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Plainfield, NJ
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Substitute Teacher Charged With Child Endangerment At Plainfield Day Camp: Prosecutor Substitute Teacher Charged With Child Endangerment At Plainfield Day Camp: Prosecutor
Substitute Teacher Charged With Child Endangerment At Plainfield Day Camp: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Plainfield resident and substitute teacher was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 21. Tory James, a substitute teacher at the Queen City Academy Charter School and mentor at the Queen City Mentoring Academy — a “Day Camp” for young women and men of Plainfield — is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and promoting obscene material to a child under the age of 18, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Prosecutors did not say specifically what James did to merit the charges, but said the incide…

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by Sam Barron
Voorhees, NJ
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Voorhees College Student, 20, Dies Suddenly—Now His Family Is Fulfilling His Dream Voorhees College Student, 20, Dies Suddenly—Now His Family Is Fulfilling His Dream
Voorhees College Student, 20, Dies Suddenly—Now His Family Is Fulfilling His Dream Dylan Michael Geller, a 20-year-old Rowan University student from Voorhees, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 27, according to his obituary on the Platt Memorial website. A 2023 graduate of Eastern Regional High School, Dylan volunteered with special needs students and was pursuing a degree in Special Education with plans to launch an Adaptive PE program at his alma mater, his obituary said. He was also an active member of BBYO Chapel AZA and helped establish Rowan’s AEPi Gamma Upsilon chapter, combining his Jewish faith with his social world. Dylan was a substitute teacher in South Jersey …

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by Cecilia Levine
Peekskill, NY
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'Unnerving': Teacher Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Peekskill, DA Says 'Unnerving': Teacher Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Peekskill, DA Says
'Unnerving': Teacher Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material In Peekskill, DA Says A Westchester school teacher has been arrested and charged with promoting and possessing child sexual abuse material, becoming the latest in a string of county educators and coaches accused of abusing positions of public trust, prosecutors announced.  Brian Mishk, 28, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested and charged with promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child, and possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, May 30.  Mishk was arraigned Friday in the Town of Cortlandt Court before a judge and w…

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by Ben Crnic
Hudson, NY
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Former Substitute Teacher From Hudson Sent Inappropriate Snapchats To Student: Police Former Substitute Teacher From Hudson Sent Inappropriate Snapchats To Student: Police
Former Substitute Teacher From Hudson Sent Inappropriate Snapchats To Student: Police A former substitute teacher in Columbia County, NY is facing charges for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a student through Snapchat, state police said. Christina A. Lambert, 41, of Hudson, was arrested on Wednesday, May 7, and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to New York State Police. Police said they received a complaint on April 30, 2025, about inappropriate contact between Lambert and a student. An investigation determined that Lambert sent inappropriate messages to the student through Snapchat, state police said. Lambert had prev…

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by Cecilia Levine
Columbia, MD
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Howard County Substitute Teacher Removed After Child Pornography Arrest, Officials Say Howard County Substitute Teacher Removed After Child Pornography Arrest, Officials Say
Howard County Substitute Teacher Removed After Child Pornography Arrest, Officials Say A substitute teacher who briefly worked at two Maryland high schools has been charged with possession and distribution of child pornography, school officials announced. Thomas Miller was arrested by Baltimore County Police and is facing charges unrelated to his work inside Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) buildings, according to a statement released by officials. Officials said Miller worked only three days within HCPSS: Dec. 13, 2024 at Wilde Lake High School; Jan. 4, 2025 at Marriotts Ridge High School; March 7, 2025 again at Marriotts Ridge. Police confirmed that the criminal…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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Student Stalked By Substitute Teacher, Arlington Officials Say Student Stalked By Substitute Teacher, Arlington Officials Say
Student Stalked By Substitute Teacher, Arlington Officials Say An Arlington Public Schools substitute teacher has been arrested on charges of sexual misconduct involving a student, and police are seeking additional victims, officials announced. Timothy McGhee, 47, of Alexandria, VA, was arrested on January 10 following a criminal investigation by the Arlington County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. McGhee is charged with taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a supervisory or custodial relationship and stalking, police said. The investigation began on January 3 after police received information about an inappropriate sexual rel…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Substitute Teacher Gave Fake ID At Egg Harbor Township Middle School, Police Say Substitute Teacher Gave Fake ID At Egg Harbor Township Middle School, Police Say
Substitute Teacher Gave Fake ID At Egg Harbor Township Middle School, Police Say An Egg Harbor Township woman was accused of giving false identification when she arrived at a school to be a substitute teacher, authorities said. Katherine MacPherson, 35, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 9, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers received a call from school district security about a female substitute teacher at Alder Avenue Middle School with a seemingly fraudulent teacher identification. Police arrived at the school and found the ID was fraudulent. MacPherson was taken into custody and charged. Investigators said MacPherson…

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by Chris Spiker
Edison, NJ
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Superintendent Reprimanded For Recommending Son For Substitute Teaching Job In NJ Superintendent Reprimanded For Recommending Son For Substitute Teaching Job In NJ
Superintendent Reprimanded For Recommending Son For Substitute Teaching Job In NJ The superintendent of a Middlesex County school district broke a pair of school ethics rules by approving a list of substitute teachers that included her son, officials said. Monroe Township Superintendent Chari R. Chanley’s “failure to recuse herself on the recommendation of her child’s employment constitutes using her position as superintendent to secure an unwarranted privilege, advantage, or employment for her child,” prompted action from the the New Jersey School Ethics Commission, according to a Jan. 23 decision. Chanley was reprimanded for recommending approval of a list of more…

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by Jon Craig