An Arizona teacher facing criminal charges related to an alleged sexual affair with a then-13-year-old boy began with a text message on a school-sanctioned smartphone app, according to reports. As the Arizona Republic reported, 28-year-old Brittany Zamora solicited messages from her students on the Class Craft app, telling them she would be bored while at …
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 …
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 …
A school former Christian teacher in Oregon who admitted to raping a 15-year-old student was sentenced Friday to less than two years behind bars. According to The Register-Guard, Andrea Baber, 30, agreed to plead guilty to six counts of contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor and three counts of third-degree rape. In turn, her sentences—180 days …
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 …
Authorities in Vermont say a 44-year-old teacher was arrested on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with a juvenile student. According to People, Anitra Lahiri was an educator at the Lyndon Institute in Lyndon Center at the time the alleged illicit relationship took place. WCAX cited a police report alleging she and the 17-year-old male …
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 …
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 …
Authorities in New Jersey say a high school teacher was arrested on suspicion of engaging in a sexual relationship with a teen student. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 30-year-old Jessica R. Gaeckle was arrested on Friday and released from custody a short time later after receiving a court summons. The suspect has been …
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 …
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 …
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 …
