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NJ Teacher Taunts 'Pedophile' Colleague, Makes Bomb Threats Against School On LinkedIn NJ Teacher Taunts 'Pedophile' Colleague, Makes Bomb Threats Against School On LinkedIn
NJ Teacher Taunts 'Pedophile' Colleague, Makes Bomb Threats Against School On LinkedIn A New Jersey teacher said he was trying to fight cyber bullies when he posted bomb threats against his middle school, and was seeking justice when he posted death threats against another teacher to his LinkedIn page earlier this month. Shafayeth Syed, a first-year science teacher at William Davie Middle School in Hamilton Township, told 6abc he found two "problematic" social media pages — one that showed students filming each other using the bathroom — and raised his concerns with administration. Unhappy with how school officials handled the situation, Syed took matters into his own ha…

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Ex-South Jersey Teacher Accused Of Cyber Threats Arrested Again: Police Ex-South Jersey Teacher Accused Of Cyber Threats Arrested Again: Police
Ex-South Jersey Teacher Accused Of Cyber Threats Arrested Again: Police A former Atlantic County middle school teacher who authorities say made threats on social media against the school has been arrested for the second time in less than a month, authorities said. Shafayeth Syed, 27, of Egg Harbor Township was taken into custody in Wilmington by Delaware State Police on Tuesday, March 8 and charged with causing a false public alarm, terroristic threats, cyber harassment and contempt of court, Hamilton police said. Police say the threats violated the conditions Syed agreed to when he was released from the Atlantic County Justice Facility last month after his fir…

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by Jon Craig