A 25-year-old man who worked in a temporary post as a teacher's aide at Gratts Elementary School in the Westlake district was arrested this morning on suspicion of committing lewd acts on children. The suspect, Jorge Dominguez, was subsequently terminated by the Los Angeles Unified School District. more ›

We're starting to think maybe the California state motto should be changed to "Eureka! Here is Where All (Allegedly) Pervy Teachers Work!" The latest in what seems like a staggering streak of educators locked up for lascivious extra-curricular activities is a story out of Irvine, where an English teacher at a Lutheran high school may have been sending a student nude pics of himself via ye olde cellphone. more ›

On Tuesday night during Fullerton Union High School's annual "Mr. Fullerton" pageant, a "semi-humorous event hosted by the ASB for senior boys," one participant's reply to the interview question got him booted out of the competition. more ›

An unidentified male teacher at a Wilmington elementary school is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate touching" of a student. The investigation of the educator at George de la Torre Jr. Elementary, in the Los Angeles Unified School District, began Friday, according to City News Service. more ›

Dwayne Alexander, a program adviser at the Job Corps facility in Hollywood, died Wednesday afternoon after being stabbed multiple times in his office on campus. The suspect, a 22-year-old student who others say had been acting strangely lately, is in custody for the killing. more ›

A Southern California high school student is accusing an English teacher of seducing him and having sex with him in the classroom, and that among her appeals to the minor, she said he resembled "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner. more ›

Another day, another SoCal teacher suspected of having sex with a student. Today, KTLA reports that the teacher in question is from Davis Middle School in Compton. more ›

A 15-year-old boy who was intoxicated in his phys ed class wound up punching a school security officer and a paramedic who were removing him from the campus. The incident took place at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Pasadena High School. more ›

A bill introduced last week by state Assemblyman Bill Monning (D-Carmel) could have serious impact on how food trucks do business, if the bill is made into law. AB 1678 calls for the prohibition of mobile vending within 1500 feet of an elementary or secondary school between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. more ›

Say what you will about how the Los Angeles Unified School District is handling the ongoing investigation into Miramonte Elementary school, but news that the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing has suspended the teaching credential of former Miramonte Elementary School teacher Martin Springer is wholly to be expected. more ›

The Humane Society of the U.S.'s fashion design contest Cool vs. Cruel challenges students of The Art Institutes to reinterpret a "furry" runway look by crafting an improved, animal-friendly version. This year's competition culls from inhumane designs by Fendi, Alexander McQueen, Gucci and Oscar de la Renta. more ›

Keep your eye on the mailbox if you're a UC Riverside student, faculty member or nearby resident -- 1,500 people have been notified to come in for testing after a student at the university tested positive for tuberculosis. KTLA reports that the student got the diagnosis last week, and is now being put up in an apartment near campus where he or she will remain until the disease runs its course. more ›

Occupy Wall Street has beget Occupy L.A. has beget Occupy LAUSD. The movement states "This is a call out to the 99% in the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is time we Reclaim Our Schools from the 1% wealthy." But what does "the man" have to do with huge class sizes, dirty classrooms, empty libraries, fallow gardens and laid off teachers? more ›

A group of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers, parents, students, and other district employees will march with the Occupy L.A. protesters this afternoon. The groups will leave the Occupy L.A. site at City Hall at 4 p.m. and head to the LAUSD headquarters on Beaudry for a rally and press conference. more ›

Watch out, America -- our nation's moral fiber is unraveling with frightening haste. The latest proof? UCLA is reportedly considering allowing male and female students to room together. Suzanne Seplow of UCLA's office of Residential Life tells CBS News that the possible change comes on the heels of universities finding ways to accommodate transgendered students. more ›

Apparently one teacher in Vacaville has never seen the movie "Singles," and therefore doesn't know that all women want is for a man to say "bless you" to them after they sneeze. Steve Cuckovich is in fact discouraging the practice of blessing someone after they sneeze among his students -- and thereby ruining the dating lives of God-knows-how-many young men -- with the stated goal of preserving class time. more ›

While walking near Strathmore Drive and Levering Avenue by the UCLA campus on Saturday, a student was grabbed and sexually assaulted, reports ABC News. The attack happened at about 7:00 p.m. more ›

After a jury locked and a judge declared a mistrial yesterday in the case against a teen who shot a gay student in front of other classmates at his Oxnard high school, prosecutors vowed to push for a retrial. But experts — and the prosecutors themselves admit — that a second trial may not be any easier than the first. more ›

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case against teen Brandon McInerney, who was accused of gunning down his classmate Larry King at their Oxnard high school in 2008. No one disputes that McInerney pulled the trigger, but the jury deadlocked over whether McInerney should be charged with voluntary manslaughter, as the defense argued, or first-degree murder. more ›

A teacher at a Lancaster probation camp has been placed on administrative leave while an alleged pantsing incident involving the teacher and a 15-year-old juvenile offender is under investigation, reports LA Daily News. more ›

Although cities and counties in California are creating legislation to ban the distribution of single-use plastic shopping bags by stores and restaurants, one group has seen to it California's students will read a section in their textbooks about the positives about the bags. more ›

Another day, another teacher accused of having sex with one of their students. In a statement, LAPD announced that Van Nuys area detectives arrested 29-year-old Gazi Kabir, a history teacher at Van Nuys’ Montclair College Preparatory School, last Thursday after he was accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Kabir allegedly went to the girl's house "for sexual activity," according to the statement, when she was home alone. more ›

A 21-year-old college student was shot around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning near the Balboa Avenue exit of CA 163 while driving to the University of San Diego, according to officials, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. more ›

A student at Paloma Valley High in Menifee was branded a "sinner" by their teacher after the student wore a t-shirt that said "Gay is Good" to class. The teacher, whose identity has not been released, "drew an “S” on the hand of a student," to symbolize "sinner," according to CBS2, and referred to the student, whose identity is also being kept private, multiple times as such. more ›

The body of 22-year-old Austin Taylor Bice, a NorCal-born and Carlsbad resident studying international business at San Diego State University, has been found in a river in Madrid, Spain, according to the LA Times. Bice had been in Spain since mid-January, and had been missing since February 26th. more ›

A Korean foreign exchange student has died following a fight with a classmate at Sylmar's First Lutheran High School. The Los Angeles Police Department explain that the squabble began on Tuesday afternoon as a verbal dispute regarding cultural differences that turned into a physical fight that proved fatal. more ›

Authorities are searching for two suspects who, "stabbed a Los Angeles City College student and stole his laptop computer as he walked to class," reports KTLA. Sheriff's officials said the 21-year-old, LACC student was approached by two men on Monday evening around 7:30 p.m. The victim was injured while shielding himself from one of the suspects who lunged with a knife. more ›

After several months and several rounds, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses named Evanne Elizabeth Friedmann as the 93rd Rose Queen today. Friedmann, 17, is a senior at La Cañada High School, where she is active in the choir, as the class videographer, and in several academic groups. The former model and improv troupe member will reign over the 122nd Rose Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena. more ›

Authorities in Compton are investigating the death of 13-year-old Luis Fraire, a 7th grade student at Whaley Middle School [map]. Fraire "collapsed on Tuesday while walking toward the boys' locker room," according to abc7, and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. He had allegedly "complained of chest pains," and suffered from heart problems. more ›