Courts
Tennessee teacher removed after requesting religious exemption to avoid reading LGBT book to first gradersA Tennessee public-school teacher is facing disciplinary action and a possible termination after declining to read an LGBTQ book to his first-grade students, citing his religious convictions. First Liberty Institute… Read More
Courts
Oregon’s new pro-union law accused of chilling free speech, defying Supreme Court precedentAdvocates for workers’ rights are challenging a new Oregon law in court for allegedly violating the First Amendment and discriminating in favor of unions. Freedom Foundation filed the lawsuit Dec. 31 over… Read More
Courts
Wisconsin teacher sentenced to six years for sexual relationship with 11-year-old; affair included 35,000 text messages, notesA Wisconsin teacher was sentenced to six years in prison and another six years of supervision after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with an 11-year-old student. Madison Bergmann,… Read More
Public Education
Parents uneasy as tech begins to ‘replace the teacher’(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents are growing increasingly concerned about the prevalence of technology in classrooms, and the negative side effects that change is fueling among children nationwide. Ever… Read More
Public Education
Colorado teacher arrested after allegedly stalking middle school student who ended yearlong affairA Colorado gym teacher allegedly preyed on a student’s mental health challenges to begin a sexual relationship, then stalked the student after they broke up, according to media reports. Teresa… Read More
Public Education
Colorado school board candidate alleges intimidation in campaign sign theft probeIn a case of potential election interference, a school board candidate in Basalt, Colorado, said her volunteers tracked stolen campaign signs to a public school employee’s… Read More
Public Education
‘They caught those bricks’: LA public school teacher brags about riots driving down ICE raids(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Los Angeles public school teacher and activist praised rioters on Tuesday for throwing bricks at federal agents in California, crediting them with reducing Immigration… Read More
Courts
Former CA teacher convicted of multiple sex crimes, admitted affairs with studentsA California jury convicted a former high school teacher of multiple sex crimes against students Friday, including sending a sexually explicit video of himself to a 15-year-old girl. Nicholas Moseby,… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district prohibits staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style ‘FREEDOM’ shirtsA Kansas City-area elementary school has forbidden staff from wearing Charlie Kirk-style “FREEDOM” shirts. In an email exchange with a concerned citizen that has since been posted on the… Read More
Culture
Louisiana middle school teacher charged with cocaine possession at schoolBaton Rouge police reportedly found a middle school teacher with cocaine in her wallet during a random search with a drug dog Tuesday. Virginia Somers, 47, a… Read More
Courts
California school aide pleads guilty to having sexual relationship with teen studentA contract aide at a San Diego-area high school pleaded guilty on Thursday to having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student, the New York Post… Read More
Public Education
Majority of teachers disapprove of ‘equitable’ grading practices that ‘enable laziness,’ survey showsMost K-12 teachers are giving equitable grading practices an F, a recent survey discovered. Michael Petrilli, president of the Fordham Institute, explains equitable grading policies were invented by those who… Read More
Public Education
Former Kansas elementary teacher pleads no contest to charges of taking indecent liberties with a child(The Sentinel) – Jerome Riscovallez, 55, a former Henry Leavenworth Elementary School teacher, avoided trial later this month by entering two pleas of no contest to charges… Read More
Christian Schools
Christian Teacher of the Year: Blaine Spencer blends faith, rhetoric in classroom to equip next generationBlaine Spencer likes to take his students to court – and each time, he’s hoping for a conviction. Students in his rhetoric class at Second Baptist School… Read More
Public Education
Former DC school teacher arrested on child pornography chargesA former Washington, D.C., charter-school teacher is behind bars after being arrested by the FBI and charged in connection with soliciting child pornography. Devonne Keith Brown, 56, is charged with… Read More
Public Education
Illinois scholarship under fire for excluding white applicantsA race-based scholarship program in a liberal state is facing backlash. The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois program offers financial support exclusively to non-white graduate students who want to… Read More
Public Education
School district says ‘sorry’ after officials helped with student-teacher same sex affairA Colorado school district with multiple sexual misconduct allegations against its employees over the last year is apologizing to parents after its latest horrific scandal. An investigation revealed school… Read More
Public Education
New Jersey school district goes broke, says it can’t pay teachers without state loanA New Jersey school district is claiming it won’t be able to pay teachers this month unless the state approves an emergency loan by Feb. 22. Read More
Public Education
Teacher guilty of abusing special-needs students in North Carolina; school district delayed police report 2 yearsA North Carolina public school teacher has been found guilty on six counts of assaulting persons with disabilities and now faces two federal lawsuits for his conduct. The November verdict… Read More
Public Education
‘Grades don’t matter’: Experts criticize Missouri board’s proposal to lower teacher GPA standardThe Missouri State Board of Education may lower teacher certification standards to recruit more middle and high school educators, but experts tell The Heartlander the problems run deeper. In… Read More