Pipe Bomb Found in Middle School - Memorial Middle School was evacuated this morning after the discovery of a pipe bomb in the girls' locker room, the Orlando Fire Department said.
Teacher Beaten at School Dies - A teacher who was beaten at a school last week has died, and authorities said murder charges were possible against the 15-year-old boy accused of attacking her.
No Arrest in School Vandalism - Police continued to patrol Jackson area schools Sunday following the vandalism discovered Saturday at South Side High School.
Look Ma, Another School Shooting - The shooting at Birney Elementary School last week frightened many students and outraged parents in the Central Fresno neighborhood.
Sex Education Program Halted - Superintendent Pam Homan was right to suspend a new middle school sex-education curriculum, after parent complaints. She really had no choice.
Teacher had Sex with Student and the School Knew - At least two years ago, prosecutors and the school district knew of allegations a Cuyahoga Falls middle school teacher had sex with an underage former student.
Elementary Teacher Quits Due to Sex Blog - A Texas elementary school teacher resigned last week after school officials found she had used her class computer to access her blog. Her blog chronicled her sexual exploits and also referred to students as ‘Stinky Kids’.
Teacher Drunk At School - A Brandon Middle School teacher was arrested Monday at the school and charged with being drunk in public.
Teacher Put on Leaving for Theft - Hoover schools Superintendent Connie Williams placed a Bumpus Middle School teacher on administrative leave with pay Wednesday after learning the teacher was convicted of theft this summer and charged again last week.
Middle School Teacher Arrested in Sexual Assault on Student - A middle school teacher was arrested this morning, charged with taking a 12-year-old student to his home and sexually assaulting him.
Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex Charges - A former Minneapolis charter school teacher pleaded guilty Monday to criminal sexual conduct involving two female students, ages 12 and 14, officials said.
High School Teacher Accused of Touching Student - The Summit County Attorney's Office is looking into allegations a teacher in the North Summit School District inappropriately touched a high school student in October.
Army Offers More Benefits to Homeschooled Students - The Army has recently implemented a policy change, which makes qualified homeschoolers eligible for the same Army enlistment incentives as a traditional high school graduate!
Monday, October 31, 2005
Friday, October 14, 2005
Why We Homeschool, Oct. 14, 2005
Sorry it's been so long! Here's the round-up today!
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Crowd Protests Raises Given to School Officials - School employees from around North County picketed the Vista school board meeting last night, hoping to force top district managers to give up their raises and to increase pay for local workers.
Teen Fires Gun In School - A high school student was arrested Tuesday after he donned a mask and fired a shotgun into a restroom ceiling, prompting a brief lockdown at the school, authorities said.
High School Locked Down After Pursuit - University High School in San Diego has been locked down following a high-speed chase from police.
(note from Meg - ok, I have to laugh after that sentence. It's written as if the school was running, hee heee heee)
More Schools Warn of Choking Game - The death of a 13-year-old boy from what some call "the choking game" has alerted administrators about the popularity of the potentially lethal practice among some Appleton middle school and high school students.
Bennett Quits K12 After Remarks - Former U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett abruptly resigned last week from the education company K12 Inc. after his racially charged remarks on abortion and crime sparked a firestorm of criticism. (note - it is important to remember that K12 is a PRIVATE corporation trying to seep its way into the homeschooling world by offering "free" curriculum and computers!! There is no such thing as a free lunch, folks!)
And of Course Bennett's Rebuttal - Former Education Secretary William Bennett blamed the news media for distorting his remarks about aborting black babies to reduce crime, saying he had intended to make "a bad argument in order to put it down."
US Education Still Slipping - Reports of U.S. students lagging behind their counterparts in other nations have become so routine that it is almost tempting to wave off each new variation on the theme as old news and maybe even old news that is largely irrelevant.
Former Parochial School Teacher Gets Over 12 Years for Child Porn - Williams was a teacher and athletic director at Holy Spirit Episcopal School in Houston from 2000 through 2003, when he left Texas to work at a school in Las Vegas. But the Houston Police Department was investigating allegations that he had sexually abused male students at the Houston school.
Ex-Substitute Teacher Accused of Touching Kids - Zagorac already is jailed in Lake County, Ind., after being charged in March with a felony in the molestation of an 8-year-old in Hammond. He was convicted in December 2003 of misdemeanor battery for inappropriately touching two boys while working as a substitute teacher in Schererville, Ind.
Teen Held in Assault on Teacher - A 16-year-old student at a Northeast Washington high school has been arrested for allegedly dropping a fire extinguisher from a second-floor gymnasium balcony onto his physical education teacher, authorities said yesterday.
Substitute Teacher Charged with Murder - Police said in 1985 Hasanaj shot and killed his 23-year-old girlfriend, Christine Smith, in Clinton Township. She apparently tried to end their relationship. He then dumped her body in Highland Park, according to investigators.
Teacher Needs Help Controlling Students After Assault - The father of a Blair High School band student who was assaulted recently by two other students during class told the Blair School Board the band teacher needs more help supervising the large classes.
Teen Arrested in Teacher's Aide Killing - Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old Temecula man on suspicion of strangling a popular Hamilton Middle School teacher's aide and graduate student, whose body was found buried in a Riverside County creek bed.
(Another) Former Teacher Arrested for Child Porn - More than 100 images of young children were found on a personal computer in the Plain Township home of Michael Honnold, said Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Rich Denholm II of the FBI in Canton.
Man Wants Records of Former Teacher - News 3 reported Kazmarek came to the parish from the Milwaukee Diocese in the late 1960s. He's now serving 13 life sentences in a Kentucky jail for sexually abusing five boys there. Last week those victims filed a law suit against the Madison and Milwaukee Dioceses, alleging church officials failed to report the abuse to authorities.
Teacher Charged with Sexually Assaulting a Child - Last Wednesday, Donald Gene Dudley, a biology teacher was arrested at his home in Smith County. In the arrest affidavit, he's accused of having sex with a 16 year-old student.
Fifteen Year Old Accuses Teacher of Sexual Abuse - A high school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a student she hired to do odd jobs at her home over the summer break.
Ex-Teacher Sold Drugs to Student - On Sept. 28, Fred L. Davis, 25, of Laurel, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance.
Former Teacher Pleads Guilty to Selling Meth - Jolene Cortez, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday morning to a charge of possession and intent to deliver meth.
Teacher Takes Plea in Child Abuse Case - Thomas H. Moody entered the plea in Clark County Superior Court after striking a plea agreement that reduced the 10 counts of first-degree child molestation he had been facing to the six gross misdemeanors.
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Crowd Protests Raises Given to School Officials - School employees from around North County picketed the Vista school board meeting last night, hoping to force top district managers to give up their raises and to increase pay for local workers.
Teen Fires Gun In School - A high school student was arrested Tuesday after he donned a mask and fired a shotgun into a restroom ceiling, prompting a brief lockdown at the school, authorities said.
High School Locked Down After Pursuit - University High School in San Diego has been locked down following a high-speed chase from police.
(note from Meg - ok, I have to laugh after that sentence. It's written as if the school was running, hee heee heee)
More Schools Warn of Choking Game - The death of a 13-year-old boy from what some call "the choking game" has alerted administrators about the popularity of the potentially lethal practice among some Appleton middle school and high school students.
Bennett Quits K12 After Remarks - Former U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett abruptly resigned last week from the education company K12 Inc. after his racially charged remarks on abortion and crime sparked a firestorm of criticism. (note - it is important to remember that K12 is a PRIVATE corporation trying to seep its way into the homeschooling world by offering "free" curriculum and computers!! There is no such thing as a free lunch, folks!)
And of Course Bennett's Rebuttal - Former Education Secretary William Bennett blamed the news media for distorting his remarks about aborting black babies to reduce crime, saying he had intended to make "a bad argument in order to put it down."
US Education Still Slipping - Reports of U.S. students lagging behind their counterparts in other nations have become so routine that it is almost tempting to wave off each new variation on the theme as old news and maybe even old news that is largely irrelevant.
Former Parochial School Teacher Gets Over 12 Years for Child Porn - Williams was a teacher and athletic director at Holy Spirit Episcopal School in Houston from 2000 through 2003, when he left Texas to work at a school in Las Vegas. But the Houston Police Department was investigating allegations that he had sexually abused male students at the Houston school.
Ex-Substitute Teacher Accused of Touching Kids - Zagorac already is jailed in Lake County, Ind., after being charged in March with a felony in the molestation of an 8-year-old in Hammond. He was convicted in December 2003 of misdemeanor battery for inappropriately touching two boys while working as a substitute teacher in Schererville, Ind.
Teen Held in Assault on Teacher - A 16-year-old student at a Northeast Washington high school has been arrested for allegedly dropping a fire extinguisher from a second-floor gymnasium balcony onto his physical education teacher, authorities said yesterday.
Substitute Teacher Charged with Murder - Police said in 1985 Hasanaj shot and killed his 23-year-old girlfriend, Christine Smith, in Clinton Township. She apparently tried to end their relationship. He then dumped her body in Highland Park, according to investigators.
Teacher Needs Help Controlling Students After Assault - The father of a Blair High School band student who was assaulted recently by two other students during class told the Blair School Board the band teacher needs more help supervising the large classes.
Teen Arrested in Teacher's Aide Killing - Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old Temecula man on suspicion of strangling a popular Hamilton Middle School teacher's aide and graduate student, whose body was found buried in a Riverside County creek bed.
(Another) Former Teacher Arrested for Child Porn - More than 100 images of young children were found on a personal computer in the Plain Township home of Michael Honnold, said Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Rich Denholm II of the FBI in Canton.
Man Wants Records of Former Teacher - News 3 reported Kazmarek came to the parish from the Milwaukee Diocese in the late 1960s. He's now serving 13 life sentences in a Kentucky jail for sexually abusing five boys there. Last week those victims filed a law suit against the Madison and Milwaukee Dioceses, alleging church officials failed to report the abuse to authorities.
Teacher Charged with Sexually Assaulting a Child - Last Wednesday, Donald Gene Dudley, a biology teacher was arrested at his home in Smith County. In the arrest affidavit, he's accused of having sex with a 16 year-old student.
Fifteen Year Old Accuses Teacher of Sexual Abuse - A high school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing a student she hired to do odd jobs at her home over the summer break.
Ex-Teacher Sold Drugs to Student - On Sept. 28, Fred L. Davis, 25, of Laurel, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance.
Former Teacher Pleads Guilty to Selling Meth - Jolene Cortez, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday morning to a charge of possession and intent to deliver meth.
Teacher Takes Plea in Child Abuse Case - Thomas H. Moody entered the plea in Clark County Superior Court after striking a plea agreement that reduced the 10 counts of first-degree child molestation he had been facing to the six gross misdemeanors.
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