TRASH EDUCATION from trashy trash
You have to see the picture of gleeful teachers placing a noose around a child's neck in a lesson on lynching to see the face of obscenity.

Yet, that's exactly what five teachers at Grambling State University did at an on-campus school. An elementary school. The students were kindergartners and first graders.

The story was in the student newspaper at the university, along with photos. It quickly resulted in a university demand to remove the story and pictures from the newspaper website and an order to shutdown the newspaper. In an about face, the university president announced sanctions would be taken against the teachers. We're willing to bet the much-loved family pet that it won't include firing the teachers miscreants.
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SENTENCED - Enticement of a 15-year-old boy
David Jones, 47, a middle school teacher and boy scout leader, was sentenced to ten years in prison and 25 years of supervised probation. He pleaded guilty to to enticement of a 15-year-old boy he met on the Internet. When police arrested him they found with a bag with condoms, a digital camera and personal lubricant. They also found 30,000 images of children as young as 5 years old on his computer.
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SENTENCED - Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
For what purpose, we still don't know, but Frank D. Page, 32, a middle-school health teacher, was fired, then prosecuted for allowing a 14-year-old girl to skip classes and hide out in his classroom, despite being warned a number of times. He was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 6 months in jail. Thankfully, he permanently surrendered his teaching license.
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SENTENCED (sorta) - Possession of controlled substance, intent to distribute
After pleading guilty to two felonies - one felony count of possession of of meth with intent to distribute and to a felony count of possession of a controlled substance and being found in a classroom after midnight with several bags of methamphetamine in her purse, the judge still wasn't convinced she was selling the stuff. ---> Did we mention police found a digital scale, several butane lighters, a personal checkbook and a ledger of moneys? In his wisdom and because he "brings personal experiences to the bench," the judge sentenced Joanna Chavez, 38, to 18 months in prison and three years' probation. He also inflicted her on the community to do community service for 100 hours. (New Mexico)
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GUILTY PLEA - Sexual Assault of a student
In Connecticut, Matthew Glasser, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault of a 16-year-old female student. Police found out because she thought she might be pregnant and school officials learned of the sexual relationship. He'll be sentenced Oct 17, but it's expected to be probation. He will, however, be a registered sex offender.
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GUILTY PLEA - Endangering children
A jury in Pennsylvania found a teacher guilty of endangering children by allowing her 11-year-old son to take a loaded handgun - to an elementary school. When the verdict was read, she bolted from the courtroom. It took three county sheriff's deputies and two state troopers to restrain her. She eventually had to be carried out. She'll be sentenced Oct 26.
They let just anyone become a teacher nowadays.
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ARRESTED - Embezzlement and Theft
Yes, another teacher was arrested for embezzling student funds. Carmen Harden, 35, a Maryland teacher, probably won't do any time if she's found guilty. They rarely do, which truly must be a wonderful life lesson for students of all ages.
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ARRESTED - Domestic Violence
Robert Ewing, 40, was arrested for theft, criminal confinement, and domestic battery charges for allegedly accosting his wife. It sounds like a messy divorce.
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RANT OF THE DAY
Hawaii has a huge problem with drugs and the fact that a number of teachers have been arrested, successfully prosecuted, and sentenced not only for drug use, but selling, prompted the state to require drug testing. The teachers union actually accepted the idea. Naturally, the ACLU wants to challenge this. We don't remember on what grounds. It doesn't really matter. The purpose is just to oppose something. It's a PETA thing. The more outrageous, the greater the self-publicity and self-promotion.
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