Monday, January 19, 2026

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Category: U.S.

Former public school teacher, 33, charged after ‘prolonged pattern of abuse’ with teen boy

Nicole Ballew Callaham, 33, was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor after allegedly grooming a teenage boy while serving as his teacher in Anderson County, South Carolina
By
Louis Casiano

Family claims 15-year-old special needs student was sexually assaulted, files lawsuit against Northwest School Corporation

HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. — The parents of a special needs student have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Northwestern School Corporation in Howard County, alleging the student endur…
By
Tyler Haughn

Heinous, heartbreaking — and expensive. California schools face avalanche of sex abuse claims

A California law that took effect in 2020 dropped the statute of limitations and made it easier for child sex abuse victims to sue.
By
Carolyn Jones

School board facing second $5M lawsuit over alleged historic sexual abuse by principal

Latest lawsuit claims a then-12-year-old student was assaulted at Ospringe Public School beginning in 1978
By
Richard Vivian

25 Investigates: Woburn schools took months to investigate sexual harassment claims, family says

A Woburn grandmother is calling for change, claiming her granddaughter’s report of sexual harassment by another student at school took months to investigate.
By
Kerry Kavanaugh

Former Solon students receive $255K in band director abuse settlement

Three former students claimed officials ignored complaints about Edward Kline, who is now serving 3.5 years in prison for sexually abusing multiple students between 2003 and 2014.
By
Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com

Online, at school, on the street: Sexual harassment changes how I move through the world

By the time I was 11, toxic comments and content had begun to feel routine.
By
Anika Merkin

New Kentucky law shielding kids from sexual abuse is necessary, despite concerns

Senate Bill 181, designed to protect Kentucky school children from sexual abuse, passed with no opposition. Now education leaders are questioning it.
By
The Courier-Journal

Survivor wants Illinois to ban sex between teachers and students ages 18 to 22

A woman who was sexually abused by a teacher wants Illinois to strengthen its laws by prohibiting sex between teachers and students aged 18-to-22.
By
Bennett Haeberle

Lawsuit accuses Fraser Public Schools for neglect in sex abuse case

Months after a former auditorium manager was sentenced for sexually abusing a student at Fraser High School, a lawsuit has been filed to emphasize the responsibility school staff have to protect students in their care.
By
Ingrid Kelley

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