A former Texas high school teacher who had an illicit, sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student was sentenced Thursday to 120 days behind bars. According to The Dallas Morning News, ex-Plano Senior High School algebra teacher Alaina Ferguson, 25, pleaded guilty to improper relationship between a teacher and a student and indecency with a child by …
The parents of a 13-year-old boy have taken their first steps in suing an Arizona school district who they say failed to protect their son from sexual abuse carried out by his teacher. KNXV reported that the 6th grader’s parents filed a notice of claim against Liberty Elementary School District, alleging that Las Brisas Academy Principal Tom …
A New York public school teacher will avoid jail and won’t have to immediately relinquish her teaching license despite pleading guilty to performing sex acts on a 14-year-old male student. According to the New York Post, 29-year-old Dori Myers was a teacher at the New School for Leadership and the Arts in the Bronx neighborhood …
A former North Dakota middle-school teacher who allegedly allowed her students to refer to her as “Kim Kardashian” stands accused of sharing hundreds of sexually explicit videos and photos via Snapchat with two male students, and having sex with one of the boys in early June at a local park. Shannon Moser, 37, who taught …
A 17-year-old girl has defended her former teacher, accused of sexual misconduct, claiming that he never forced himself on her and that she willingly participated in a relationship. The Battle Creek Inquirer reports that Tyler David Millward, 29, of Athens, Michigan, is facing up to 20 years in prison on multiple charges that include allegations …
Authorities in Connecticut say a former teacher in the special education program of a Bridgeport high school engaged in a sexual relationship with an teen student. According to the New York Post, 32-year-old Laura Calladio Ramos was arrested last month following a routine traffic stop. An officer reportedly spotted her talking on her cellphone while …
A married school counselor in Texas who allegedly had sex with a ninth-grade student nearly a dozen times was arrested after the boy’s mother reportedly caught the pair naked in bed together. Shannon Hathaway, 33, a former school counselor at Harwood Junior High School, turned herself in Thursday on charges of improper relationship between an educator …
Authorities in North Carolina have arrested a former high school teacher on suspicion of engaging in a sexual relationship with a student. According to WPVI, 26-year-old Kayla Sprinkles was arrested earlier this month following an investigation that began several months ago. The former teacher had been employed by the Cherokee County Schools System when the …
Police in Florida have arrested a Christian school teacher on suspicion of sending lewd and sexually explicit messages to a 14-year-old female student. According to the Orlando Sentinel, 69-year-old Stephen Ward taught physical education and was a volleyball coach at Stetson Baptist Christian School at the time of his arrest on Saturday. The Volusia County …
A middle school teacher in Texas is facing six year behind bars in addition to a 10-year probated sentence after she pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual conduct with one of her students. According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, 28-year-old Katherine Ruth Harper will be required to register as a sex offender for the …
A Florida agriculture teacher who allegedly drowned two raccoons and an opossum during class earlier this month won’t face criminal charges—as authorities determined the killings weren’t cruel or inhumane. In a four-page “decline to file” letter obtained by the Ocala StarBanner, Assistant State Attorney Toby Hunt explained his controversial decision not to prosecute Forest High School agriculture teacher Dewie Brewton. …
Police in Pennsylvania are questioning a second person in connection to the shooting death of a suspended teacher who was suspected of having a relationship with a then-17-year old boy. Rachael DelTondo, 33, was gunned down in her driveway of her mother’s home in Aliquippa on the night of May 13, after going out for ice …
