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Teacher From Westchester Caught With Child Porn, Trying To Hack Teen's Social Media: Feds Teacher From Westchester Caught With Child Porn, Trying To Hack Teen's Social Media: Feds
Teacher From Westchester Caught With Child Porn, Trying To Hack Teen's Social Media: Feds A 27-year-old teacher from Northern Westchester faces decades in prison after authorities discovered his possession of child pornography and an attempt to hack into a student's social media account, officials said. Yorktown resident and teacher Giuseppi Micciari, age 27, was arrested on child pornography charges and presented in White Plains federal court on Wednesday, Nov. 1, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  According to federal officials, Micciari's arrest followed a review of his cell phone conducted by authorities that revealed th…

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by Ben Crnic
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Teacher Hired In New District After Alleged Sexual Relationship With Student In Westchester Teacher Hired In New District After Alleged Sexual Relationship With Student In Westchester
Teacher Hired In New District After Alleged Sexual Relationship With Student In Westchester A Hudson Valley school district is defending its decision to hire a teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted a student in another district just days before a civil suit was filed.  The lawsuit accuses the former teacher in Northern Westchester of grooming a then 16-year-old student at Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt to have sexual relations on school grounds. The tenured teacher, identified as Alex Mendoza, age and hometown unknown, resigned in June after the filing lawyer contacted the Lakeland Central School District about the claim and he was removed from the classro…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Charge Teacher In Westchester Over Alleged Criminal Behavior Police Charge Teacher In Westchester Over Alleged Criminal Behavior
Police Charge Teacher In Westchester Over Alleged Criminal Behavior Police are investigating alleged criminal behavior by a public school teacher in Westchester County. It is alleged by a student that William  Archacki, age 50, a teacher at Yonkers Public School  No. 21, had caused a student to fear for their safety by walking up behind this student while holding a paring knife during school hours on Wednesday, Feb. 8 Archacki is a Northern Westchester resident of Buchanan, and was a fifth-grade teacher at Public School No. 21, located on Lee Avenue in Yonkers, at the time of this incident, Yonkers Police said.  He was placed on modified dut…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New England Teacher On Leave After 8 Middle School Boys Keep Log Of His Alleged Harassment New England Teacher On Leave After 8 Middle School Boys Keep Log Of His Alleged Harassment
New England Teacher On Leave After 8 Middle School Boys Keep Log Of His Alleged Harassment A log of alleged harassment by their teacher dubbed the “Pedo Database” that was created by eight middle school boys in New England is now part of an official investigation into the teacher, The Boston Globe reports.  The Rhode Island teacher, who works at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown, has been placed on administrative leave amid a probe into numerous claims of inappropriate behavior, including that he made female students dance for him, the outlet reports. One of the former students, now a 15-year-old high school student, told The Boston Globe that he and several other male…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Former Teacher's 'Offensive' Post Prompts Response By Superintendent In Westchester Former Teacher's 'Offensive' Post Prompts Response By Superintendent In Westchester
Former Teacher's 'Offensive' Post Prompts Response By Superintendent In Westchester A schools superintendent in Westchester has responded after a former teacher posted derogatory statements about an ex- student online. Without naming the former teacher or the blog, citing confidentiality, Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano, said the former teacher's statements were "misleading" and as "inaccurate as they are offensive." "Moreover, the attacks upon the former student, much less by name, and the school’s integrity are inappropriate and absurd," Montesano added. The superintendent noted that he “urges (the community) not to let one …

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by Zak Failla
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Upstate Teacher Accused Of Having Inappropriate Relationships With Students Upstate Teacher Accused Of Having Inappropriate Relationships With Students
Upstate Teacher Accused Of Having Inappropriate Relationships With Students An upstate high school teacher resigned her position amid allegations that she had inappropriate relationships with two students, according to school officials. A teacher in a temporary assignment at the Irondequoit High School in the West Irondequoit Central School District resigned this week, school officials reported on Friday, after an investigation led to evidence that she “engaged in inappropriate relationships with two students.” The teacher - whose name has not been publically disclosed - was immediately released from employment, and district officials said they will file any necess…

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by Zak Failla