By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles school officials have ramped up their efforts to rid their district of abusive educators, and the work seems to be paying off.
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Student molestation prompts board member to call for better teacher screening
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
NAZARETH, Pa. – Members of the Nazareth Area School Board are calling for improved background checks for employees after a middle school drama teacher allegedly molested a student.
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N.J. teacher who molested a student gets a slap on the wrist from a spineless court
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MONTCLAIR, N.J. – As EAGnews reported in a recent three-part series, the number of reported sexual misconduct complaints against K-12 teachers is exploding all over the nation.
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Shock: Teacher cites her own racism in denying sexual assault accusations
From news service reports
HUMBLE, Tex. – We couldn’t possibly make something like this up.
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Students allege that L.A. college ignores sexual assault complaints
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
LOS ANGELES – Dozens of women have filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights against Occidental College, alleging school administrators swept reports of rape under the rug.
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LA schools’ ‘teacher jails’ overflowing in wake of last year’s sexual scandal
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles school board member Tamar Galatzan wants teachers accused of sexual abuse of students to be told the reason they’ve been removed from the classroom, and the expected length of the district’s investigation.
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Teacher-student sexual abuse cases drawing more attention in Texas
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
DALLAS – Texas is a hotbed for inappropriate sexual activities between teachers and students.
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Observant parents, better screening and tougher laws could help curb teacher sexual abuse of students
Part 4 of 4
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
LOS ANGELES – For years, parents at George de la Torre Elementary School in Wilmington, California complained to school administrators about teacher Robert Pimentel’s questionable behavior with their children.
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California teacher gets brief jail term for having sex with a minor
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
MERCED, Calif. – A former California high school teacher will serve a mere five months in jail for carrying on a year-long sexual relationship with a student.
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Union, school officials sweep sex offenses under the rug, allowing ‘mobile molesters’ to strike again
Part 3 of 4
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
SEATTLE – At Port Townsend High School near Seattle, basketball coach Randy Sheriff used drugs and alcohol to manipulate his star player – a 15-year-old girl – into a sexual relationship in the late 1980s.
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Many teachers using Facebook, other electronic communication options to sexually seduce students
Part 2 of 4
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
OMAHA, Neb. – Omaha middle school teacher Shad Knutson found a new way to connect with his students, and he used it to live out his sexual fantasies.
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Disturbing tales of teachers sexually abusing students becoming everyday news across the nation
Part 1 of 4
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania mother Hope Egli sipped from a glass of water, cleared her throat, and took a moment to gather her emotions.
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Family of abused autistic child gets settlement from school district
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Florida school district recently settled a lawsuit filed by the family of an autistic student who was allegedly abused by his special needs teacher.
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Misconduct complaints against teachers sharply increase in Ohio
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Misconduct complaints against Ohio teachers have gone through the roof in the last few years, and experts are pointing to social media and improved reporting as the reasons.
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Lawmaker offers new bill to make it easier to fire abusive teachers
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A year after killing a bill that would have streamlined the firing process for teachers accused of sex or drug acts involving students, state Assembly member Joan Buchanan is proposing her own fix for the lengthy and costly dismissal process.
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Teacher sent nude photos of her students to man, blames ‘weight gain’ and ‘hormonal imbalance’
From news service reports
To paraphrase Bob Dylan: How many more sexual predators must be caught in the schools before we say we have a problem?
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Former Washington state teacher allegedly avoided punishment for years of sexually abusive behavior
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – Teacher sexual misconduct with students may be reaching epidemic proportions, and experts agree the problem is exacerbated by school administrators and union officials who sweep illegal activities under the rug.
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Pittsburgh teacher facing multiple allegations of sexual abuse
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Perry Traditional Academy teacher Michael White likes sex, drugs and rock and roll.
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Paper: Parents should be more worried about school sex abuse than armed intruders
From news service reports
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – The Record, a northern New Jersey newspaper makes a stunning – yet correct – statement: parents should be more concerned about sexual predator school employees than armed intruders.
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Reported cases of teacher/student sexual abuse on the rise in Texas
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
HOUSTON – The Texas Education Agency is investigating more cases of inappropriate relationships between teachers and students than in the past, and some believe text messaging and social media could be contributing to the problem.
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