System flaw kept convicted teachers in classrooms Jon Calloway never should have been allowed to return to the Champion Middle School classroom where he taught special-needs children. In October 2013, he was charged with choking his child’s mother -- resulting in scratches, red marks and slight swelling — while she held their son. He then allegedly sped off for several blocks with the passenger door open while the mother clung to her unrestrained son, police reported. Columbus police arrested Calloway on charges of assault, domestic violence and child endangering -- offenses that should have kept him away from students. But the education assistant remained on the job ... Continue reading... http://www.dispatch.com/content/sto...awed-system-kept-criminals-in-classrooms.html
System flaw kept convicted teachers in classrooms Columbus City Schools never suspended or moved to fire the since-discharged Calloway because the state didn’t do its job of informing the district of his arrest and conviction. His is not a unique case, however. Hundreds of teachers across Ohio ... Continue reading... http://www.norwalkreflector.com/article/news/8203576
