Teachers in the news

[Brynhild]

Student fighting for life after teacher 'bashing'
Yahoo!7
July 10, 2009, 1:50 pm

A science teacher is facing serious charges after allegedly assaulting one student and bashing two others during a frenzied attack in front of a horrified class.

Paramedics were called to the All Saints' Roman Catholic School in Mansfield, near Nottingham in England’s north yesterday to find 14-year-old Jack Waterhouse unconscious in a pool of blood at the entrance to the science room.

Terrified fellow students described how their teacher Peter Harvey, 49, allegedly bashed the student in the head with a weight used in science experiments after a disagreement during the 11am class.

"He just snapped," said one.

The boy was taken to the local hospital but his condition deteriorated and he was rushed to a specialist head injury unit at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.

Another boy and a girl, both 14 and in Jack Waterhouse’s Year 9 class, were recovering at home today after allegedly going to his aid and being assaulted during the same incident. They did not need hospital treatment.

Police sealed off the blood-spattered classroom and arrested the teacher who was last night being spoken to.

Detectives have until tomorrow night to charge him.

They confirmed he faced attempted murder as well as two assault charges.

A team of 12 officers yesterday began questioning all those in the class with their parents present.

The Waterhouse parents were also speaking to police and agreed to release a picture of their son due to overwhelming interest in the issue.

Detective Superintendent Adrian Pearson said the school had a very high reputation and the incident had surprised many.

"Obviously the whole class is traumatised by what has happened," he said.

"People send their children here from great distances because of its academic record and what happened is very much out of character for the school."

Sup Pearson said a number of parents have rung the principal to express their horror but the officer appealed for "calm".

"The school, the teachers and the parents are absolutely shocked. It was a trauma to all those involved." he said.

"It was a full, lively classroom and I can understand the trauma to all the staff. Something like this is very, very rare and it's important to get to the truth of what has happened."

One 27-year-old father said last night: "It's a massive shock and very sad because if there is something wrong with the teacher, it cannot be totally his fault."

Source (http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5717053/science-teacher-kills-student)

It's an unfortunate incident in which the teacher suddenly lost it. However, he has no excuse - no matter what the disagreement - for acting upon his anger in such an aggressive manner! He is supposed to provide a safe environment and uphold a code of conduct for his students to learn.

[Tabiti]

Teachers should take the responsibility for students in school, instead of their parents.
Personal example with proper behavior (this is what makes children to respect you, not aggression and physical power domination!) is one of the best methods in teaching, however few teachers today are enough good.
Being a teacher is vocation, talent, not an ordinary job you do for financial survival.

[Creeping Death]

Teacher charged in student tryst (http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2009/07/22/news/srv0000005896150.txt)


http://images.townnews.com/pottsmerc.com/content/articles/2009/07/22/news/srv0000005896150.jpg


LOWER POTTSGROVE — A female Pottsgrove teacher was arrested Tuesday after being discovered allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old male student in a car parked outside a Pottstown business after hours July 14.


Rebecca Ann Harvey, 33, of Stowe, was arraigned before District Judge John Durkin. The special education teacher at the high school who has been employed with the district since 2002 was charged with two counts of corruption of minors after turning herself in Tuesday to Pottstown Police.


Alcohol was involved, I’m quite certain of that.


What do those 17 year old kids have that I don’t have?


Wait,...don’t answer that.


Never mind.


I remember.

[Phlegethon]

Looks like a Bridget Jones lookalike.

[Bridie]

Alcohol was involved, I’m quite certain of that.
:D

And lots of it.

She looks more like she's 43.

[Vargtand]

I find it ridiculous that she was arrested for it, 17 pff..

[Tabiti]

Did she promise him a good mark or the student was just blind/drunk/insane?

[Octothorpe]

"Special-ed teacher"? You don't suppose . . . well, I guess that's where the phrase 'hard-up' comes from. :rolleyes:

[Manifest Destiny]

"Special-ed teacher"? You don't suppose . . . well, I guess that's where the phrase 'hard-up' comes from. :rolleyes:

She's clearly a believer in eugenics.

[Óttar]

Who the Hell would be dumb enough to do it with someone under age in a car? Go back to the house.

[Phlegethon]

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[Germanicus]

Yes, to all purposes she was a special needs teacher.....:D

[Curtis24]

Apparently, the state of Missouri has decided to ban facebook interaction between teachers and students, because teachers using it to sexually seduce students has become an endemic problem. Wow! :confused:


COLUMBIA, Mo. — As they prepare lesson plans for fall, teachers across Missouri have an extra chore before the new school year begins: purging their Facebook friend lists to comply with a new state law that limits their contact with students on social networks.

The law was proposed after an Associated Press investigation found 87 Missouri teachers had lost their licenses between 2001 and 2005 because of sexual misconduct, some of which involved exchanging explicit online messages with students.

But many teachers are protesting the new restrictions, complaining the law will hurt their ability to keep in touch with students, whether for classroom purposes, personal problems or even emergencies.

The new law forbids teachers from having "exclusive access" online with current students or former students who remain minors, meaning any contact on Facebook or other sites must be done in public rather than through private messages.

Lucinda Lawson, an English teacher at Hartville High School in southern Missouri, expects to purge nearly 80 current and former students from her Facebook account, and she worries that doing so could leave some students vulnerable.

Private messages give "truly supportive teachers the chance to get help for them when they're in dangerous or compromising situations," Lawson said.

Lawson once called a state child-abuse hotline after a private online conversation revealed dangerous drug use by a student's adult family member. She encouraged a pregnant teen to remain in school and helped the girl tell her parents. Another student confided that his attendance woes and classroom struggles were caused by the financial and emotional stress of caring for a mentally ill parent.

Lawson has no qualms with other provisions in the law to monitor teachers accused of sexual misconduct, such as conducting annual criminal background checks and requiring districts to share information about employees who are fired or resign in sex-abuse cases.

Still, she says, teachers often use Facebook and other online forums for legitimate educational purposes — and to help students with personal troubles they might not be willing to discuss in more public settings.

In Joplin, where 160 people died and hundreds more were injured by a historic tornado in May, several teachers relied on Facebook to track down missing students in the storm's immediate aftermath.

"I am not a pervert and don't wish to be treated as one," Joplin middle school teacher Alana Maddock wrote in an email to Gov. Jay Nixon in June, not long before he signed the legislation. "I am very responsible with my Facebook pages and don't appreciate being assumed to be a danger to my students."

The law, which takes effect Aug. 28, does not outright prohibit teachers from interacting with students on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other sites. Instead, it requires local school districts to create written policies by January that outline "appropriate use of electronic media such as text messaging and Internet sites for both instructional and personal purposes."

It will be up to individual districts to define "exclusive access," but in general the law holds that any contact must be made in the public sphere rather than through private messages. So teachers can set up public Facebook pages or Twitter accounts but can't reach out to their students as friends or followers, or vice versa.

State Sen. Jane Cunningham, who sponsored the proposal, said many educators who have spoken against the new rules misunderstand them. The legislation had backing from education lobbyists and organized teacher groups and enjoyed unanimous support from lawmakers.

"Any teacher who is really working hard with a student privately would want to have a parent or administrator know how hard they're working," said Cunningham, a Republican from suburban St. Louis. "The only problem is if there's something they want to hide."

Despite its earlier support for the measure, the Missouri State Teachers Association now says it plans to seek changes when legislators return to the Capitol in January.

"The problem is the bill is so vague," said Todd Fuller, a spokesman for the statewide teachers' group. "There is a lot of interpretation left up to a local school district."

Many school districts already have such policies in place, and individual teachers have their own internal guidelines, Fuller added.

Nate Smith, a debate coach and history teacher at Lee's Summit High School near Kansas City, said he already declines students' Facebook friend requests to maintain personal and professional distance. He worries that some overzealous districts will go even further than the limits spelled out in the new law.

"You'll have a lot of school districts that will ban all forms of social media communication with students," he said. "There could be some really good educational opportunities lost."

In Hartville, Lawson isn't the only member of her household who needs to amend her Facebook settings. Her husband is also a teacher, and their 14-year-old daughter, Olivia, relied on Facebook to communicate with her English teacher to discuss school projects.

Olivia Lawson said she spends several hours a day on Facebook. And like her mother, she recalls examples of friends and classmates who shared concerns with teachers online that they would not dare discuss in person.

"In person, there's always the chance of someone else hearing you," she said. "Sometimes you don't really want your friends to know what you're talking about with a teacher."



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44034102/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

[Comte Arnau]

Logical. A teacher shouldn't really have the facebook of any students, except those of former students. For Internet teacher-student interaction there are other ways that are less revealing of external information.

[Stefan]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/02/pat-frost-north-carolina-_n_1734933.html


Pat Frost, an English as a second language teacher for Anson High School in North Carolina, may lose her job after admitting to slapping a student during a dispute over saggy pants.

Frost was suspended after the incident occurred in June, and the district is still investigating the charges. At the time, she reportedly stopped 18-year-old Johnathan Smith to tell him to pull up his sagging pants. But Smith didn't comply, allegedly telling the teacher to "get the [expletive] out of his way" and shoved past her, WBTV reports.

When Frost followed him outside, reportedly to record his name, the teen began to charge at her, yelling that he would "[expletive] her up."

Smith told WSOC-TV, however, that he did pick up his pants and told the teacher his name -- but Frost didn't believe him.

"I never thought a teacher would lay her hands on me," Smith told the station.

Frost's attorney argues that Smith refused to give his real name and repeatedly threatened to assault her. Frost says her blow was out of self defense.

"Fearing she was about to be hit, Pat tried to create distance with the student and slapped him in the face in that effort," according to a letter from Frost's attorney. "He responded by striking Pat in the head. He then took off his shirt and started pounding on nearby cars in the parking lot yelling that he was going to get her fired and hoped that she would be killed."


While Smith denies hitting the teacher, both Smith and Frost filed charges against each other. Frost is waiting to hear the decision from Anson County school officials on whether she'll be allowed back in the classroom in the fall.

"It is not about me keeping my job, it's about teachers being safe," Frost told WBTV. "Children need to be safe, and so do teachers."

The dispute has spurred an online petition in support of Frost, a U.S. Army veteran of 25 years with a 13-year teaching career. From the "Support Pat Frost" Facebook page:

Those acquainted with Pat can see she has a natural inclination to teach children to respect themselves and others and to pursue their dreams. She has dedicated her life to teaching and is an inspiration to hundreds of children, including her own. Her passion for teaching and serving the community is obvious from the moment you meet her.
A Change.org petition calling for Frost's reinstatement as a teacher, and stopping "the potential for retaliation to be acceptable towards those who exercise their right to self defense" has garnered 750 signatures out of a 1,000-signature goal.



Kid 100% deserved it. You are suppose to treat teachers with respect.

[Contusion]

Where can I find this online petition?

[Sikeliot]

Except she didn't slap him over saggy pants, she slapped him for being disrespectful and for threatening her.. honestly he's lucky all he got was a slap.

[Contusion]

Here I was thinking that the Prof. was actually the lucky one. She's lucky the student had enough sense not to toss her over the school building.

[Sikeliot]

http://www.change.org/petitions/protect-teachers-from-student-violence-and-abuse

[Arthas]

http://news.yahoo.com/ex-teacher-gets-5-prison-term-student-sex-000706594.html?code=AQDUAIFvEVWqidUOLWO_hEAO3HJgHn Z8xPRu8Joq3r6C1msCEo3hK1ytJGat-LbjYIK8f7iQaXeiRM2OgLrQNC9n7resazQ_YWpXjLTSNWIKfVp 174_c7714pxVMvxjFLgN55E3j0ucvkn4D1jDLPtbpRgDZipZPE HXWwXaCfqAoHeujxRTRJa_Z9gy4rUFn-4eIVM7_kMmKrCrdyfa0ATf8#_=_


FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former North Texas high school teacher was convicted Friday and sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home.
The Tarrant County jury decided on the sentence for Brittni Nicole Colleps, 28, of Arlington after nearly three hours of deliberation. It took jurors less than an hour to find her guilty earlier in the day of 16 counts of having an inappropriate relationship between a student and teacher. The second-degree felony is punishable by two to 20 years in prison per count.

Why aren't any of my teachers like this?? :(

On a serious note, it's ridiculous that she's being sentenced at all, let alone for 5 years.

[Arbërori]

Too bad she's fugly, I'd tap some teachers in no time.
And yes, it is ridiculuous, they wanted it anyways.:picard1:

[dralos]

why doesnt this never happen to me but always in usa
i had two extremely hot teachers,blonde nice breats and ass but no no nothing

[Arthas]

Too bad she's fugly, I'd tap some teachers in no time.
And yes, it is ridiculuous, they wanted it anyways.:picard1:

She's not that bad. Mugshots are always ugly, I'm sure she looks much better in person.

[Arbërori]

She's not that bad. Mugshots are always ugly, I'm sure she looks much better in person.

Bro, I think I can see a moustache.
Give her some creme, a razor & glasses, I'd do.:thumb001:
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6g07emhdJ1rqu17w.gif

[Arthas]

Bro, I think I can see a moustache.
Give her some creme, a razor & glasses, I'd do.

Put a paper bag over that shit.

[Arbërori]

Put a paper bag over that shit.

Or just switch positions... bosnian's favourite one.;)
http://www.snootypaws.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/jewish-dog-pictuire1.jpg

[carol]

It is good that she got jail time. It is the concept involved, not the particular situation. She knew before becoming a teacher that laws prevented her from having sex with students. It is also very clearly pointed out all the time in staff meetings, and so on. She is being punished for breaking the law, and she knew the consequences. If she wanted to be with eighteen year old men, she didn't have to take a job as a teacher, did she? The law is clear and she is a idiot, as well as emotionally immature, and apparently should never have been teaching in the first place. If your little sister had a male teacher do this with her, you may see it differently. It really does not have to do with the young men as much as the lack of judgement and morality on her part, as well as completely flaunting the laws.

[Arthas]

The law should never exist in the first place. Also, you can't compare female students to male students in this situation.

[carol]

The law should never exist in the first place. Also, you can't compare female students to male students in this situation.

Teachers all have contracts that state this, and she knew it. And our countries laws are our decisions. And of course we include female students and male students, which is why these laws are in effect- so no student, male, female or disabled student , would had this happen. Consider a intellectually disabled male, who is eighteen, would it still be considered fair? What about a student who is emotionally vulnerable, like a girl who has problems. The law took into account the possibility of all students, and then acted upon a general rule- the idea that if an situation could become exploitation for some students, then we create a general law which could be enforced. Laws are written for the potential protection of a group, not for each specific instance. And if this law is questioned, then all the other situations that could bring harm would have to be reconsidered. The law is a good one in many circumstances. Would you want such a teacher to be entrusted with your sister or disabled relative? Of course not. There is a concept involved here, a moral concept, which this law was written for. The young men have nothing to do with it, the law is to protect the vulnerable. Do you think our laws would be gender specific?

[Arthas]

Teachers all have contracts that state this, and she knew it. And our countries laws are our decisions. And of course we include female students and male students, which is why these laws are in effect- so no student, male, female or disabled student , would had this happen. Consider a intellectually disabled male, who is eighteen, would it still be considered fair? What about a student who is emotionally vulnerable, like a girl who has problems. The law took into account the possibility of all students, and then acted upon a general rule- the idea that if an situation could become exploitation for some students, then we create a general law which could be enforced. Laws are written for the potential protection of a group, not for each specific instance. And if this law is questioned, then all the other situations that could bring harm would have to be reconsidered. The law is a good one in many circumstances. Would you want such a teacher to be entrusted with your sister or disabled relative? Of course not. There is a concept involved here, a moral concept, which this law was written for. The young men have nothing to do with it, the law is to protect the vulnerable. Do you think our laws would be gender specific?

That's what I'm trying to say; it's the law that's the problem. There's nothing wrong whatsoever with consensual sex between two adults, doesn't matter what the profession of one of them is.

[dralos]

the guy must be feeling shitty to,he just got laid and was excited for more in the future and they take his girl away,bastards

[Graus]

She is ugly, so the sentence is well-deserved.

[carol]

That's what I'm trying to say; it's the law that's the problem. There's nothing wrong whatsoever with consensual sex between two adults, doesn't matter what the profession of one of them is.
I understood your point, I just disagree. She is not being prosecuted because of the sex-which would be fine had she not have been a teacher of those students, in that school. You think that should not matter, and I do not.

Do you think that you should be allowed to break a law just because you disagree with it?

What about the fact that she signed a contract regarding that?
So, your theory is that because:
1)Someone does not agree with the law, and breaks the law
2)Someone choses not to stick to a legally binding contract


they should not be prosecuted? Because every criminal would feel the very same way. So, the next time someone has a binding contract with you should they follow that type of thinking? Really? Can't you see the difficulties that would follow?

[Arthas]

Do you think that you should be allowed to break a law just because you disagree with it?

Of course not. I just think it's a fucking retarded law that shouldn't exist. It's no stupider than the age old law here in England that makes it legal to kill Scots in specific circumstances in a specific city (can't remember the exact details).

[carol]

Of course not. I just think it's a fucking retarded law that shouldn't exist. It's no stupider than the age old law here in England that makes it legal to kill Scots in specific circumstances in a specific city (can't remember the exact details).

Really?
:D Please tell me more about the Scots law, i am curious :D
We will never agree about the other, but you have my interest now!!

[dralos]

i can see how carol is right bcs in this case its not serious bcs the boy is 18 so it was probably voluntary but if we speak the woman free without any punishment,then when serious abuses happen like with 14years old then those bad teachers can acuse this case for their dirty cause

[carol]

i can see how carol is right bcs in this case its not serious bcs the boy is 18 so it was probably voluntary but if we speak the woman free without any punishment,then when serious abuses happen like with 14years old then those bad teachers can acuse this case for their dirty cause

Thank you Thank you Thank you, that is my point.

[Arthas]

Really?
:D Please tell me more about the Scots law, i am curious :D
We will never agree about the other, but you have my interest now!!

I think it's something like you're allowed to kill a Scottish person with a bow and arrow in the city of York after 10pm. I probably got a few things wrong in there but it's ridiculously specific like that. I believe there's a similar one for killing Welsh people too.

[Arthas]

i can see how carol is right bcs in this case its not serious bcs the boy is 18 so it was probably voluntary but if we speak the woman free without any punishment,then when serious abuses happen like with 14years old then those bad teachers can acuse this case for their dirty cause

But 14 is below the age of consent, so it would be a crime regardless of the stupid law she was charged on for having sex with an 18 year old.

[Dandelion]

Even when they reach 18. It's so dangerous to date your student as a high school teacher, and often the justice system hunts them as if we're talking about actual predators here. I hope it'll change one day. Nowadays it's safest to wait until graduation.

[carol]

I think it's something like you're allowed to kill a Scottish person with a bow and arrow in the city of York after 10pm. I probably got a few things wrong in there but it's ridiculously specific like that. I believe there's a similar one for killing Welsh people too.

To me this is so very interesting! I know, I am a geek :D

[dralos]

But 14 is below the age of consent, so it would be a crime regardless of the stupid law she was charged on for having sex with an 18 year old.
she was charged bcs it was her student and that law is too protect students like i mentioned in my post

[Arthas]

she was charged bcs it was her student and that law is too protect students like i mentioned in my post

Do adult males need protection from women who want to have sex with them?

There is already a law that protects underage students from sex with teachers: It's called the age of consent.

[Arthas]

To me this is so very interesting! I know, I am a geek :D

I think it's just one of those very very very old laws that they forgot to get rid of. The US has lots of them too. I've always wanted to kill a Scot in York at 10pm with a bow and arrow so I can see if the law really still applies :D

[carol]

Even when they reach 18. It's so dangerous to date your student as a high school teacher, and often the justice system hunts them as if we're talking about actual predators here. I hope it'll change one day. Nowadays it's safest to wait until graduation.

It was many students, sort of an orgy group, which she held with male students that she taught. It was not dating,it was on a whole different level of crazy.

[Graus]

I think it's something like you're allowed to kill a Scottish person with a bow and arrow in the city of York after 10pm. I probably got a few things wrong in there but it's ridiculously specific like that. I believe there's a similar one for killing Welsh people too.

Which is stupid, you should be allowed to kill Scots whenever you feel like it!

But in all seriousness you got some pretty strange laws over there, like a Bobby has to offer his hat to a pregnant woman, if she wants to relieve herself.

[carol]

I think it's just one of those very very very old laws that they forgot to get rid of. The US has lots of them too. I've always wanted to kill a Scot in York at 10pm with a bow and arrow so I can see if the law really still applies :D

Well, we finally find common ground, not in my urge to kill Scots, but our mutual interest in archaic laws. :D
(They do wear kilts, don't they? I have quite the urge to see that on a windy day...)

[Arthas]

Which is stupid, you should be allowed to kill Scots whenever you feel like it!

But in all seriousness you got some pretty strange laws over there, like a Bobby has to offer his hat to a pregnant woman, if she wants to relieve herself.

Yeah I've heard of that one. But my favourite is the law that states you are allowed to piss in public on the rear-left tyre of your car.

[Arthas]

Well, we finally find common ground, not in my urge to kill Scots, but our mutual interest in archaic laws. :D
(They do wear kilts, don't they? I have quite the urge to see that on a windy day...)

The only Scots who wear kilts are Scottish-Americans who saw Braveheart and got a little carried away ;)

[carol]

Which is stupid, you should be allowed to kill Scots whenever you feel like it!

But in all seriousness you got some pretty strange laws over there, like a Bobby has to offer his hat to a pregnant woman, if she wants to relieve herself.

Seriously! wow, :D
You have me laughing

[dralos]

Yeah I've heard of that one. But my favourite is the law that states you are allowed to piss in public on the rear-left tyre of your car.
i saw a couple months ago here in belgium a taxi driver do that but i dont know if we have that law too:D

[Bobcat Fraser]

I think it's just one of those very very very old laws that they forgot to get rid of. The US has lots of them too. I've always wanted to kill a Scot in York at 10pm with a bow and arrow so I can see if the law really still applies :D

You would think so, but it's a new law. The woman, behind it, now regrets the fact that it could punish adults for having sex with other adults. It's a ridiculous law that should be repealed. The teacher wouldn't be fined or jailed if her "victims" weren't students.

[Jedthehumanoid]

I think it's something like you're allowed to kill a Scottish person with a bow and arrow in the city of York after 10pm. I probably got a few things wrong in there but it's ridiculously specific like that. I believe there's a similar one for killing Welsh people too.

Aah,legally killing Scots, you've got my interest as well now.....and there's a local archery club how convenient:cool:

[Jedthehumanoid]

Well, we finally find common ground, not in my urge to kill Scots, but our mutual interest in archaic laws. :D
(They do wear kilts, don't they? I have quite the urge to see that on a windy day...)

No doubt Graham has the pictures;)

[Incal]

http://news.yahoo.com/ex-teacher-gets-5-prison-term-student-sex-000706594.html?code=AQDUAIFvEVWqidUOLWO_hEAO3HJgHn Z8xPRu8Joq3r6C1msCEo3hK1ytJGat-LbjYIK8f7iQaXeiRM2OgLrQNC9n7resazQ_YWpXjLTSNWIKfVp 174_c7714pxVMvxjFLgN55E3j0ucvkn4D1jDLPtbpRgDZipZPE HXWwXaCfqAoHeujxRTRJa_Z9gy4rUFn-4eIVM7_kMmKrCrdyfa0ATf8#_=_



Why aren't any of my teachers like this?? :(

On a serious note, it's ridiculous that she's being sentenced at all, let alone for 5 years.

I agree. If the guys don't present charges (and I know they never will) nobody should go to jail. Fucking nanny state.

[Siberyak]

This happens weekly in the U.S. it seems. Either that or a teacher is molesting a young boy.

[CelticViking]

Sylvia Tagle also was sentenced to 100 hours of community service.

The boy's parents said they were outraged at what they call a "lenient" sentence.

"It's really sad and you know what? It really, really sends a bad message to everyone," the father told the judge.

Last month, Tagle was convicted of abuse after she gave a soda with hot sauce in it to the Bob Graham Educational Center student to teach him a lesson.

Tagle says the boy grabbed the soda from her desk when she was with other students.

Tagle could have faced up to five years in prison.

Jurors found Tagle not guilty of three other charges, including pulling a student's hair and not changing soiled diapers.

Elated the case had come to an end with no prison time, Tagle said she loves her job and the children she teaches.

"I love all my autistic children," she told WFOR. "That's why I've done it for so many years. It's not an easy task but I love doing it. And whatever happened was not done intentionally."


Miami Lakes teacher gets 2 years probation for spiking autistic student's soda with hot sauce
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional/miami-lakes-teacher-gets-2-years-probation-for-s-1/nLjyy/

[CelticViking]

A primary school teacher has been told she can return to the classroom after she was seen taking cocaine in a nightclub by the parent of one of her pupils.

Lian Watson, a teacher at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School in Heysham, near Morecambe, Lancashire, took the Class A drug twice and initially she was sacked.

Watson, 27, was found taking the illegal drug by the parent who was out with her sister who is a police officer.
Police said that she also faced a charge of offering to supply cocaine to a parent in August 2007 but that was dropped after a hearing at Lancaster Magistrates' Court a few weeks later.

Watson is well known on the county's equestrian scene and the job at the school was her first teaching role.

The General Teaching Council conducted a professional conduct committee which found her behaviour was 'unacceptable professional conduct' and issued a reprimand - the lowest punishment available to them.

This means there will be a mark against her professional record for the next two years but doesn't prevent her from teaching.

Watson, from Quernmore, near Lancaster, admitted that the episode had 'destroyed' her life but added: 'I've been advised not to say anything.

She told her headteacher, Carol Hind, about her October 2006 cocaine use at a disciplinary hearing in November 2007, saying she had only snorted it once.

But at the GTC hearing she admitted this was untrue because she had previously admitted taking it twice for recreational use. Neither incident took place at the school.
She denied this amounted to 'unacceptable professional conduct'.
GTC committee chairman said: 'We have concluded that the conduct of Miss Watson fell short of the standard expected of the profession.

'Accordingly we are satisfied that Miss Watson is guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.'

He added that it was a 'matter of regret' that the case had taken so long to be heard.
'We are satisfied that Miss Watson has shown a genuine expression of regret on her part.

'There is evidence before us that Miss Watson is a competent teacher and, in giving evidence before us, she demonstrated a passion for teaching.

'We have concluded that she does have a future contribution to make to the teaching profession.

'We advise Miss Watson to continue to have regard to and work on professional relationships and conduct.'

Mrs Hind said: 'This hearing refers to a member of staff who was dismissed four years ago after a disciplinary investigation.

'Obviously the school has moved on since then and I do not feel it would be appropriate for me to comment further.'

Miss Watson is known for her horsemanship, competing in numerous dressage competitions and being listed on the British Eventing website.

In 2008 she came third in the Working Hunter Pony jumping category at the Horse of the Year show with her horse, Meath Busy Body.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1386607/Teacher-caught-taking-cocaine-nightclub-told-return-classroom.html

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More news stories on AfricaDana Hughes, ABC News, October 8, 2010
More than 1,000 teachers have been fired for sexually abusing girls over the last two years, according to a new report from the Kenyan government. Last year, 600 teachers were dismissed over allegations of sexual abuse, and 500 more have been let go this year. The allegations range from inappropriate kissing and touching to impregnating girls as young as 12.
Although the number of reported cases represents less than half of 1 percent of Kenya’s 240,000 teachers, the firings underscore a serious epidemic of sexual abuse in the country, say child advocacy and women’s rights groups.
In this year’s report of abuse in relation to children, sexual violence topped the list at 86 percent,” said Brian Weke, the program manager of the Cradle, a Kenyan child advocacy group. The report states the highest number of abusers were fathers, followed closely by neighbors and teachers. Weke said he’d witnessed the abuse himself while visiting an elementary school in western Kenya where a teacher had impregnated at least 10 girls.


Technically, it is against Kenyan law for an adult to have sex with a minor under the age of 18, but the law is hard to enforce, particularly in rural areas. The victim’s family has to press charges and become heavily involved in the investigation, so most accused sexual abusers escape prosecution.


In the case of teachers, the accused and school officials often pay off the the girl’s family, who is often poor, to keep the family from prosecuting.
Education for girls, particularly in rural areas of Kenya, still remains a struggle. Once they reach their preteen years, girls are kept at home to help their mothers care for younger siblings, carry water and maintain the household. In some communities, tradition still dictates that teenage girls can be married off by their parents. A girl attending school who’s from a poor, uneducated family is especially vulnerable to abuse

http://abcnews.go.com/International/1000-teachers-fired-kenya-sex-probe/story?id=11833823

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MANITOWOC, Wis. (WTAQ) - A former high school teacher will spend 15 years in prison for having inappropriate sexual relationships with students.

A Manitowoc County judge sentenced 33-year-old Ryan Zellner on Thursday. Zellner pleaded no contest to 11 sex-related crimes. The judge also gave him 18 years of extended supervision.

Zellner tired to hold back the tears and emotions when he read a statement asking for forgiveness.

“This is my fault no, ifs, ands, or buts about it, everyday I continue, and will continue to pray for all the victims, their families and others that that I caused such intensive pain.” Zellner said.

One victim read an impact statement saying Zellner ruined her life and took her teenage years away from her.

Another victim read an impact statement at Zellner’s sentencing.

“We provided enough proof to put hi away for good, please consider how he has effected my life for the past nine years, he took everything away from me, nearly every relationship that I’ve been in has been ruined because of the walls I put up because of him” one emotional and crying victim said.

Zellner spent time teaching at Kiel, West De Pere and Green Bay Southwest High Schools. He was convicted in January.


http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2011/may/12/high-school-teacher-gets-15-years-sex-crimes-again/

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Emotional: Teacher Rene Frank broke down in court yesterday as she was charged with sexual assaulting a 17-year-old student. She claims she is pregnant
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2000943/Another-teacher-charged-having-sex-student--claims-shes-PREGNANT-twins.html#ixzz1Ohili3IU

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where were this teachers when i went to school? She's a cutie, she could had molested me no problemo :D