Four employees of a school for troubled teenagers in Jamaica were arrested and charged with child abuse Friday in an ongoing investigation into the American-owned facility. Jamaica’s Child Protection and Family Services Agency removed eight American boys, ages 14 to 18, in February from Atlantis Leadership Academy, along the southern coast of the island country, after abuse allegations came to light during an unannounced welfare check. Two have since been returned home, and a third is expected...
The Harrison County Board of Education voted on its large-scale school consolidation proposal Tuesday night.
A 22-year-old man has been charged after police say he was found in the possession of child sexual assault material.
The former assistant principal of a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old student shot his teacher last year has been indicted on child abuse charges, court records show. Ebony Parker faces eight counts related to the day of the shooting, according to the online docket, each of which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. A warrant has been issued for her arrest, the docket shows. Court records filed in Newport News Circuit Court were unsealed Tuesday, about a month after...
Police in the St. Louis area are notifying families after a former bus driver with the Francis Howell School District was charged with dozens of crimes related to sexual abuse of minors. The St. Charles, Missouri police department announced that Robert W. Stillwell, 66, has been charged with multiple offenses as part of an ongoing investigation into Stillwell's alleged sexual contact with minors. Stillwell reportedly drove a bus for the school district for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school...
Eddison Morris, 39, Courtney Wiggan, 51, Carson Cox, 33 and Odane Maswell, 31, have been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm, cruelty to a child and assault at common law.
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage School District is experiencing a first. Maria Sanchez was elected to the school board in Tuesday's election -- becoming its first-ever Hispanic school board member. The real estate agent has lived in Carthage since 2005. She's originally from Mexico and has experience working in higher education as well as in []
The Chesterfield School Board is seeking input on the potential name for a new middle school.
The Jefferson Parish School Board has approved a settlement agreement that will reform its policies for placing students in alternative schools, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Trustee Mike Del Grande introduced a motion which, if passed, will require every TCDSB school, plus the board office, to fly the international pro-life flag, annually, throughout the entire month of May, starting this year!
A bill that permits educational programs about periods to be taught in public schools, if school boards allow it, has been signed into law by Governor Glenn Youngkin.
The Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) provided an update on its negotiations with the California School Employee Association (CSEA) Friday.