April 10, 2023 Having students write their obits before active shooter drill got teacher terminated A teacher was handed his walking papers after he tried to connect an active shooter drill to his students’ obituaries.
March 22, 2023 Florida teacher asked child for underwear pic and more, police say An elementary school teacher in Florida is accused of asking a young girl for a photo of her wearing only underwear.
March 8, 2023 As DeSantis reshapes education in Florida, school districts struggle to find new leaders One school district’s struggle to find a new superintendent could be a sign of the times in Florida.
March 7, 2023 School janitor who left gifts at girl’s desk had 74 pics of kids doing sex acts, DA says An elementary school janitor is behind bars, charged with dozens of counts of sexual abuse of children, and the investigation started with an 11-year-old student getting mysterious gifts at her desk.
March 3, 2023 Man with tattoos told middle school girl he was 13. They had sex in his car, deputies say A Florida man who may look younger than he really is has been charged with having sex with a girl well under the legal age.
February 2, 2023 OnlyFans mom sues school district over volunteering, seeks $100K A parent is suing her children’s school district after they found out about her adult website.
February 1, 2023 Teacher charged with 3 counts of sex offenses at high school involving student A sheriff’s office got a call about a sexual assault at a high school and at the end of the investigation, deputies arrested a teacher.
October 27, 2022 High school teacher accused of months-long romantic relationship with student A teacher has been released from jail — and “reassigned” away from a classroom — for having an improper relationship with a student.
October 27, 2022 No jail, no job for high school athletic director accused of taking $16k+ but not coaching A high school athletic director is out of a job but won’t be going to jail on charges of grand theft and official misconduct.
October 25, 2022 Teacher accused of stealing coworkers’ coaching supplements, even denying them when asked Teachers get paid for educating in the classroom, but some also get supplements for work with extracurricular activities. Andrea Smith-Thomas was one of them.
October 25, 2022 Dad sues Palm Beach Co. schools, says teacher ‘put up 2 gay pride’ flags, ‘proselytized’ A father in Palm Beach County is suing the school district — along with his 12-year-old son’s school, the principal, and teacher — but not exactly under a controversial new Florida law.
September 7, 2022 School District of Palm Beach Co. responds to state’s ‘significant concerns’ about safety There has been a lot of recent communication between the state Department of Education and the School District of Palm Beach County over measures to make sure schools are safe for students and teachers.
July 6, 2022 Teacher accused of sex with minor in classroom closet offered plea deal The teacher charged with having sex with a former student in his classroom’s oversized closet will be deciding whether to take a plea bargain from the state.
May 11, 2022 Alleged victim: She had sex with former teacher in his classroom’s closet The arrest report is shedding light on a middle school teacher in jail facing sex crime charges relating to an incident with a minor.
April 6, 2022 New allegations, charges against teacher already accused of inappropriate touching A teacher who worked at Pahokee High School faces at least one more charge of battery-simple touch or strike.
March 22, 2022 DeSantis says he’ll sign controversial ‘Parental Rights in Education’ bill Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will sign the controversial bill titled “Parental Rights in Education” bill soon.
January 21, 2022 Palm Beach County school mask mandate for teachers, visitors will remain The mask mandate for teachers and visitors in the School District of Palm Beach County will remain for at least another week.
January 2, 2019 Banned from Facebook pages twice in 2 days! Sometimes, interesting things happen when you read friends’ Facebook pages. I’m not talking about going to look on purpose, which I’ve done before. I’m…
October 20, 2018 Thinking about teacher’s child porn trouble and my old school’s website Today, I found out some news about someone who went to school with me, pretty much since kindergarten. In fact, I think he lived…
October 10, 2018 The case against us all paying for private schools Several times a year, before elections, a man in Florida emails me about who to support in elections down there. The goal is to…
June 29, 2018 Certification expiring, definitely done teaching The first thing I have to say is this blog was planned for today. It doesn’t have anything to do with Wednesday’s Supreme Court…
June 27, 2018 The necessity of public unions, now no chance for compromise NOTE: Shortly before publishing, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he’ll retire effective July 31. According to Axios, that’ll give President Donald Trump “a…
May 2, 2018 In defense of Emma González, not that she needs it but deserves it I have a lot more on Marjory Stoneman Douglas hero Emma González, not a hero for surviving but for her activism after. She has…
March 30, 2018 Tiffany Trump’s trouble, what unions could do to Amazon and the media It’s nice when Americans exercise their First Amendment rights (freedom of religion, speech, the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and…
February 4, 2015 Why teaching isn’t for me anymore (Yesterday, I wrote about why teachers have to give so many tests, why students have to take them, the many recent changes to teaching…
February 3, 2015 Why I’m happy not teaching Other people seemed to love me being a teacher. They thought things like, “Oh how nice,” “The kids are so lucky,” “You’re a miracle…
