, was named the Greenville Kiwanis Teacher of the Year for the 2017-18 school.
  
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• ATLANTA GEORGIA TEACHER STUDENT SEX SCANDAL: Ex-band teacher pleads guilty to sexually abusing 4 students | WSB-TV - WSB Atlanta

  20-12-2018 21:40 via wsbtv.com
  ATLANTA GEORGIA TEACHER STUDENT SEX SCANDAL: Ex-band teacher pleads guilty to sexually abusing 4 students | WSB-TV  WSB AtlantaA former Gwinnett teacher is headed to prison after he pleaded guilty to having sex with at least four of his students Thursday morning.
  
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• Colleton County teacher accused of inappropriately touching another child - Live 5 News WCSC

  20-12-2018 21:18 via live5news.com
  Colleton County teacher accused of inappropriately touching another child  Live 5 News WCSCInvestigators say a Colleton County teacher who was arrested on accusations that he inappropriately touched a minor victim has been charged again following ...
  
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• Teacher gets 3 years for having sex with 14-year-old boy (PHOTOS) - The Northwest Florida Daily News

  20-12-2018 21:03 via nwfdailynews.com
  Teacher gets 3 years for having sex with 14-year-old boy (PHOTOS)  The Northwest Florida Daily NewsDELAND — Former New Smyrna Beach Middle School teacher Stephanie Peterson was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison, followed by two years ...
  
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• Former teacher, school volunteer plead guilty to sex charges - WRAL.com

  20-12-2018 20:06 via wral.com
  Former teacher, school volunteer plead guilty to sex charges  WRAL.comA former teacher and former volunteer at a North Carolina high school have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from unrelated instances involving sex acts with ...
  
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• State Board considering waiver of Teacher Fair Dismissal law, host of other changes for LRSD - Arkansas Times

  20-12-2018 20:04 via arktimes.com
  State Board considering waiver of Teacher Fair Dismissal law, host of other changes for LRSD  Arkansas TimesState Board of Education member Diane Zook has outlined a sweeping list of proposals for the Little Rock School District at a special board meeting today, and ...
  
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• Beloved Mill Creek teacher, cheer coach Ashley Taube dies after extended cancer battle - Gwinnett Prep Sports

  20-12-2018 20:01 via gwinnettprepsports.com
  Beloved Mill Creek teacher, cheer coach Ashley Taube dies after extended cancer battle  Gwinnett Prep SportsAshley Taube, the cheerleading coach who inspired the Mill Creek community for years with her fight against cancer, passed away from the disease Thursday.
  
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• Update: State Board of Education Approves District Wide Teacher Fair Dismissal Waiver - www.fox16.com

  20-12-2018 19:43 via fox16.com
  Update: State Board of Education Approves District Wide Teacher Fair Dismissal Waiver  www.fox16.comThe Fair Teacher Dismissal Act waiver will only extended through the 2019-2020 school year.
  
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• Shopping for a teacher can be hard, but Christopher’s has some suggestions - KSDK.com

  20-12-2018 19:17 via ksdk.com
  Shopping for a teacher can be hard, but Christopher’s has some suggestions  KSDK.comWant to get your kid's teacher a holiday gift but don't know where to look? Try Christopher's.
  
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• San Clemente teacher receives surprise 'Star Wars' Millennium Falcon made of Legos, after hers was destroyed by school vandals - OCRegister

  20-12-2018 19:10 via ocregister.com
  San Clemente teacher receives surprise 'Star Wars' Millennium Falcon made of Legos, after hers was destroyed by school vandals  OCRegisterSAN CLEMENTE — After spending 46 hours snapping together 7,541 Lego pieces to create a Millennium Falcon, two expert Lego builders presented their ...
  
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• TPS fires teacher accused of placing student in chokehold - Toledo Blade

  20-12-2018 19:05 via toledoblade.com
  TPS fires teacher accused of placing student in chokehold  Toledo BladeToledo Public Schools fired a teacher who was accused of putting a female student in a chokehold after using a bat to push her out of his classroom. ...
  
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• A Snake, A Sandwich And A Glass Eye: Teachers Share Memorable Gifts From Students

  20-12-2018 19:00 via npr.org
  NPR asked teachers for stories of stand-out gifts — and they delivered. From laugh-out-loud funny to touching and thoughtful to just plain weird, here are a few of our favorites.(Image credit: Paige Vickers for NPR)
  
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• New Illinois law expands substitute teacher recruitment options - Illinois News Network

  20-12-2018 18:20 via ilnews.org
  New Illinois law expands substitute teacher recruitment options  Illinois News NetworkA new Illinois law will soon allow schools to use recruitment agencies to find substitute teachers.
  
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• Teacher had inappropriate relationship with student, officials say - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  20-12-2018 18:07 via ajc.com
  Teacher had inappropriate relationship with student, officials say  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionA Cherokee High School teacher was arrested Wednesday on charges he had an inappropriate relationship with an 18-year-old student. Cherokee County ...
  
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• DD2 officials address rumors about student poisoning teacher at Dubose Middle - WCBD News 2

  20-12-2018 17:51 via counton2.com
  DD2 officials address rumors about student poisoning teacher at Dubose Middle  WCBD News 2SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCBD) – Social media rumors about a student allegedly poisoning a teacher at Dubose Middle School are simply untrue, a district ...
  
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• Man accused of El Paso teacher's death reindicted on new charges - KFOX El Paso

  20-12-2018 17:49 via kfoxtv.com
  Man accused of El Paso teacher's death reindicted on new charges  KFOX El PasoA bond hearing was waived for the man charged with the hit-and-run death of an elementary school teacher. Joel Velazquez was facing a charge of an accident ...
  
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• Unmarried, pregnant teacher can't have her Catholic school job back: bishop - PennLive

  20-12-2018 17:41 via pennlive.com
  Unmarried, pregnant teacher can't have her Catholic school job back: bishop  PennLiveSHAMOKIN - The bishop of the Harrisburg Diocese has denied the appeal of the unwed, pregnant teacher who was fired from a Catholic school in ...
  
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• Harford teachers union president calls proposed teacher cuts 'a necessary evil' - Baltimore Sun

  20-12-2018 16:45 via baltimoresun.com
  Harford teachers union president calls proposed teacher cuts 'a necessary evil'  Baltimore SunThe head of Harford's teachers union, who has known since August the cuts announced Monday by Superintendent Sean Bulson could be coming, said the ...
  
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• Former OPS teacher to be charged with sexually assaulting five more girls - Omaha World-Herald

  20-12-2018 16:30 via omaha.com
  Former OPS teacher to be charged with sexually assaulting five more girls  Omaha World-HeraldThe former first-grade teacher at Fontenelle Elementary School charged with sexual assault of a child has been booked on suspicion of five additional charges ...
  
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• Your View: I'm a teacher. Don't ask me to stop a mass shooting. - Allentown Morning Call

  20-12-2018 16:27 via mcall.com
  Your View: I'm a teacher. Don't ask me to stop a mass shooting.  Allentown Morning CallOn a recent Tuesday morning, my school principal came on the intercom to announce we would be practicing an emergency management drill. The drill ...
  
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• Teacher accused of hitting special needs student pleads guilty - Monroe News Star

  20-12-2018 16:18 via thenewsstar.com
  Teacher accused of hitting special needs student pleads guilty  Monroe News StarA former teacher accused of hitting a 6-year-old has upcoming court date. See how other educators charged with abusing students have fared in court.
  
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• Rays coach Jim Hoff remembered as great man, teacher, influence - Tampa Bay Times

  20-12-2018 15:54 via tampabay.com
  Rays coach Jim Hoff remembered as great man, teacher, influence  Tampa Bay TimesFuneral services will be held today in Tampa for Jim Hoff, the longtime Rays minor-league coach who died unexpectedly last week at age 73. Hoff spent 51 ...
  
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• GoFundMe created for English teacher who died after alleged beating in San Antonio - mySA

  20-12-2018 14:11 via mysanantonio.com
  GoFundMe created for English teacher who died after alleged beating in San Antonio  mySAA GoFundMe page was created Tuesday for the 25-year-old English teacher who police said died after being beaten by her boyfriend last week in San Antonio.
  
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• Teacher gives every student in school a college shirt to spark dreams - KXAN.com

  20-12-2018 13:15 via kxan.com
  Teacher gives every student in school a college shirt to spark dreams  KXAN.comPflugerville ISD encourages students to wear college t-shirts on Wednesdays, but one elementary school teacher noticed her students didn't have any.
  
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• I’m a teacher. I can’t stop a mass shooting. Don’t ask me to. - Washington Post

  20-12-2018 12:03 via washingtonpost.com
  I’m a teacher. I can’t stop a mass shooting. Don’t ask me to.  Washington PostThe Trump administration is standing behind the idea of arming educators. But I don't want to be a hero.
  
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• Remember me? Man waits 20 years to take revenge on ‘abusive’ teacher - South China Morning Post

  20-12-2018 10:35 via scmp.com
  Remember me? Man waits 20 years to take revenge on ‘abusive’ teacher  South China Morning PostVideo shows 50-year-old man repeatedly saying 'I'm sorry' as younger assailant beats him around the head and face.
  
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• Louisiana Substitute Teacher Had Sex With Boy, 16, Multiple Times, Police Say - Newsweek

  20-12-2018 10:33 via newsweek.com
  Louisiana Substitute Teacher Had Sex With Boy, 16, Multiple Times, Police Say  NewsweekTy're Venious allegedly admitted to detectives he had sex with a 16-year-old male on four separate occasions.
  
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• Former teacher gets 3 years for having sex with 14-year-old student - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  20-12-2018 10:08 via ajc.com
  Former teacher gets 3 years for having sex with 14-year-old student  Atlanta Journal ConstitutionA former Florida middle school teacher was sentenced Wednesday to time in jail as well as community *service* for having sex with a 14-year-old student.
  
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• Former teacher gets 3 years for having sex with 14-year-old student - MyDaytonDailyNews

  20-12-2018 10:06 via mydaytondailynews.com
  Former teacher gets 3 years for having sex with 14-year-old student  MyDaytonDailyNewsA former Florida middle school teacher was sentenced Wednesday to time in jail as well as community *service* for having sex with a 14-year-old student.
  
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• Retired Cedar Cliff teacher 'has life back' after receiving kidney from stranger - ABC27

  20-12-2018 07:49 via abc27.com
  Retired Cedar Cliff teacher 'has life back' after receiving kidney from stranger  ABC27About two months ago, ABC27 told you about an unlikely pairing that became the perfect match. Retired Cedar Cliff teacher George Labecki needed a kidney, ...
  
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• State aims to revoke Aztec superintendent's license over teacher-student misconduct case - KRQE News 13

  20-12-2018 06:34 via krqe.com
  State aims to revoke Aztec superintendent's license over teacher-student misconduct case  KRQE News 13AZTEC, N.M. (KRQE) - State education officials are seeking to revoke the license of Aztec Municipal Schools superintendent Kirk Carpenter over how he's said ...
  
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• Details scarce as Leroy-Ostrander Public School teacher and principal under investigation - KIMT 3

  20-12-2018 06:22 via kimt.com
  Details scarce as Leroy-Ostrander Public School teacher and principal under investigation  KIMT 3LE ROY, Minn.- Leroy-Ostrander Public School's Wednesday night school board meeting left a lot of parents and community members with questions.
  
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• In whisteblower lawsuit, fired teacher alleges safety issues at SFCC Kids Campus - Santa Fe New Mexican

  20-12-2018 06:15 via santafenewmexican.com
  In whisteblower lawsuit, fired teacher alleges safety issues at SFCC Kids Campus  Santa Fe New MexicanIn one instance, the suit claims, staff members unhappy with how a child was acting filled a backpack with wooden blocks and made the child wear it outside and ...
  
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• Former teacher wants new trial on sex-with-student charges - FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay

  20-12-2018 04:47 via fox13news.com
  Former teacher wants new trial on sex-with-student charges  FOX 13 News, Tampa BayDisgraced schoolteacher Ethel Anderson stood in front of Judge Chet Tharpe during her sentencing five years ago and pleaded for mercy. But the former ...
  
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• Mt. Vernon students gift color blind teacher with glasses that will help him see the world in color - WRTV Indianapolis

  20-12-2018 03:58 via theindychannel.com
  Mt. Vernon students gift color blind teacher with glasses that will help him see the world in color  WRTV IndianapolisStudents at Mt. Vernon High School raised enough money to surprise their biology teacher, who is color blind, with a Christmas present he'll never forget.
  
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• Wilson Prep teacher charged in Fremont killing - The Wilson Times

  20-12-2018 03:22 via wilsontimes.com
  Wilson Prep teacher charged in Fremont killing  The Wilson TimesThank you for being one of our most loyal readers. Please consider supporting community journalism by subscribing. Pitt. Posted Wednesday, December 19, ...
  
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• St. Augustine elementary school teacher disciplined after slapping 6-year-old on hand - St. Augustine Record

  20-12-2018 00:47 via staugustine.com
  St. Augustine elementary school teacher disciplined after slapping 6-year-old on hand  St. Augustine RecordA teacher at Otis Mason Elementary School was placed on a two-year probation by the Florida Education Practices Commission and ordered to pay a $1250 fine ...
  
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• Special-needs teacher with history of complaints retires amid investigation | WFTV - WFTV Orlando

  20-12-2018 00:39 via wftv.com
  Special-needs teacher with history of complaints retires amid investigation | WFTV  WFTV OrlandoAn Orange County teacher just retired while under investigation, which 9 Investigates learned was at least her 10th over the course of 13 years.
  
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