By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk January 08, 2023 at 8:38 am CST. 3:25 PM EDT, Mon October 24, 2022. When his freshman year began that fall, he claims in his suit, Dufaults abuse quickly escalated from molestation to rape and he was hand-picked to be in her class, the lawsuit alleges. The teacher then raped the student and proceeded to abuse him on more than 200 occasions, according to the suit. Seretse Clouden, who has a prior weapon-related conviction, is charged with possession of . A court-authorized search of the vehicle on Tuesday resulted in the discovery of evidence in the case. Court docs further claim that another parent had a meeting with the principal where they were told that the investigation performed into Rosenquists teaching practices had not been handled properly. Published The Bergen County prosecutor's office says 44-year-old Christine Knudsen, of Fair Lawn, has been arrested. 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A New Jersey teacher sues Ibtihaj Muhammad over a social media post A girl reported to her mother in October 2021 that her teacher had yanked her hijab from her head while at school. 0:51. Disturbing details have been revealed in the arrest of an Atlantic City high school teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a former student. The district takes matters of discrimination extremely seriously, officials said in a statement. 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The post New Jersey teacher accused of forcefully removing 7-year-old students hijab appeared first on TheGrio. It is incredibly disturbing. District officials, meanwhile, declined to comment on Wyatts arrest and his current employment status, citing a strict policy of confidentiality pertaining to personnel matters. The ex-boyfriend of a 33-year-old New Jersey kindergarten teacher found beaten and strangled in a shallow grave after being reported missing earlier this month has now been extradited to the Garden State to face murder and other charges in her killing, Hudson County prosecutors announced Wednesday. A 47-year-old high school teacher in New Jersey has been arrested. The Essex County Prosecutors office opened a criminal investigation into Herman last October but concluded in January that there was insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges. Harry Wyatt, a 53-year-old math teacher at Leonard V. Moore Middle School in Roselle, was arrested Thursday on charges of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office and Piscataway police. It found that 32 percent of the state's children-nearly 270,000 children-attend schools that are racially and economically segregated and the numbers . According to a Facebook post unearthed by the Cherry Hill Courier Post, Sipera was voted "Camden Catholic High School's coolest teacher" in June 2013. FILE - The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. Shes also said to have written an LGBTQ+ book for her students called I Am Neither, which parents are said to have had no idea about. CNN has reached out to the school district for comment. In her lawsuit, Herman denies making these statements to the student. Kimberly Winters, 36, obtained . Anthony Linder-Creo, 24, was. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. According to the lawsuit, Debra Rosenquist, who has been teaching 5th graders at the Terryville Road, began using opposite gender pronouns towards the girl just under two years ago and referred to her as Leo.. "She was a wonderful person, and very much an important part of the community.". A New York teacher in the Brookhaven-Comsewogue School District, Debra Rosenquist, is accused in a lawsuit of having "forced" a 5th-grade girl to change her gender. A New Jersey middle school teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a teen while she lived with him and his wife who suspected the abuse, court records show. The parents of the young girl claim they then came across a social media post about Rosenquist, accusing her of telling children in the classroom to try being gay or going by pronouns of the opposite gender. Sumayyah Wyatt's mother, Cassandra Wyatt, said her. Knudsen is facing multiple charges, including sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. TheGrio is now on Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Lauren Mitchell allegedly performed oral sex on the minor at least once She worked at Dr. Lena . The question here is, what did the school know directly or what should they have known?. (Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images). A middle school teacher in New Jersey has come under fire for allegedly snatching the hijab from the head of a 7-year-old Muslim student. 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A law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the coroner's findings says Hernandez was bashed in the head with a heavy object, then strangled with some sort of cord. NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) A New Jersey high school teacher was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting three students, police said. Wyatt is due back in court Jan. 25, Toth said. Matanzas High student to be charged as adult in alleged attack. New Jersey Events; Noticias Univision 41; News 12 New York; Features. She was just out of control with her behavior, John Baldante, the lawyer representing the victims in the new suits, told the outlet, adding that Dufaults actions were so blatant, its difficult to comprehend how administrators didnt know about them. Joseph A. Scalfaro, 47, of Absecon, allegedly sent the 17-year-old girl coded messages, kissed her in his classroom, NJ Advance Media reports citing court papers. A Mercer County, New Jersey teacher is accused of having sexual relations with a 17-year-old female student at his home. We've received your submission. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. A Warner Bros. FAIR LAWN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A high school teacher in Bergen County is accused of having sex with a student. It was clear the investigation was superficial at best, the lawsuit alleges. The alleged victim was able to "provide specific details of the layout" of the homes of both Sipera and her mother, the affidavit alleges. Sumayyah Wyatts mother, Cassandra Wyatt, said her daughter has been left traumatized by the incident. "Everyone is devastated," Schundler said. Cesar Santana, left, is in Miami and will be transported back to New Jersey. Santana was processed on the new charges early Wednesday. The alleged victim contacted authorities earlier this month and told cops that Sipera initiated the relationship in January 2019. For all Muslims in our country, Muhammad told CNN in 2016, the year she won an Olympic bronze medal. She had to know that was a hijab, she added. Their vehicle was unregistered and the Kearny Police Department impounded it, according to the prosecutor's office. Id love for her to apologize to my daughter, and then my daughter would feel better, the childs mother said. Wyatt, who allegedly assaulted a teen who was known to him, appeared Tuesday in court, where his attorney, Emery Toth, said the teacher and his wife allowed the girl who is now 17 to move into their Piscataway home about five years ago due to a strained relationship with her parents, NJ.com reported, citing court records. NEW JERSEY (PIX11) A New Jersey high school teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a former student he had a four-year relationship with, authorities said. . The lawsuit comes a few weeks after the Superior Court of New Jersey dismissed the students parents religious discrimination lawsuit against Herman and the South Orange Maplewood School District (SOMSD) Board of Education on procedural grounds. Teacher Allegedly Put Recording Devices in School Bathrooms: Cops. Last night, the Brick Township council named Lisa Crate, a teacher in the Jackson school district and president of the Jackson Education Association as the town's interim mayor. Married female teacher, 33, accused of having sex with 15-year-old girl at her New Jersey home. Have you subscribed to theGrios podcast Dear Culture? New Jersey Teacher Sued For Allegedly Confusing A 9-Year-Old Girl By Calling Her Using Male Pronouns; Telling Students To 'Try Being Gay' . The parents became worried for their daughters mental well-being when they had come across complaints about Rosenquists teaching on Facebook, with the lawsuit noting that the comments made about her should have been enough to have had the school district intervene but they didnt. The suit also accuses the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the countrys largest Muslim civil rights group, as well as the groups New Jersey affiliate and the affiliates deputy executive director, of amplifying the matter through multiple calls for Hermans termination, which were never retracted or withdrawn, and says the group was motivated by a combination of greed and a fierce desire to burnish their brands as fighters against Islamophobia.. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Cesar Santana, 36, the father of Luz Hernandez's three children, was apprehended in Florida, in the Miami area, on Feb. 10 as a fugitive from justice in the teacher's death. Accused NJ Teacher Killer Extradited on 1st-Degree Murder Charge; 2nd Suspect Still on Lam The 33-year-old teacher's body was found with blunt force trauma and compressions to the neck in a . I try to teach them modesty and teach them about what God wants us to do and what is our purpose here, Wyatt said. At the time, a video depicting Dufault orally raping a student spread on social media and attorneys for the accusers are blaming the school district for not doing enough to prevent it from happening in the first place. The students mother told WCBS that her daughter was so traumatized by the incident that she didnt want to wear her hijab anymore. The teacher said it was a misunderstanding and that she was. Herman is also suing the SOMSD, alleging they were complicit in this relentless discriminatory treatment by not defending her against these online attacks and instead placing her on administrative leave. According to a probable cause statement, the former student alleged he and Sipera "had sexual intercourse inside of his vehicle at several locations throughout Cherry Hill, including a hotel parking lot, Cooper River Park, her residence and her mother's residence.". Investigators have said she died of blunt force trauma and compressions to the neck. Luz Hernandez was reported missing Monday. She soon started showering him with cash and other gifts, including a brand new pair of expensive sneakers, which he told her was one of the best gifts he had ever received, the suit claims. 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