“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.
Washington DC: DC public school teacher was arrested for assaulting a child
DC considers ‘high-stakes’ teaching offers
U.S. Labor Department reveals mass exodus of teachers across the country
WEST VIRGINIA: teacher accused of giving alcohol to teens
teacher jailed after allegedly soliciting drugs
WISCONSIN: Student teacher charged with videotaping woman without consent
teacher accused of raping girl is now charged with intoxicated driving
Christian school teacher robbed at gunpoint
Students sexually assaulted a 16-year-old classmate
School employee gets probation for masturbating
Another teacher removed for using racial slur
WYOMING: teacher sentenced to at least 20 years in sex abuse case
Senate Cuts External Cost Adjustment In School-Funding
Dumbing Down the U.S.A., December 2018: “ONE DAY WE’RE ALL GOOD…THE NEXT DAY IT’S JUST OVER.”
Somewhere in the eastern Pacific, 11OCT2019, U.S. Coast Guard personnel pose on top of the drug smuggling submarine they captured. During an eight week period the Coast Guard captured 11 smugglers and an estimated U.S.$216-million worth of illegal drugs.
U.S. Coast Guard captured 95 illegals being trafficked aboard a ship from Dominican Republic, 06OCT2019.
22AUG2019, near Lukeville the first wall panels went up, as part of the Tucson 5 Mile border wall project.
22AUG2019, first border wall panel goes up near Calexico, as part of the 15 miles long El Centro project.
13AUG2019, U.S. Coast Guard captures 1-thousand-3-hundred pounds of illegal marijuana near Catalina Island, being smuggled into The Golden State despite the fact that marijuana is now legal there.
United States Border Patrol Acting San Diego Sector Chief Kathleen Scudder announces the completion of 14 miles of new border wall construction in San Ysidro.
01AUG2019, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Customs & Border Protection, captures captured 67 packages of illegal drugs, along with seven illegal immigrants and one smuggler.
23AUG2019, first wall panels go up near Columbus, as part of the El Paso border wall project.
28AUG2019, opening of renovated U.S. CBP’s National Air Security Operations Center (airborne drones) on Grand Forks Air Force Base.
In Brownsville, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted ‘Family Unit Removal’ of illegals from Guatemala. Since mid-July, Guatemala and the United States have implemented a new process to more expeditiously remove illegals. This enhanced cooperation results in reduced lengths of stays in custody for Guatemalan citizens.
At Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, U.S. Navy SeaBees were recognized for their efforts to help with recovery after the July earthquakes.
In San Diego, the U.S. Navy conducted exercise Citadel Rumble, enlisting the help of Amateur Radio Emergency Service to test emergency radio communications between USN hospitals during natural disasters.
Mobile Observation Post (OP) looking into Mexico, near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry, 03APR2019.
Mobil Observation Post (OP) near the Fort Hancock Border Patrol Station, 09APR2019.
U.S. Army personnel continue to repair the border fencing, this time near the World Trade International Bridge in Laredo, 11APR2019.