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Seattle math teacher who punched student in the face is leaving the district
James Johnson had been on paid administrative leave from Washington Middle School since January, when a KUOW investigation revealed his history of abusing students, including punching a boy in the face at Meany Middle School in 2018. After the story ran, the district said new allegations had emerged against Johnson, and pulled him from the classroom.
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‘My first-grade teacher was my first bully.’ More allegations surface against Seattle teacher
After a KUOW investigation revealed a Seattle elementary teacher’s history of discipline for physical abuse, eight more individuals and families have come forward with similar stories in Martin McGowan’s classroom. It raises new questions about why some reported incidents don’t show up in the teacher’s discipline record.
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3rd teacher removed from classroom following KUOW investigation
Martin McGowan, a first-grade teacher at West Woodland Elementary who had been disciplined for abuse including yanking kids’ ears and grabbing their necks, has been put on leave.
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Angry, tearful Seattle parents demand change amid teacher abuse revelations
Seattle Public Schools on Thursday hosted its first open forum since an ongoing KUOW investigation revealed 10 cases in which the district failed to remove abusive teachers from its schools.
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Ear-pulling. Neck-grabbing. A Seattle first-grade teacher is under state investigation and still in the classroom
A West Woodland Elementary School teacher has been disciplined at least three times for hurting students over the last 14 years.
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AUDIO: A Seattle teacher threatens his students
In an audio recording provided to KUOW, former Meany Middle School math teacher James Johnson told his algebra class he had just punched a student in the face.
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Seattle Schools 'rethinking' teacher misconduct policies following KUOW classroom abuse investigation
Seattle Public school officials said they are revising teacher misconduct policies and reporting mechanisms. But some question whether it’s enough.
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Seattle teacher abuse: What two school principals knew
Seattle school principals can play a role in furthering abuse in the classroom by accepting and protecting teachers at their schools who are known to abuse kids.
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KUOW teacher abuse investigation 'has shaken so many of us to the core,' says Seattle Schools superintendent
A week after KUOW revealed that Seattle Schools has let abusive teachers return to the classroom, the superintendent called the matter "not acceptable." Many parents say her response is insufficient.
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Seattle parents outraged by teacher abuse revelations, but superintendent remains silent
Seattle parents are calling for Superintendent Denise Juneau to address revelations that the district let abusive teachers return to the classroom, sometimes after multiple incidents of misconduct.
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Seattle middle school students descend on principal’s office, demand teacher be removed
On Friday morning at Washington Middle School, the school was buzzing about a KUOW news report that math teacher James Johnson had a long history of documented sexual harassment and physical abuse of students — including punching a student in the face at nearby Meany Middle School in 2018.
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School investigating additional allegations against Seattle teacher following KUOW report
Following KUOW's investigations into teachers who kept their jobs after documented abusive behavior, students at one Seattle school attempted to report even more complaints.