“it’s overwhelming.”: Dumbing Down U.S.A., January 2019

“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”-George Orwell (aka Eric Arthur Blair)

Disappearing Students Syndrome (DSS): A phrase created by me to describe a phenomenon taking place across the United States, affecting both privately and publicly funded schools, from Kindergarten all the way through University levels.

U.S. Navy spends taxpayer dollars building new high school in Federated States of Micronesia, 07JAN2019.

Incomplete (Tip-o-the-Iceberg) list of publicly announced education related layoffs, shutdowns and crimes, January 2019:

ALABAMA: 76 schools on ‘failing’ list

Are Alabama’s latest high school graduation rates fake?

Nearly all Alabama school superintendents earning six-figure salaries

Superintendents demand $22-million in taxpayer funding, just for ‘security’!

How the Department of Defense could help end Alabama’s teacher shortage

Construction of new wing of federally funded Maxwell Elementary and Junior High School on Maxwell Air Force Base.

ALASKA: UAA students stunned by accreditation problems

ASD may alter parent-teacher conferences after quake

Even the U.S. military is short on education employees. Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson has put out a call for help, citing lack of child development center teachers, cooks and food service workers. In fact they have as many as 30 full-time jobs available, and it’s severely affecting their on-base child care ops: “Currently, we only have one [center] at full capacity, three at partial capacity and one temporarily closed due to a lack of workers….”-Tina Roberts, program manager

“If you have a love for children, you can advance quickly in childcare. A high school diploma or equivalent and a couple of references is all you need to apply….. From start to finish, the pre-employment timeline is about 14 days, and we try to make it as beneficial and smooth as possible. During the process, we educate our applicants about the many benefits of working for the CDC along with giving them a paid-for physical, immunizations and background check….. If eligible new hires already have a child development associate (CDA) credential we can bring them in as a target level, which starts out at $15.87 per hour.”-Meghan Govin, non-appropriated fund assistant director

ARIZONA: teachers continue to call it quits turning the teacher shortage into a crisis

Family claims teacher used school app to ‘groom’ her students

teacher enters guilty plea for sex crimes with minors

ARKANSAS: Little Rock teacher placed on leave for referencing monkeys

high school students call dress code discriminatory

female teacher admits sexual contact with teen

UALR to halt eSTEM: “The individuals who would be impacted the most — UA Little Rock students — were not given a say in the approval of this merge, yet face the greatest repercussions. UA Little Rock students are leaving because they do not like the ‘high school atmosphere’ created by eStem students, and because UA Little Rock students cannot adequately access the facilities that they pay tuition for — our facilities were not designed to provide for the number of both collegiate and high school students that they do now.”-Student Government Association statement

CALIFORNIA: The economy is booming. Why are so many California schools broke?

California schools were once the nation’s envy. What went wrong?

6th grade male teacher arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing two girls

Molestation lawsuit targets student-teacher contact

as many as 24 schools in one district could be closed in next 5 years

Los Angeles schools lost $15 million on Day 1 of strikes

U.S. Navy Band teaches ‘master class’ at Mission Bay High School, San Diego, 30JAN2019.

COLORADO: No charges filed against teacher who taped student to chair

High School teacher arrested in child pornography investigation

Judge throws out charges against Cherry Creek School District employees accused of failing to report a student’s sexual assault, CITING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

Cherry Creek School District leaders earn $200,000 total while waiting for their criminal trial

CONNECTICUT: community college professor who gave ‘Nazi’ salute fired

teacher placed on involuntary leave at Naugatuck High School

teacher accused of failing to report child abuse

teacher convicted of raping girl in skate park

The small state is turning to a military program called Troops to Teachers to deal with teacher shortages. Connecticut Army National Guard Sergeant First Class Benjamin Simon just finished the program: “Teaching is definitely the hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life. You have to be dedicated, and you have to have thick skin. There’s a lot of trial and error. Composure is so important. You have to understand you’re working with kids. These aren’t NCOs and Privates who have gone through Basic Training. Every child has different sensibilities, different backgrounds, different learning styles and it’s on you as a teacher to mold yourself to meet their needs.”

DELAWARE: Teacher With History of Alcohol Arrests Faces DUI Sentencing

Saudi Arabia sending teachers to teach in Delaware schools?

FLORIDA: Scandal ridden Bethune-Cookman University announces layoffs, salary cuts: “It’s as if they’re penalizing employees who had nothing to do with the misappropriation of funds!”-Cynthia Slater, NAACP

State Department of Education lays off 20 employees

Schools Will Install Facial Recognition Cameras

governor suspends sheriff over school massacre

Female substitute teacher fired, accused of sexual battery

Teacher and aides lock children with autism in closet

Male elementary teacher arrested on child sex charges

Male biology teacher caught doin’ it with 14-year-old student at an Airbnb

Female teacher vandalized park with human feces

A Mother Says a Teacher Molested Her 8 years old Daughter.

GEORGIA: school board member stabbed 17 times

Teacher punched student at least twice in lunchroom attack

Evidence eaten after teacher allegedly gave students marijuana

For some reason school districts are not reporting teachers who violate their contracts

GUAM: 8 reasons to attend the University of Guam over a mainland school

HAWAII: Tuition decrease proposed for University of Hawaii

DoE lied about school repair backlog

God’s own Saint Francis Junior High and High School shutting down

IDAHO: Female School District 25 teacher faces up to life in prison after being charged with multiple sex crimes against 1st grader

teacher who fed live puppy to illegal snapping turtle, in front of students, not guilty of animal cruelty

ILLINOIS: 10 new laws affecting schools, colleges

Chicago schools fire 6 workers, block 4 substitute teachers after sexual misconduct investigations

female high school teacher engaged in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy

Male substitute teacher (who is also a ‘christian’ minister) arrested on child sex charges

Female high school secretary charged with sex crimes

‘of age’ female student admits in court she tricked male teacher into having sex with her

INDIANA: School superintendent facing insurance fraud charges after using her son’s insurance for a sick student

Seven teacher licenses suspended over state testing scandal

IOWA: ‘Rainbow’ teacher sentenced to 60 years for sexually abusing boys

Female teacher pleads guilty to sexual exploitation

University of Iowa student found dead of possible exposure

KANSAS: Sorting Fact And Fiction On Kansas Schools

female teacher charged with having sex with student

teacher accused of child sex crimes says he’s not guilty

KENTUCKY: Teacher caught on video dragging child with autism through school

special needs teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with student

Three school employees charged with abuse of autistic student

teacher at party where juveniles admitted to drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana

‘christian’ school apologizes for mistreatment of Native American students

What happened to separation of church and state? U.S. Army personnel visited children at the South Christian Elementary School.

LOUISIANA: God’s own Historic Saint Peter Claver School in Treme closing its doors

school employee under investigation for inappropriate relationship with student

High school student arrested after ‘scuffle’ left another student with a scared face

charter school principal sued, accused of sex crimes

educators confounded over student behavior problems

Hundreds of Bats Found at Louisiana High School

Louisiana is one of the least-educated states in the nation

MAINE: Greater Bangor schools making it easier for students to earn diplomas

Shrinking enrollment has led Deer Isle-Stonington’s per-pupil education costs to be among the three highest for Maine public schools

Deer Isle teacher pleads not guilty to sex crimes against student

‘christian’ school teacher pled guilty to sex crimes

teacher seeks another appeal in sexual assault case

‘Well respected’ private music school teacher accused of sex crimes, fired from job just for being arrested (I guess in Maine you’re guilty just by being arrested, and even if proven innocent in court you’re still black-listed)

teacher sentenced for trying to break into funeral home

schools closed due to possible shooting threat

MARYLAND: ‘Highly credible’ reports of child sex abuse at private sexist boys only school

High school student accused of sexual assault in the school halls

Guidance Counselor Arrested on Multiple Sex Crime Charges

Transgender teacher was harassed

The U.S. Army directly targets ‘christian’ recruits at Saint Mary Catholic School, in Hagerstown, 28JAN2019.

MASSACHUSETTS: Education ‘nazis’ want an additional taxpayer killing $500-million for school funding

The highest-paid state worker, for the second year in a row, was University of Massachusetts Medical School chancellor and senior vice president of health sciences……who took home $1.07 million.

college closure threat growing, police state seeking new powers

teacher accused of molesting two students in his class

teacher-coach charged with assault and battery

MICHIGAN: Female special education teacher charged with sexual criminal conduct

Female high school teacher charged with sexual assault

‘Well-respected’ male principal arrested for alleged sex acts

Male teacher arrested on child porn charge

teacher admits to sexual assaults, then kills self

High School teacher-coach resigned his job even though he was cleared of “inappropriate touching” allegations, because just being accused of sex crimes ruins your career

MSU Interim President resigns after tell Detroit News that sex crimes victims “enjoy the spotlight”

Federal report cites Michigan State with systemic ‘serious violations’ of campus-safety law

Michigan schools face nation’s worst decline in state taxpayer raping education funding

MINNESOTA: school board member, NAACP plan to sue taxpayers for more special education funding

Teacher-coach accused of sex assault and making porn

teacher suspended following ‘demeaning’ Instagram posts

MISSOURI: Federal taxpayers forced to give Missouri $6.5-million for ‘early education’ (when I was a kid, Kindergarten was considered early education)

Starting teacher salary in Missouri ranks 2nd lowest

While other schools cry over declining enrollments, Republic Junior High School boasts of student overcrowding

Proof immigrants are taking over: In every grade level, Springfield Public School students score below state average, except in one area; English as a second language

teacher arrested on child porn charges

teacher pleads ‘not guilty’ in child porn case

Piano teacher enters guilty plea to sexual misconduct

MONTANA: Woman pled guilty to killing teacher with her car

teacher sentenced to 10 years for raping student

Male school district employee accused of ‘Rainbow’ sex crimes with boys; part of a systematic sexual abuse scheme known as The Program

Due to skyrocketing teacher-student relationships, state lawmakers want to amend Age of Consent law (which is currently 16)

U.S. DoE investigating Montana schools for discrimination against Native Americans

God’s own University of Providence cutting 19 programs in athletics and academics, despite spending money on new Student Center construction

NEBRASKA: State taxpayers forced to pay $4-thousand per day for consultants, hired to fix their failing schools!

So much for hiring ‘experts’ with college degrees; $771 million pension shortfall a product of ‘mind-boggling’ mistakes

superintendent placed on leave for fight video quits his job

LPS limits high school tansfers

Day care center shutdown in connection to homosexual sex crimes arrest

NEVADA: scholarships make college free (supposedly) for aspiring teachers

$10k annual bonuses to teachers at struggling schools

high school teacher, student kissed

teacher arrested on new meth trafficking charges

NEW HAMPSHIRE: teacher’s aide fired after arrest on child porn charges

teacher pleads guilty to witness tampering

Upscale Boarding School Teacher Accused Of Sexual Exploitation Of Student

Judge rejects plea deal for teacher

Revealed; state school system ‘forgets’ to spend $10-million in cash strapped taxpayer funding for special education!

NEW JERSEY: Getting Sued Over School Segregation

cash-strapped taxpayers deny a nearly $170 million schools proposal

State taxpayers forced to double ‘security’ funding for religious and private schools

State high school exit exams declared illegal by state court

These 24 coaches are now banned

teacher pleads guilty to sexually assaulting student

high school teacher-coach faces sex abuse charges

Special education teacher charged with having sex with student

preschool teacher arrested after saying she’d shoot up school

Special education teacher admits to wanting to commit ‘gun violence’ against her school

NEW MEXICO: Female Special Education Principal (as well as actress and beauty queen) arrested for domestic violence after her son found porn on her school work computer

Hundreds of teachers quitting mid-year

Governor orders end to high school exit testing

Governor wants taxpayers to shell out an additional $500-million for schools!

Recruiting military volunteers thru school counselors. Kirkland Air Force Base held an event to win over local high school counselors, 18JAN2019, and convince them to convince students to join-up.

NEW YORK: Yes, ‘blacks’ are racists too; ‘I Love My Skin!’ Why Black Parents Are Turning to Afrocentric Schools

Blackface Video Has Elite Private School in an Uproar

Junior High School Teacher accused of Raping Student

High School Special Ed teacher accused of rape

Oxford Teacher’s Aide Charged With Rape of Child

NORTH CAROLINA: North Carolina teacher accused of molesting children arrested in Arizona

For the third year in a row, schools disproportionally suspend students of ‘color’ (gee you mean there are people that have no color?)

high school teacher facing new charges for sex crimes

Asheville City Schools worst in the state

Religious favoritism for ‘christian’ military families as Richlands and Northside High School given a $906,121 grant to run a National Math and Science program that’s specifically for the College Readiness Program for Military Families. By the way, the award ceremony was held at a church.

NORTH DAKOTA: teacher accused of sending naked photos to students

teacher put on administrative leave following felony burglary charge

Bill would give universities access to Bank of North Dakota funds

Did you know North Dakota’s tax money wasting colleges/universities are ‘protected’ from shutdown by the state constitution?

OHIO: Are charter school building leases fleecing state taxpayers?

What harsher federal guidelines on school discipline and suspensions mean for Ohio students

Cleveland joins national program to provide scholarships to students

State agency rules against Toledo School for Arts in racial discrimination case

Ohio State University will somehow pull $45 million out of its ass for need-based student aid next academic year

Teacher Arrested for Touching Himself in Front of Students

48 years old teacher indicted on eight charges of sex with 15 years old student

teacher guilty of drug parties, deals took place in her home

student high on LSD attacks teacher’s breasts, says his dog gave him the drugs

Here’s hypocrisy; police accuse high school teacher of abuse of power

OKLAHOMA: nearly tops nation in holding back early-grade kids

teacher arrested after alleged sexual assault on woman in bar

17-year-old accused of killing Broken Arrow teacher

OREGON: Audit reveals Many Problems with taxpayer funded state Department of Education

Audit reveals Portland schools fail to track what they do with taxpayer funding

Police kill man at junior high school during custody dispute

teacher arrested on child porn charges

Substitute teacher sentenced to 6 years

PENNSYLVANIA: Art Institute of Pittsburgh to close permanently in March

K-8 teacher’s aide facing trial on child-sex charges

elementary teacher accused of groping three students

State wants more tax dollars for technical schools

State seizes control of Penn Hills School District’s finances

initial report on university hazing violations published

program will offer $100 for college savings to every baby born or adopted in the state

PUERTO RICO: Taxpayer funded University of Puerto Rico could lose accreditation for failing to reveal how it spends the money

Repairing Puerto Rico’s schools post-Maria will cost taxpayers $11Billion, take 7 years

RHODE ISLAND: School employee charged with indecent solicitation

To deal with teacher shortages, college level education students will be forced to also be certified in special education, junior high school math or junior high school science

teachers who take a lot of time off could face discipline

Federal taxpayers give Rhode Island $4-million for early childhood education

SOUTH CAROLINA: ‘deep’ teacher shortage got even worse

South Carolina hasn’t enforced classroom size limits since 2010

school volunteer coach charged with sex assault

Coach, who has criminal record of assault, accused of slapping and punching student

SOUTH DAKOTA: God’s own Busy Blessings Day Care Closing due to failing to meet state requirements

TENNESSEE: Female teacher arrested, accused of sex crimes

Head Start teacher arrested after she brought meth to school

Sevier County schools hires teacher with history of sex crimes, almost immediately new accusations emerge, teacher called “creepy” by students and co-workers, only now is he being investigated (makes you wonder about the true intentions of school administrators)

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TEXAS: Why some people aren’t sold on giving Texas teachers a $5000 raise

Female teacher had young girl pose in lingerie, planned to sell her in Africa

Teacher shot, killed by U.S. Air Force employee for making too much noise

UTAH: teacher to serve one year in jail for sending ‘seductive’ emails

substitute teacher gets prison time for sex crimes against children

Utah’s new version of school ‘grades’

VERMONT: Green Mountain College to close: “I knew our school was doing poorly financially, but I had no idea that it was going to shut down. …….going to have to do it all again. All of us are and it’s overwhelming.”-Meg Scognamiglio, a student who obviously hasn’t been following Blind Bat News

Church hires man to be new pastor, despite his sex crimes record as a ‘christian’ school teacher

VIRGINIA: student completes 13 years of perfect attendance

School District Sues State to Arm Employees

high school that honored a Confederate general gets a new name

teacher to serve 2 years for indecent liberties with child

band teacher to serve five years in prison

WASHINGTON: High School teacher charged with felony sexual misconduct

The Seattle Times pathetically begs Be a part of the solution to the teacher shortage

Major changes around corner for junior high schools

Washington Army National Guard personnel help build a school in Imperial Thailand at the end of January, 2019, as part of taxpayer funded operation Cobra Gold.