Few years on the Earth
The sentencing of a former New Jersey high school teacher to a decade in prison has drawn significant attention to issues of trust, authority, and accountability within educational environments. The case centers on Julie Rizzitello, a former English teacher at Wall High School in Wall Township, who admitted to sexually assaulting two students following extended … Read more
In a disturbing case that has shocked the Bushwick community in Brooklyn, 30-year-old Devonte Brown, a former teacher at a local childcare center, has been arrested and indicted on serious charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of young children. The allegations span nearly a year and a half, involving multiple victims who were entrusted … Read more
A secondary school teacher in England has been banned from the profession after a disciplinary panel concluded that he used inappropriate and excessive force against a pupil during an incident at Weavers Academy in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Ikechukwu Ogben, who taught at the school, was struck off following a Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) hearing that examined … Read more
A student at Parkland High School was arrested after a physical assault on a teacher last week, according to officials with the Ysleta Independent School District. The incident, which occurred on Jan. 14, prompted an immediate response from school administrators and law enforcement authorities and led to notifications being sent to parents across the campus … Read more
The death of Chicago special education teacher Linda Brown has brought a somber close to a days-long search that gripped her family, colleagues, students, and the wider community. After she was reported missing earlier in January, Brown’s body was recovered from Lake Michigan, prompting an official investigation into the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. This week, … Read more
The banning of former Marland School teacher Joseph Luttman from the classroom has brought renewed attention to safeguarding responsibilities within educational settings and the serious professional consequences of breaching them. The case centres on an incident at the Barnstaple school in which a pupil was physically removed from a classroom and thrown into an outdoor … Read more
The fatal home invasion that claimed the life of 57-year-old Zoe Welsh in Raleigh, North Carolina, has sent shockwaves through the local community and raised difficult questions about public safety, mental health interventions, and the criminal justice system. Welsh, a longtime educator and respected science teacher, was attacked inside her home early Saturday morning while … Read more
The arrest of a 22-year-old preschool teacher in Michigan has become a flashpoint in the wider political and legal storm surrounding the United States’ unprecedented military operation in Venezuela and the subsequent detention of President Nicolás Maduro. Jessica Plichta was taken into police custody on Saturday in Grand Rapids moments after she concluded a televised … Read more
For more than two decades, Texas educator Kaci Spampinato dedicated her career to supporting students both inside and beyond the classroom. Like many teachers, she formed meaningful connections with countless young people whose lives intersected with hers for only a brief period of time. One of those students, whom she taught in 2009, stood out … Read more
The arrest of former Cottage Hill Christian Academy teacher Randi Nicole Staples has generated significant public outrage after a disturbing video surfaced online showing her repeatedly striking her 12-year-old son with a belt. The footage, recorded inside the family’s Mobile, Alabama home, quickly went viral after being shared by the boy’s older brother, prompting swift … Read more