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Fmr. Band Teacher Sentenced For Lewd Notes
BUFFALO (WCCO) – A former band teacher in Buffalo has been sentenced 10 days in jail for giving disturbing notes to two seventh grade girls in December 2009, according to the Wright County Attorney’s...
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Teacher Accused Of Bringing Gun On School Property
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — A northern Minnesota teacher is charged with bringing a gun on school property. Scott Eischens was an industrial education teacher at Park Rapids Area High School in Hubbard...
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Washington Middle School Teacher Shaves 10-Year-Old Beard
A middle school teacher in Ephrata, Washington, vowed 10 years ago not to shave his beard until Osama Bin Laden was captured or killed. Now he finally gets to get that trim. Check out the story,...
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Metro Teacher, Coach Loses Fight With Brain Tumor
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) — In 2004, a legend in the Bloomington gymnastics community was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Paul Wright succumbed to that fight earlier this week after seven years. Wright...
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Pequot Teacher Charged In $34,000 Theft
PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — A Pequot Lakes teacher has been charged with six felonies in Crow Wing County in the theft of $34,000 from a teachers’ union fund. The Brainerd Dispatch reports 46-year-old...
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Minn. Teacher Leaves Startling $3M To District
WINONA, Minn. (AP) – Richard Kolter didn’t live a flashy life. The former teacher didn’t drive showy cars or wear extravagant clothes. That’s why it was such a surprise when the Winona Area Public...
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A Life-Changing Reunion 20 Years In The Making
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Ask any TV news producer, anchor or reporter, and they’ll tell you, one of the things they look for in great storytelling are what we call “moments.” While these are the people...
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Wayzata Teacher Receives Prestigious, $25K Award
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A teacher at Wayzata West Middle School got a $25,000 surprise Monday morning when he received a prestigious teaching award. A YouTube video captured the moment eighth grade math...
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Charges: Teacher Had Sexual Relationship With Student
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A teacher at Spectrum High School in Elk River has been charged, after he admitted to having a sexual relationship with one of his students. The Maple Grove Police Department...
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Teacher Admits To Grooming Student For Prostitution
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – A substitute teacher is behind bars after pleading guilty to attempting to groom a special-needs student for prostitution. According to the Pioneer Press, 33-year-old Tameshia...
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Teacher: Target Worker Snubs Student Shopping
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio middle school teacher says an employee at a local Target store told her she couldn’t shop with about 25 students buying items for charity. Sandy Bean...
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Karate Teacher Indicted For Sexual Acts With Minors
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An Eden Prairie, Minn. karate teacher was indicted Tuesday for engaging in sexual acts with minors at a South Elgin, Ill. karate school. According to the indictment, 43-year-old...
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Minnesota House Passes Bill On Teacher Layoffs
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate passed a bill Monday that would let schools lay off teachers based on their performance in the classroom rather than by seniority alone. The bill passed by a...
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Teacher’s Aide Sentenced For Sexual Conduct With Boy
SHAKOPEE (WCCO) – A Shakopee teacher’s aide has been sentenced to three months in jail for engaging in multiple sex acts with a 16-year-old student. Michelle Rose Chlan, 26 of Shakopee, can serve her...
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Dayton Signs Skills Test Requirement For Teachers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill that requires teachers to pass a skills test in order to get a Minnesota license. The Democratic governor signed the bill Wednesday. Dayton...
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Legislators Aim To Unmask Severance Packages
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota legislators sought Tuesday to compel greater disclosure of public employee severance packages in the wake of a secretive $255,000 payout to a Burnsville administrator....
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Authorities: Student Assaults Teacher Over Headphones
BARNUM, Minn. (WCCO) — A 17-year-old student attacked and injured a Barnum High School teacher for asking him to remove his headphones from his ears, according to the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office....
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Farmington Phy-Ed Teacher Lobbying In D.C.
FARMINGTON, Minn. (WCCO) — A physical education teacher from Farmington is on his way to Washington D.C. Tuesday, lobbying to make gym class a bigger priority in Minnesota schools. It’s part of...
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Gov. Dayton Won’t Sign Teacher Layoff Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he won’t sign a bill that would let schools lay off teachers by a system other than seniority. Dayton says the bill is one of several...
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Minn. Lawmakers Finalizes Teacher Layoff Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers have finalized a bill that would let schools lay off teachers based on their performance in the classroom. A conference committee finalized the bill Monday...
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