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Movie Made by Local Teacher Sheds Light on Teen Issues

Heather DeLuca — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:53:15 +0000

Atlantic City teacher Devan Blackwell hopes his new fictional short film can bring attention to urban teens feeling isolated because of bullying, drug abuse, mental health issues, dating violence and even sexual orientation. The Richmond Avenue School teacher spent most of last year making 40 minute movie called ‘The Spe@k Project’. Speaking to PressofAtlanticCity.com Blackwell [...]

Local Teenager Rescues Teacher [VIDEO]

Tom Morgan — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:44:44 +0000

South Jersey Teenager….or Superman? We’re gonna go ahead and say both! 14-year-old Carlos Molina of Pleasantville (which we’ll call Smallville today) heard the cries of help from his former music teacher, Betty O’Shea of North Main Street School. She was trapped under her car! According to NBC 40, ‘the accident occurred when Mrs. O’Shea [...]

EHT School Teachers Get Engaged on Camera

Heather DeLuca — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:35:47 +0000

It was just an ordinary school day for teacher and ‘SoJO Dream Wedding’ qualifier Kimberly Kimpton until her boyfriend embarrassed her in front of her entire class. Kimberly Kimpton, who recently qualified for the ’3rd Annual SoJO Dream Wedding Giveaway’, was watching the morning school news announcements with her students at Egg Harbor Township High [...]

An Heroic Story of a Sandy Hook Teacher Protecting 15 Children [VIDEO]

Tom Morgan — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:27:51 +0000

As the healing begins in Newtown and all over the world, we begin to find stories of heroism…. Meet Kaitlin Roig, a first grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School... In the midst of horrific tragedy, I have a feeling this won’t be the first heroic story we’ll see. Diane Sawyer [...]

Deerfield Township Teacher Makes 5 Year Old Eat a Bagel Out of the Trash [POLL]

Tom Morgan — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:41:39 +0000

A Kindergarten student at Deerfield Elementary School arrived home from school telling her mom some weird/shocking news… Her teacher made her eat a bagel from the dumpster. (ewww) The bagel was originally thrown away by the student, in which later, the teacher made her eat the bagel in front of the class. [...]

UPDATE: 'Too Sexy' Comment Causes Teacher To Lose Job

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:42:03 +0000

The Egg Harbor City substitute school teacher who was suspended for telling a female student she was ‘too sexy for gym class’ has officially been relieved of his duties, NBC 40 reports. Last month SoJO reported a 7-year old female second grader at Charles Spragg Elementary School was told she was dressed ‘too sexy’ to [...]

South Jersey Teacher Suspended For Saying Student 'Too Sexy' For Gym [POLL]

Heather DeLuca — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:22:28 +0000

A substitute teacher from Charles Spragg Elementary School in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey has been suspended for allegedly telling a student she was 'too sexy' to participate in gym class.

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