3 h. ago Creepy Scots circus school teacher touched up students during trapeze lessons

Rodolfo Rivas Franco, 53, preyed on his students during trapeze classes at Spinal Chord in Glasgow between September 2018 and April 2022.

Society

10 h. ago Primary school teacher who turned up at house with two kitchen knives banned from the classroom

Lauren Jenkins admitted possessing a bladed article at North Yorkshire Magistrates’ Court following the incident in August 2022

Society

17 h. ago ‘It’s changed me as a person’: College student detained for deportation after traffic stop speaks out

Ximena Arias-Cristobal says dropped charges after traffic arrest ‘opens more doors for me, so we will have to see what happens there’

Politics

18 h. ago Female school teacher charged with sexually abusing Yorkshire terrier

Chanelle Renee Lincoln, 43, appeared for a preliminary hearing on charges of sexually abusing an animal, according to court records.

Events

21 h. ago Andrew Hunter Murray: ‘Every time I read Pride and Prejudice I find more jokes’

The author and podcaster on taking inspiration from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, welling up to Charles Dickens, and the enduring appeal of Jane AustenMy earliest reading memoryAt a secondhand book sale at school, a kind teacher recommended my mum buy Brian Jacques’s Redwall. Noble monastic mice battle thuggish rats: catnip for a seven-year-old.My favourite book growing upThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. The mad robots and two-headed aliens are great for the teenage brain, but beneath all that is the sadness, and the questions about why life has to be like this, all filtered through poor Arthur Dent. I sometimes pull it off the shelf to read half a page, just to remind myself how comedy writing is done. Continue reading...

Politics

22 h. ago HMS Raleigh Royal Navy base in Cornwall 'locked down' over 'revenge porn' claim

An investigation is under way after a nude photo of a young female Royal Navy recruit is said to have been shared by an ex partner at HMS Raleigh in Torpoint, Cornwall

Politics

40 h. ago Partially funded teacher pay rise may lead to cuts to school provision – unions

The largest education union in England has threatened to ‘register a dispute’ with the Government unless it fully funds the pay award.

Economics

41 h. ago Teacher who 'sexually abused' pupil, 12, caught sneaking into school dance disguised as old woman

Vincent Weaver, a fine arts teacher and dance coach at George Washington Carver Academy in Michigan, was arrested on May 16 and charged with sexual assault. He was then allegedly caught sneaking into a school dance in disguise

Events

45 h. ago Teacher 'had sex with pupil' before telling police she 'saw him as a brother'

Rouse High School teacher Darian Rogers, 22, has been charged with having an improper relationship with a teenage student after another pupil went to the police

Events

57 h. ago Primary school teacher and barrister win right to anonymity despite teacher 'strangling and abusing' one of their adopted sons

On one occasion in January last year, the teacher, X, 'strangled the teenager' and on another, called the 15-year-old, who is of mixed ethnic heritage, a 'black b*****d'., the judge found.

Events

61 h. ago Florida middle school teacher faces deportation after showing student nude photos, cops say

Jonathan Rowe was arrested Monday after allegedly showing a 15-year-old photos of his genitalia while they were in the classroom.

Culture

69 h. ago Nancy Mace shows nude photo of herself in House hearing as she says she was recorded without consent

Rep. Nancy Mace has accused her former fiancé and three other men of engaging in sex crimes against her and other women, which they have denied

Culture

3 d. ago Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that as colleges and universities pull back on diversity practices, young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are overwhelmingly against cutting federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education, and deporting students involved in protest activity on campus

Politics

3 d. ago Florida high school teacher arrested for having sex with student in classroom before first bell

The alleged relationship between Brooke Anderson, 27, and her student began in September 2024 with sexually explicit messages

Society

4 d. ago Middle School teacher arrested for ‘drunken’ crash a year ago that killed a pregnant mom

The pregnant mom was remembered as a “young, loving, kind, and adventurous soul.”

Events

8 d. ago Pictured: Rocker religious studies teacher, 38, who was banned from the classroom after swigging cans of cider and reeking of alcohol at school

Jon Downs, 38, who also is a member of a band called Rivers of Rome, has been barred from the classroom indefinitely. The decision came after he confessed to consuming alcohol at school.

Events

8 d. ago Teacher fired by primary school head 'intent on revenge' awarded £370K payout

Carmen Wood-Hope worked at The Friars Primary School in Salford. But a judge found that the actions of the school's headteacher were 'tainted by a personal animosity' towards her

Economics

8 d. ago School teacher sacked by head 'intent on revenge' awarded £370k

An employment tribunal held over ten days heard Carmen Wood-Hope was an excellent classroom teacher.

Economics

8 d. ago Primary school 'dream teacher' jailed after horrific 'violent sexual acts' against pupil, 11

A married primary school teacher has been sentenced to nine years in prison after an eleven-year-old boy's mum discovered evidence of a months-long campaign of abuse

Events

9 d. ago Primary school teacher sacked by head 'intent on revenge' awarded £370,000

The judgement found that the actions of the school's headteacher, Michael Earnshaw, were 'tainted by a personal animosity' towards Carmen Wood-Hope

Economics