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Texas Teacher Resigns After Sending Photo of Her Foot on Black Student’s Neck to the Child’s Mother as a Joke A white Texas teacher has resigned after she took a picture of her foot on the neck of a Black student and then sent the picture to the child’s mother. The Lamar Elementary School teacher, who has not been identified, apparently was friends with 10-year-old Zaelyn Jackson’s mother and said the photo was sent as a joke. Still, Jackson’s family found nothing humorous about the t...

Educator Preparation Institute (EPI) The Educator Preparation Institute (EPI) is an intensive competency-based alternative pathway to teacher certification. Through an accelerated program, individuals who have earned at least a bachelor’s degree in a non-Education major can satisfy the requirements to receive a professional teaching certificate from the state of Florida. While students enrolled in the EPI program can obtain certification in any of the areas offered by the Florida Department o...

By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Sarah Spross, right, confers with her boss, Maryland School Superintendent Karen Salmon, in this Herald Mail photo. COOPERSTOWN –  Sarah Spross, an assistant superintendent in the State of Maryland Department of Education, will become the Cooperstown Central School District’s new superintendent March 1 – or sooner. “We hope sooner,” said school board President Tim Hayes this morning.  He said it would give her more time to be introduced...

Employee investigation at Bremond ISD after teacher allegedly had improper relations with student Posted at 12:30 PM, Dec 11, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-11 13:31:15-05 BREMOND, TX — A teacher with Bremond ISD allegedly had improper relations with a student. Bremond ISD Superintendent Daryl Stuard told 25 News that when the district received the allegations of teacher misconduct, the district immediately contacted Child Protective Services and local law enforcement. "At Bremond ISD, th...