CHAMPAIGN COUNTY — A former Urbana High School teacher was sentenced to four years probation and 180-days in jail after pleading guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse. In a plea bargain, 45-year old Tammy Bond, of Champaign, admitted touching the genitals of a teenage student she was tutoring. She was a special education teacher in […]
Dad Arrested for Wanting to Walk His Kids Home From School
November 19, 2013 by 5 Comments
Back in September, there was a video of a dad being arrested for questioning common core. Below is a video of another dad being arrested, this time for trying to pick up his kids from school and walk them home. The South Cumberland Elementary’s School Resource Officer Avery Aytes did not want to continue the […]
Eyeball-Scanning Is Now a Reality, Coming to a Middle School Near You
July 14, 2013 by 3 Comments
Like something straight out of Gattaca, scientists have developed iris-scanning technology to be deployed at schools, airports and banks, CNN.com reports. From CNN.com: “‘Imagine a world where you’re no longer reliant on user names and passwords,’ Eyelock CMO Anthony Antolino told CNNMoney. ‘If we’re going through a turnstile and you have authorization to go beyond that, it’ll […]
Florida Schools Scan Student Irises Without Parent Permission
June 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
Parents in Polk County, Florida, were outraged to learn that their children’s irises were scanned without permission as part of the school board’s new security program called Eye-Swipe Nano. One parent took to Facebook, posting: “This is stolen information, and we cannot retrieve it.” While the school board did send out a letter addressing the […]
Demmer Tightens School Safety
May 28, 2013 by 2 Comments
Springfield, IL… On Sunday, State Representative Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) unanimously passed a bill that will strengthen school safety on the House Floor. Rep. Demmer joined Senator Tim Bivins (R-Dixon) as the chief sponsor in the House to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and employees. Senate Bill 1931 is intended to make schools safer by […]
CPS Approves Largest School Closure in City’s History
May 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
After hearing from aldermen, angry parents and community members in a meeting interrupted several times by protesters, the Chicago Board of Education today approved a plan to close 49 elementary schools and one high school program. The board voted 4-2 to close Von Humboldt Elementary, then unanimously approved the rest of the closings in a […]
Gov. Quinn State of the State
February 6, 2013 by 9 Comments
Governor Pat Quinn gave his State of the State address today. It can be summed up in 3 simple statements that were repeated throughout: Forward Our Illinois Hard is not impossible Gov. Quinn’s address can also be summed up as delusional in its lack of reality based solutions. Most of his talk of jobs centered […]
The American Dream Starts With a Quality Education
January 31, 2013 by 6 Comments
People from around the world come to the United States for a better life. They understand the greatness and uniqueness to our country and want to live the American Dream. A quality education is the starting point for their children to obtain the American Dream. There are many stories of parents who will do whatever […]
Active Shooter Response Strategies
December 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
The following video by NewAmericaNow should be passed around to every teacher around the country. It provides some basic techniques/strategies to help in an Active Shooter Incidents. This video will also be useful in other settings as well. Protect yourself as best you can while the politicians huff and puff about how they know best. […]
