Teacher Scandals

Teacher accused of hitting 5-year-old girl in eye with ruler claims child’s bruises was her eczema ‘acting up’: Report

 Teacher accused of hitting 5-year-old girl in eye with ruler claims child’s bruises was her eczema ‘acting up’: Report
Juveniles

A Tennessee elementary school teacher accused of hitting a 5-year-old student in her face with a ruler reportedly claimed the girl’s bruises were actually her eczema “acting up.” According to WHBQ, a recently-released reported penned by the Shelby County School District details an “allegation of overly aggressive use of force with a student involving Cummings Elementary …

Teacher tells elementary school students that Martin Luther King Jr. committed suicide; says 10-year-old boy is headed to prison because of his clothing: Report
Juveniles
February 13, 2019

Teacher tells elementary school students that Martin Luther King Jr. committed suicide; says 10-year-old boy is headed to prison because of his clothing: Report

A substitute teacher in North Carolina has reportedly resigned following accusations that she told elementary school students that Martin Luther King, Jr. died by suicide, and that a black student wearing athletic clothing was bound for prison. The New York Post reports that Elizabeth Temple was filling in as a substitute music teacher on Friday at Rand …

Teacher sends student nude selfies on Snapchat, suggests they play ‘naked hide and seek’: Cops
Teacher Scandals
February 1, 2019

Teacher sends student nude selfies on Snapchat, suggests they play ‘naked hide and seek’: Cops

Authorities in North Dakota say a 24-year-old high school teacher has been arrested on suspicion of sending at least one teen student naked photos of herself and other inappropriate communications. According to the New York Post, investigators became aware of the allegations in recent weeks, reportedly after a 17-year-old student at Beulah High School bragged …

Teacher, 50, accused of sexually assaulting & sending nude photos to teen student-athletes
Teacher Scandals
January 25, 2019

Teacher, 50, accused of sexually assaulting & sending nude photos to teen student-athletes

A substitute teacher in Florida was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly having inappropriate, sexual relationships with three underage students. According to the Citrus County Chronicle, Angela Cone-Stanton, 50, was accused of sexually assaulting one student and sending sexually-explicit photos to two more. The Citrus County School District said they hired Cone-Stanton on January 3 as a short-term …

Teen exposes illegal affair after teacher fails to pay blackmail demand of $140: Cops
Teacher Scandals
January 24, 2019

Teen exposes illegal affair after teacher fails to pay blackmail demand of $140: Cops

Authorities in Tennessee say they are investigating claims that a high school teacher in Memphis carried on a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. According to the New York Post, the alleged victim is believed to have exposed the affair when 24-year-old Jasmine Edmonds failed to pay the $140 in blackmail he demanded. The two …

Biology teacher allegedly caught in Airbnb with half-naked underage student
Sex Crimes
January 8, 2019

Biology teacher allegedly caught in Airbnb with half-naked underage student

A high school teacher in Florida is facing criminal charges after he was reportedly caught with a 14-year-old female student in an Airbnb rental. The Miami Herald reported that Diego Guzman Carranza, 30, a biology teacher at Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High, was arrested Thursday after police found the pair together in a Wilton Manors …

Teacher who called students MONKEYS in Facebook post placed on leave
School Crimes
January 6, 2019

Teacher who called students MONKEYS in Facebook post placed on leave

An Arkansas teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after she referred to her students as “monkeys” on Facebook, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports. The Little Rock teacher, whose identity has not been released, wrote on Facebook earlier this week that the “monkeys to my zoo came back today,” an apparent reference to classes …

Teacher takes 14-year-old to Airbnb property where cops find them half dressed with sex toys, condoms: Cops
Teacher Scandals
January 5, 2019

Teacher takes 14-year-old to Airbnb property where cops find them half dressed with sex toys, condoms: Cops

A high school teacher in Florida was arrested this week on suspicion of maintaining an illegal relationship with a young teen. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, 30-year-old Diego Guzman Carranza was staying with the 14-year-old girl at an Airbnb rental property when authorities came knocking Thursday evening. The suspect has been identified as …

Eighth-grade teacher accused of trying to sell underage relative for sex to men in Morocco: ‘She wants to peel your uniform off’
Sex Crimes
January 4, 2019

Eighth-grade teacher accused of trying to sell underage relative for sex to men in Morocco: ‘She wants to peel your uniform off’

A Texas teacher is facing criminal charges after she allegedly planned to sell a young female relative for sex to men in Morocco. The Dallas Morning News reported that Amber Michelle Parker, 37, an eighth-grade reading teacher at Mexia Independent School District is accused of traveling to Morocco in mid-December to make the illicit deal. Parker had reportedly corresponded with Morrocan …