Teacher Claiming Insanity in Sex Case - A middle-school reading teacher whose sexual liaisons with a 14-year-old student made tabloid headlines broke off plea negotiations with prosecutors and will claim insanity at a December trial, her attorney said today.
Scuffle Between School Officials Probed - The dispute is the latest in a series of controversies that have embroiled Laboy in his five years in the superintendent's job. Also during his tenure, concerns have been raised about his failure to pass an English proficiency exam and about the use of school funds to outfit his vehicle.
High School Teacher Charged with Sexually Abusing Student - A teacher at Point Pleasant Borough High School in Ocean County has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female student over a four-month period, authorities said.
Low Income Schools Lack Leaders - The disparity in teacher quality in the Fort Bend Independent School District is typical at most of the middle and high schools throughout the seven-county Houston area, according to recent research compiled by University of Texas researcher Edward Fuller.
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Black Leaders Don't Want Homeless Shelter Next to School - [The location of the proposed homeless men's shelter] is only two blocks from Jones High, where boosters learned only last month that a fourth consecutive F grade had earned the district a state order to improve performance or face possible closure.
Ex-Schoolboard Member Arrested Again - A former Hempstead school board member who was convicted last month for stealing a principal's ATM card was arrested again this morning for cashing a $360 check the district had given him for a conference in Texas that he didn't attend, authorities said.
Teen Sentenced to 30 Days for School Threat - A 17-year-old girl has been sentenced to 30 days in jail or on a work detail for sending an e-mail message about a bomb being planted at Kearsley High School.
Head of Charter School Quits Under Investigation - The state auditor's office is looking into whether 78 of the 112 charter schools sponsored by the Lucas County Educational Service Center opened illegally.
Police Officers Assigned to School Won't Carry Tasers - Police officers assigned to Duval County schools will not carry Taser guns when students go back to class next month, school board members were told Tuesday morning.
Male Cheerleader Impersonator To Leave Prison - A Greensburg man who lives his life as a woman and was arrested after allegedly being found lurking around a high school locker room could be released from Westmoreland County Prison as early as Wednesday.
Ex-Schoolboard Member Arrested Again - A former Hempstead school board member who was convicted last month for stealing a principal's ATM card was arrested again this morning for cashing a $360 check the district had given him for a conference in Texas that he didn't attend, authorities said.
Teen Sentenced to 30 Days for School Threat - A 17-year-old girl has been sentenced to 30 days in jail or on a work detail for sending an e-mail message about a bomb being planted at Kearsley High School.
Head of Charter School Quits Under Investigation - The state auditor's office is looking into whether 78 of the 112 charter schools sponsored by the Lucas County Educational Service Center opened illegally.
Police Officers Assigned to School Won't Carry Tasers - Police officers assigned to Duval County schools will not carry Taser guns when students go back to class next month, school board members were told Tuesday morning.
Male Cheerleader Impersonator To Leave Prison - A Greensburg man who lives his life as a woman and was arrested after allegedly being found lurking around a high school locker room could be released from Westmoreland County Prison as early as Wednesday.
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