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Kindergarten Teacher Fired for Letting Students Taste Her Blood

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:29:56 +0000

It wasn’t your run-of-the-mill show and tell. A kindergarten teacher from the Norwegian town of Sola has been fired because she let kids touch and taste her blood that she brought to school. The woman had brought in a blood sample taken earlier in the day and poured it out onto a plate for kids. [...]

Teacher In Hot Water After Facebook Photo Surfaces of Students With Mouths Duct-Taped Shut

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:36:02 +0000

It’s a Facebook photo middle school math teacher Melissa Cairns wished she never posted. The snap, which has since been removed from her page, showed several of her students with duct tape over their mouth. ”Finally found a way to get them to be quiet!!!,” read the caption. It was meant to be a joke. What [...]

School Teachers Dress Code Needs An Overhaul

Rayman — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:49:30 +0000

Several school districts throughout America are demanding teachers to dress more appropriately starting with the upcoming school season.

No more outlandish hairstyles, tattoos, or body piercings. Jeans are out and so are skinny straps. Teachers argue all of the above are forms of self expression, and not allowing them is an infringement on their rights.

Mother Sues Teacher for Stealing Son's Lunch Money

Shauna Wright — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:22:56 +0000

When Baltimore mom Lynsai Green found out her second-grader had a negative balance with the school cafeteria, she was confused — until her son told her one of his teachers was routinely stealing his lunch money. In a lawsuit Green filed against teacher Marcelius Lockes, Gwynn Falls Elementary School, the Baltimore School Board and the [...]

Are Teachers Overpaid or Underpaid? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:43:49 +0000

Although it varies from state to state, the average salary of a public school teacher in the United States is about $50,000 a year. For comparison sake, the average full-time worker in any profession has a median personal income of about $39,000 a year. Are teachers getting the better end of the stick?

Teacher Discovers $9.8 Billion Bank Balance

Chris Allen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:26:35 +0000

Wow! Just like Monopoly would say......Bank Error in Your Favor!!
A man in West Bengal, India, had expected to find a balance of $200 during a recent visit to an ATM but instead found 490 billion rupees, or $9.8 billion, in his account.

Parijat Saha, a schoolteacher in Balurghat, earns a salary of 35,000 rupees, or $700, a mo

The Top 7 Most Inspiring TV Teachers

Andrea Rosen — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:19:45 +0000

As kids around the world continue to put off their summer reading lists and inevitable Trapper Keeper shopping trips, teachers are already prepping to head back to school. And it's very likely that one of those hardworking people could be the biggest inspiration your kid's life. While we can't possibly call out every real-life teacher [...]

Matt Damon Snaps at Press While Defending Teachers [VIDEO]

alex staub — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:49:28 +0000

At the Save Our Schools Million Teacher March in Washington DC on July 30th, actor Matt Damon was grilled on his feelings about public school educators. Damon, who attended public school in Boston as a youth and whose own mother is a public school teacher, made some impassioned remarks in defense of teachers.

Teacher Punches Student in the Face for Allegedly Insulting Her [VIDEO]

Kool Staff — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:00:51 +0000

64-year-old art teacher Sandra Hadsock is making headlines this week after she punched a male student in the face for allegedly calling her vulgar names. Hadsock, who last year won the her school’s Teacher of the Year award, originally faced charges of child abuse; but the State Attorney’s Office has since decided to drop the [...]