
It's been illegal in Texas since 2003 for teachers to have sexual relationships with their students. Either they don't teach that to new hires, or their hires are particularly dense, but a lot of teacher seem not to mind spending time in jail. Jeremy Grange, 29, won't have to register as a sex offender, but after 90 days in jail, he'll be on probation for eight years.
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ARRESTED
In Wisconsin, three staff members at an elementary school were sufficiently alarmed to give statements to law enforcement that they felt a fellow teacher's touching of a 10-year-old male student was inappropriate. David M. Suino, 47, was arrested. Police have charged him with ne count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Whether there is anything to the allegations will have to be determined.
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ARRESTED - for "Romance"
The newspaper reporter wrote that "Charges stem from a romantic relationship that he allegedly had with the victim." Funny, the charges don't sound romantic at all. They sound kinda ... sordid. William Menchen, 34, was arrested and charged with one count of third-degree sexual abuse, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and two counts unlawful imprisonment - against a 15-year-old girl.
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ARRESTED - Indecent Exposure
In South Carolina, Scott Waddell, 38, was arrested at a park where homosexuals congregate. He was one of five men arrested. Reportedly, he exposed himself to an undercover officer.
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It's Just Money
The Santa Clara, California school district has money to burn, apparently. Enough so they can buy out the school superintendent's contract for $485,000. We never hear both sides of these stories so it is impossible to know the facts of the case, but it's still big money and the taxpayer still foots the bill for either a Bad Hiring Decision or Politics Gone Amok. Sometimes, though, our sympathy is with the superintendent. They're hired to do a job but they're not supposed to step on any toes in the process. And then there are the five or eight or ten school board members - all elected - who each have their own view of how a school district should be run. Not to mention, the union folk who, frankly, specialize in street theatre tactics. As we said, it's impossible to know. But boards should be accountable for the money they spend.
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RETRIAL
The prosecution refiled charges against Michael P. Widger, 36. A district judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence, but prosecutors disagree. They want a new judge, too. It's a child pornography case, the images were found on his school computer, and maybe the public should hear the evidence. Better yet, maybe they should call in the Feds. (Pennsylvania)
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