9.6% of students are targets of SEXUAL educator sexual misconduct

Read the report here.

As a group, these studies present a wide range of estimates of the
percentage of U.S. students subject to sexual misconduct by school staff
and vary from 3.7 to 50.3 percent (Table 5). Because of its
carefully drawn sample and survey methodology, the AAUW report that
nearly 9.6 percent of students are targets of educator sexual misconduct
sometime during their school career presents the most accurate data
available at this time.

Another teacher having sex with his students

A San Mateo County judge Thursday slashed bail to $100,000 for a San Bruno high school band teacher charged with having sex with a 17-year-old female student.

Albrecht faces 16 felony counts of oral copulation with a minor and 16 felony counts of unlawful sexual intercourse after he allegedly had sex with the girl at school and at both of their homes starting in February, prosecutors said. The relationship continued after the girl turned 18 in May.
Albrecht, who taught band, choir and orchestra at Capuchino High School, resigned his post this summer. The alleged victim in the case headed a band section, prosecutors said.

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"So, what did you learn in school today dear?" the kind mother asks.
"Well, I learned to give my teacher head." the child answers.

Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With 12 Year Old Student

(WCCO) A middle school teacher in Prescott, Wis. has been fired and the Pierce County Sheriff is investigating claims she had sex with a 13-year old student. The 38-year old woman was a substitute at Prescott Middle School.

The student's father says he found the two having a middle of the night
rendezvous together at the teacher's home after the boy stole his mother's car.

Sources said the woman's husband, and 13-year-old daughter were home at the time.The father filed a restraining order which claims the two had sexual intercourse.

He says he has copies of e-mails between the two.

Zach Simones, who coached the 13-year-old boy on the 7th grade football team, said he is sickened by the incident."He was dating the lady's 13-year-old daughter before this happened," said Zach Simones, the boy's football coach.

How's this for a role model?

Mobile Police have arrested a teacher who taught at Daphne High School for filing a false rape report.
They say Kathy Chason lied when she told them she was raped June 3rd as she left a Mobile restaurant.
Officer John Young says Chason told police an off duty police raped her, and she later changed her story and said she was raped by a security guard.
When officers arrived to take her report, Young says she accused one of them of raping her.
Young says, "When interviewed, Ms. Chason did admit to lying about it. The reason she gave for lying about the accusation of rape against the police officer was that she's going through a divorce."
Young says Chason told them she was hoping to win sympathy from her husband.

Oh, just some more pedophile teachers.... (and others)

NORMAN, Okla. — A Norman North High School science teacher who also coached girls’ basketball was formally charged Wednesday in connection with an alleged sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student in April and May. Vicky Lynn Lewallen, 44, Norman, was charged with two counts of forcible sodomy and two counts of first-degree rape.

A former teacher at a treatment center for troubled youth was sentenced today in Jefferson County to four months of work release and 10 years probation for having sex with a 16-year-old student.
Michelle Leigh Tolar, 26, of Denver, was arrested July 26, 2006, and charged with one count of sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust and one count of sexual assault. She was released on bond the next day.

LONGVIEW, Wash. -- A music teacher is under investigation by school officials after a student stunned a concert audience with a profane tirade that she said was merely imitating the instructor's style.

FLINT (WJRT) - (06/14/07)--A Flint middle school teacher has been suspended amid accusations of sexual misconduct against a student.
The 14-year-old student at McKinley Academy in Flint says the alleged incident happened Wednesday morning as she was switching classes.
Flint police spent the morning investigating the student's allegations.
The school isn't saying much; just that the accused teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave. (Gee, that's a surprise, isn't it?)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- An elementary school art teacher caught as he was about to shoot up heroin in his classroom. A Garringer High teacher arrested May 17 for drug possession. A part-time elementary school PE teacher busted after attempting to sell cocaine to undercover officers.
And now word a Butler High teacher has resigned amid allegations of child molestation.

A 60-year-old former Wyandotte “Teacher of the Year” got a break today when a federal judge sentenced him to a day in prison and 12 months in a federal corrections center for possession of child pornography.
Robert Michael Boyden of Canton Twp., had agreed in a plea bargain with federal prosecutors to be sentenced to 51 to 63 months in prison for possession of 1,358 pictures of minors posing nude or engaged in sex acts.

A 38-year-old elementary school resource teacher pleaded guilty this morning to federal drug and firearm charges and agreed to give up her Kailua home in connection with drug trafficking.
Bronwyn Kugle, a Ka'elepulu Elementary School resource teacher, pleaded guilty to charges that included conspiring to traffic in cocaine and a drug known as Ecstasy. She also pleaded guilty to being a drug user who kept a loaded revolver in a drawer at her home.

A teacher at Hartford's Quirk Middle School has been suspended while officials investigate allegations that she took money from students in exchange for excusing them from serving detention. The teacher was placed on a paid leave of absence after the school district received complaints from parents.

David Grayson as a teacher exposed himself to several students, showed them pornography and inquired if they wanted to play naked basketball.
Still, Grayson insists his conduct at Oak Brook's Butler Junior High School was not criminal. Law enforcement disagreed.
DuPage Circuit Judge Perry Thompson sentenced him to 90 days in jail Thursday for fondling himself while nude in front of an underage male student and also for stealing two iPods from the school.
The 66-year-old LaGrange Park man also must seek counseling during a two-year period of probation if it is ordered after a sex-offender evaluation. He pleaded guilty March 6 to felony theft and misdemeanor sexual exploitation of a child. (There's a lot more to this story folks, just read the article.)

Let's analize the reasons given for this abortion clinic field trip

So, here's the story....

Parents in New Hampshire are outraged after learning that the YMCA, in partnership with a local school district, took a group of junior high school students to a Planned Parenthood abortion business.

The Manchester school district has partnered with the YMCA to put together a program for at-risk students who are in danger of dropping out of school.

YMCA took the students to various places around town to show them summer programs and places to get involved in positive activities. However, a local Planned Parenthood was also on the list of places.


But Joyce Palmer, the YMCA's community outreach director, defended the trip in comments to the newspaper.

"The intent of the day was to provide information to kids who are getting ready for the summer and won't have the support of school or at home," said Palmer. "The intent was not to take kids to an abortion clinic. That word was never said."

Dawn Michaud, principal of Parkside Middle School new about the trip beforehand and also defended the trip calling it more of a "job fair."

Hmmmmm...... there's a lot of explaining going on by numerous parties involved. Funny, they are all giving different reasons for the trip.
Our reasons:
1. To put together a program for at-risk students who are in danger of dropping out of school.
2. To show them summer programs and places to get involved in positive activities.
3. A "job fair".

Well... I suppose I can follow the logic for the first reason. Pregnant teen often times equals a drop out teen. So, what kind of message are we sending by showing the teens abortion clinics? Maybe that abortion equals teen in school til graduation?
The second reason is would be funny if it weren't such a serious issue. So, summer programs. Do they have summer programs at abortion clinics these days? I sure don't know of any. Maybe they meant it was a positive activity? I seriously doubt anyone (on either side of the abortion debate) would believe abortion is a "positive activity".
The third reason is pretty odd. Job fair. Hmmmmm.... wonder how much information the kiddos received from that worker which spoke with them for three minutes? Do you think the teens really were getting a lesson on the abortion clinic career?

What's with the duct tape?

Are teachers receiving training in taping children now?

Here's another story.
(CBS/AP) SETAUKET, N.Y. A junior high school gym teacher is in trouble for wrapping a student's legs with duct tape because he was late to class.

The 15-year-old student fell and broke his arm.

Suffolk County Police say they arrested 57-year-old Matthew Foster -- a gym teacher at Paul Gelinas Junior High School in Setauket -- and charged him with endangering the welfare of a minor and assault. He's been placed on paid leave.

Teachers charged: sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, sexual offense & child porn. Plus GUILTY verdict of sexually abusing a fourth grade student

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A former Marriotts Ridge High School special education teacher who police accused in February of having sex with a 15-year-old boy is facing additional charges of sexual misconduct with a second teenage boy.


2.
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- For the second time in two months, a former teacher was arrested for allegedly molesting a former student.
Joseph Robert Ballmann, 47, was arrested at his home early Thursday morning and charged with sexual abuse of a minor and third-degree sexual offense.

At the time, Ballmann was the boy's seventh grade teacher.

3.
Posted: 5:53 PM- LOGAN - A jury found a retired elementary school teacher guilty Thursday of sexually abusing one of his fourth-grade students more than 13 years ago.

Willey, who began his career in 1979, taught in three Logan elementary schools - Edith Bowen, Hillcrest and Wilson, where he was the school's teacher of the year in 2000 and again in 2004. He also taught at East Elementary in St. George in 1988-89, where similar criminal charges were filed against him but dismissed.

4.
SAN DIEGO -- An award-winning East County teacher faces four years in prison on a child porn charge he said he will plead guilty to, according to federal prosecutors.

The prosecutor said Tyler now admits that his home computer contained more than 200 child pornography images.

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A Glenbard East High School driver’s education teacher has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse for having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old female student from the Lombard school, police said Thursday.

He is a very good guy,” Pedota said. “This is shocking. USA Hockey requires all coaches to be fingerprinted and screened, and that was done and it never indicated anything in his past.

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WARNER ROBINS --A Houston County teacher and track coach has been charged with stalking, simple battery, making harassing phone calls and influencing a witness, police said Thursday.

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(We should all keep an eye on this one. There is a reason they are not talking.)
An Alameda High School teacher was placed on paid administrative leave this week while officials investigate reports, spokeswoman Donna Fletcher said Wednesday.

The teacher’s leave was not disciplinary, Fletcher said.

The teacher’s name, department and what prompted the school district to take action were not disclosed by the school district at press time.

Students at Alameda High told the Alameda Sun that a teacher was abruptly removed from their third-period class Monday by AHS Principal Mike Janvier.

It is not known if the teacher that was pulled from class Monday is the same teacher on paid administrative leave.

Janvier said Tuesday it was a personnel issue and he declined to comment.

Sun staff will be following this story as it breaks; check www.alamedasun.com for the latest news.

Teacher watching porn in classroom filled with first grade students

TRENTON - A first-grade teacher quit last week after school officials discovered he was viewing pornography on his computer while class was in session, Edgewood City School officials said today.

Chris Beiser, a teacher at Bloomfield Elementary School, submitted a letter of resignation Thursday, two days after the district's technology office discovered the incident and referred it to the adminstration.

He was immediately removed from the classroom and his computer was confiscated, school officials said in a prepared statement today.

Beiser has been employed at the district since 2000, each year as a first-grade teacher, said Larry Knapp, assistant superintendent. Knapp said there is no history of any disciplinary issues with Beiser.

Ex-chief of Detroit Public Schools indicted in Dallas

William Coleman III, former superintendent of Detroit Public Schools, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Texas on charges of bribery and obstruction of justice involving awarding of technology contracts with the Dallas Independent School District.

Coleman and another former Dallas schools executive are accused of taking bribes from a Houston businessman whose computer company was awarded nearly $40 million in technology contracts, according to a 16-count indictment returned May 22 and unsealed Tuesday in Dallas.

Also indicted were Ruben Bohuchot of Dallas, former chief technology officer of the Dallas school district, and Frankie Logyang Wong, co-owner and president of Houston-based Micro Systems Engineering Inc.

The indictment says that Coleman created a company called Kenbridge Consulting Services Inc. in November 2002 that issued bogus invoices to Micro Systems for payment.

Bohuchot at one point had a company called Information Solutions Group Services that partnered with a Roseville-based company, GVC Networks L.L.C., to win a $726,000-a-year portion of an information-technology contract for Detroit Public Schools last year. The Detroit school board rescinded that contract Dec. 14.

Coleman, 52, was deputy superintendent and COO at the Dallas school district from Aug. 30, 1999, to Sept. 15, 2000.

He became interim superintendent of Detroit Public Schools in July 2005, when he replaced CEO Kenneth Burnley.

Coleman was fired last March 8 after the Detroit Board of Education voted to hire Connie Calloway, who takes over July 1. Coleman is being paid through June 30 under his contract, which pays him $225,000 a year plus benefits. The board has appointed Lamont Satchel, the district's chief labor negotiator, as interim superintendent.

Hey teachers, you're not allowed to have sex with your students anymore.... it's official (Ugh)

This is SO FREAKING SAD that a bill needed to be passed in order for this to be clearly understood. But, now it's official.... Louisiana teachers are not allowed to have sex with their students anymore.

Downs said he would have liked to have included bus drivers, cafeteria workers and custodial workers, but there were concerns the bill would receive less support.

“So if I’m a teacher, and I fall in love with a high school student,” Rep. Ernest Wooten, R-Belle Chasse said sarcastically, “then I have to quit and start driving a bus.”

Nice, huh?

Teacher accused of stealing money from biscuit fundraiser

COBB COUNTY, Ga. (AP) - A Cobb County teacher has been arrested after they say she stole more than $$4,500 from a biscuit fundraiser.

8 more stories (As if we needed more)

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An Okte Elementary School teacher, accused of molesting eight young boys, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in Saratoga County Court. Christopher Culver, 32, has been on paid suspension since the allegations surfaced. The District Attorney's Office says Culver abuse of all the children took place on school grounds. If convicted, Culver faces up to 20 years in prison.


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Police have arrested a St. Paul teacher on suspicion of having sexual contact with a 17-year-old student.

Officers arrested Como Park High School teacher Joseph Arne Tucker, 28, at his St. Paul home Tuesday, police said today.

Police began investigating Tucker on May 18.

After Tucker saw the girl again Tuesday, police arrested him on suspicion of tampering with a witness, Walsh said. He is also being held in the Ramsey County jail on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct. He has not been charged.

Police believe Tucker had a relationship with the student for at least several weeks, Walsh said. The school district placed him on administrative leave when the investigation began.

The case could hinge not only on the girl's age, but also the fact the teacher was in a position of authority, Walsh said.



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A former teacher in Shelby County, Texas, is facing charges she was involved in a sexual relationship with one of her students.

The district attorney's office has obtained a warrant charging Janet Parker, a teacher in Center, with nearly two dozen sex crimes involving a juvenile.



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The Williamson County Board of Education has fired a Centennial High School teacher, finding him guilty of unbecoming conduct and inefficiency.

Gregory Durio, a tenured teacher who taught in Williamson County for 18 years, was accused of making inappropriate comments to students. A county attorney said the English teacher’s comments could be considered a form of sexual harassment.




Durio was accused of and admitted to:

--telling a girl she could put on fishnet stockings and get a job as a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas.

--asking a girl who wanted to leave class to use the restroom if it was because of “feminine hygiene.”

--telling a girl who told the class she enjoyed brushing her teeth with an electric toothbrush that he didn’t want to hear her 'vibrator story.'

--telling a male student that he has a friend named Dick who was getting married to a woman named Fanny.

School administrators also discovered images of celebrities on his classroom computer. Some of the celebrities, such as the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and actress Brooke Shields, were pictured wearing little clothing. None of the images contained nudity. Durio said he was collecting images in preparation for a class on pop culture. School officials said he shouldn’t have been collecting images during class time.

Durio was suspended without pay on Dec. 20, 2006, after a 15-year-old student filed a complaint with Centennial High principal Terry Shrader. Director of Schools Rebecca Sharber recommended Durio be terminated.

The board came to a unanimous decision to dismiss Durio at the end of an 11-hour hearing that was split between two days. The hearing ended at 1:10 a.m. this morning.

Durio’s attorney Virginia McCoy said she would review his options to appeal the board’s decision.


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ELECTRA-- A north Texas pre-school teacher is accused of physically abusing a five-year-old student. Police there say the teacher, 52-year-old Donna Bowden, slapped the little boy in the face earlier this month at Electra's Elementary School, which also houses the head-start program.

Police Chief Johnny Morris says he first learned of the allegations when the mom and little boy showed up at his department. "Mother reported that the son had told her he was slapped in the mouth by the head start teacher."

Morris says the boy had a cut on his upper lip. He says he told the mom to take him to the hospital to have it checked out. "The medical report revealed an injury. We saw an injury, took pictures of the injury, and the child made a statement to us with his mother present about how he got it and he didn't waver."

Based on those statements and the injury, police arrested Donna Bowden, a teacher for 18 years in Electra, according to Morris.

More potential victims say they filed reports with child protective services, but police say they haven't contacted them. "We were never told of these instances. The parents and the child did not ever come to report this as such."


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A former Glendale Heights teacher is facing felony charges of having sex with a 15-year-old former student, DuPage County authorities said Wednesday.
The alleged sexual relationship took place in 2005 and 2006 when Anastasia Pappas was living with the boy's family.

She had been the boy's teacher when he was in the fifth grade at Blackhawk Middle School in Glendale Heights.

Pappas, 40, is charged with criminal sexual assault. She is free on bail. Pappas was charged in 2006, but the indictment against her remained sealed by DuPage County prosecutors until this week.

She has since been removed from teaching duties. School officials couldn't be reached for comment Wednesday.

Pappas' attorney called the allegations "a tragedy."


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TOOELE - With their heads barely topping the witness box, three third-graders testified Wednesday about being sexually abused by a former teacher at East Elementary School.
Christopher Burton, 26, is charged in 3rd District Court with eight counts of first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child, each punishable by up to life in prison.
The preliminary hearing is set to continue next month for testimony from five other boys who are alleged victims.
The three boys who testified Wednesday all said Burton fondled them in a similar fashion.
As one boy put it: "He made people sit on his lap, then he'd reach his hands into your pockets and touch your privates."
The boy claimed Burton began fondling him in January, just a day after the boy began attending the school, and that the abuse occurred about once a week until Burton's arrest in March.
Another boy testified that Burton forced him to sit on his lap every time he asked the teacher a question. The boy said the touching began about a month after school started last fall.
The third boy - whose teacher was a female - testified he was molested by Burton on March 30 when the two classes combined to watch a movie.

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A temporary Santa Ynez Valley high school teacher was booked at the Santa Barbara County Jail last Tuesday after detectives arrested her for allegedly having unlawful sexual relations with an underage male student.

The arrest of 29-year-old Kelli Jo Camp came after a month-long investigation by the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s detectives into her alleged misconduct with members of the male student population at New Cuyama High School. After obtaining alleged e-mail correspondences between the teacher and her 17-year-old student, detectives arrested her for allegedly having unlawful sex with a minor.

New homework assignment.... beat up my daughter's boyfriend

No, I'm not kidding. This teacher allegedly asked a student to beat up her daughter's boyfriend. Wow.

So, am I the only one who notices there is no mention if this teacher will keep her teaching license?

Teacher Sued for Showing 'Brokeback Mountain' to Kids

This is an interesting article. Apparently this substitute teacher feels Brokeback Mountain is an appropriate film to show 12 year old children.