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Fired Florida high school teacher arrested, accused of sex crime against student
Read full article: Fired Florida high school teacher arrested, accused of sex crime against studentA teacher in Daytona Beach who was fired last year from his job at a Catholic high school was arrested Thursday, accused of a sexual offense against a now-graduated student, according to police.
Your Florida Daily: Teacher accused of taping sex with former student, Orlando Magic to retire Shaquille O’Neal’s No. 32
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Teacher accused of taping sex with former student, Orlando Magic to retire Shaquille O’Neal’s No. 32Marie-Jo Gordo was just indicted by a federal grand jury.
Former Wekiva High School teacher accused in sexual battery of student pleads no contest
Read full article: Former Wekiva High School teacher accused in sexual battery of student pleads no contestA former teacher at Wekiva High School, accused of sexual battery with a student on campus, was sentenced to 10 years of supervised probation after pleading no contest in court, records show.
Video: Hundreds gather in Memphis to ‘Finish Liza’s Run’ in honor of slain school teacher
Read full article: Video: Hundreds gather in Memphis to ‘Finish Liza’s Run’ in honor of slain school teacherHundreds gathered in Memphis, Tennessee, in the early hours of Friday, September 9, to run in honor of Eliza Fletcher, a local schoolteacher who was abducted and killed last week.
We asked about your most memorable teachers: These responses are so pure
Read full article: We asked about your most memorable teachers: These responses are so pureTuesday marks National Teacher Appreciation Day, so leading up to the big occasion, we had to ask: Who was your favorite teacher, growing up? What made that person so special and memorable?
Video shows Osceola school employee grabbing teen by neck, slamming him over N-word, deputies say
Read full article: Video shows Osceola school employee grabbing teen by neck, slamming him over N-word, deputies sayAn Osceola County high school employee is facing a child abuse charge on allegations of slamming a student to the ground after the teen used the N-word in the classroom, deputies said.
Art teacher on job for a week before arrest, firing, Port Orange police say
Read full article: Art teacher on job for a week before arrest, firing, Port Orange police sayMartin Reese was hired as an art teacher at Creekside Middle School just one week before he called in sick to work on Tuesday, but showed up to the school with large speakers to blast music while kids were taking the FSA test, according to Port Orange police.
Teacher at Wekiva High arrested, accused of sexual battery with a student, deputies say
Read full article: Teacher at Wekiva High arrested, accused of sexual battery with a student, deputies sayOrange County deputies arrested a man, who works as a teacher and coach at Wekiva High School, accused of taking part in sex acts with a student at the school.
Brevard teacher sent nude photos to undercover detective, Indian River sheriff says
Read full article: Brevard teacher sent nude photos to undercover detective, Indian River sheriff saysThe Indian River County Sheriff's Office revealed new details on what led up to the arrest of a Brevard County science teacher, who has since been fired from the school district.
We asked you to tell us about your pandemic pregnancies. Your responses are heart-wrenching, haunting and touching.
Read full article: We asked you to tell us about your pandemic pregnancies. Your responses are heart-wrenching, haunting and touching.Last summer, we asked: “Are you or your partner pregnant -- or have you delivered in the past few months?” ... “We want to hear from you.”
Teacher encourages Pine Hills children to join Youth Justice Forum this weekend
Read full article: Teacher encourages Pine Hills children to join Youth Justice Forum this weekendOne local teacher hopes to make a difference in the lives of young people by helping host a youth justice forum to show young people what community is all about.
Former Winter Park High band director sentenced to 5 years in child porn case
Read full article: Former Winter Park High band director sentenced to 5 years in child porn caseA former band director at Winter Park High School will spend the next 5 years behind bars after he was found guilty of performing sex acts with a former student, recording it and sharing the video and images.
Central Florida lawmaker pushing governor to prioritize school workers for vaccination
Read full article: Central Florida lawmaker pushing governor to prioritize school workers for vaccinationORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A state representative from Central Florida is putting pressure on the governor to make COVID-19 vaccines available to teachers. State Rep. Carlos Smith sent a letter to Florida Gov. We’ve just sent a letter urging @GovRonDeSantis to make #COVID19 vaccines IMMEDIATELY available to K-12 essential FL teachers and school district personnel 65+ currently in direct contact with students. Smith represents the 49th congressional district, which covers a large portion of Orange County, including the University of Central Florida. Several school leaders in Central Florida have sent similar letters to the governor, urging him to give educators and school staff priority when it comes to vaccinations.
Florida teacher posts own obituary on Facebook prior to returning to school
Read full article: Florida teacher posts own obituary on Facebook prior to returning to schoolA Florida teacher wrote and posted her own obituary on Facebook on Tuesday as the reopening of schools draws closers. A loving and devoted teacher, mother, daughter, wife, aunt, and friend to all whose lives she touched, on August 7th, 2020.Reddicks obituary goes on to say, However, even though she shouted from the rooftops, attempted to be unemotional, and educated herself in facts and science, she succumbed to the ignorance of those in power. She returned to work, did her best to handle all the roles placed on her shoulders; educator, COVID-security guard, human shield, firefighter, social worker, nurse, and caregiver but the workload weakened her, and the virus took hold. Whitney was taken from us. Yes, of course too soon, but we are the ones left with holes in our hearts, missing how big hers was.To read the full obituary, click here.
Titusville teacher’s aide sent sex videos, photos to student, police say
Read full article: Titusville teacher’s aide sent sex videos, photos to student, police sayTITUSVILLE, Fla. – A 27-year-old teacher’s aide at a Titusville school was arrested Friday on allegations of sending explicit videos and photos to a 16-year-old student. Lindsey Noele Thorson, an aide at Fieldston Preparatory School on Columbia Boulevard, was arrested on charges of transmission of materials harmful to minors and tampering with evidence. Titusville police said Thorson turned herself in to authorities at the Brevard County Jail after a warrant was issued for her arrest. He told school officials about the photos of the messages exchanged between Thorson and the victim on Instagram, where she sent him several sexually explicit videos and photos of herself, police said. A parent of the victim’s friend told police about the message, even though Fieldston officials did not, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
Florida teacher washes out student’s mouth with hand sanitizer, officials say
Read full article: Florida teacher washes out student’s mouth with hand sanitizer, officials sayWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Florida middle school teacher has been suspended after school district officials found she used hand sanitizer to wash out the mouth of a student who was talking too loudly in her class. Palm Beach County school board on Wednesday approved a 10-day suspension without pay for Guyette Duhart, the Palm Beach Post reported. The student told administrators at Polo Park Middle School in Wellington that Duhart told him he needed to have his mouth washed out with soap on Oct. 14, the newspaper reported. Six students told Palm Beach County school district officials that the teacher grabbed a bottle of hand sanitizer and pumped it into the student's mouth, an investigative report said. Duhart admitted to school investigators that she put the hand sanitizer near the student's mouth but said that he grabbed the bottle and pumped it into his own mouth, the newspaper reported.