Former Dos Palos High School math teacher Craig Branstetter was sentenced last week to one year in jail and five years on probation for having a sexual relationship with an … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ex-Los Banos 1st-grade teacher convicted of child porn asks for house arrest, no jail
A former Los Banos Elementary first grade teacher will serve his time in county jail after being convicted of possession child pornography. Ernesto Cortez, 52, was sentenced Oct. 3 to … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Speak American,’ a teacher told students. So dozens walked out of school in protest.
When video surfaced of a teacher at Cliffside Park High School telling a student to “speak American” in class, many at the school took it personally. The short video, which … Click to Continue »
Read More »Weaver teacher cleared of wrongdoing in cellphone case, Merced police say
Merced police detectives on Wednesday said there was zero evidence a Weaver Middle School filmed students in a locker room last month. Middle school students accused a veteran teacher of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Peggy Heller educator named Merced County’s Teacher of the Year
A transitional kindergarten teacher from Atwater and a library clerk from Delhi took top honors at the 12th annual Merced County Excellence in Education Awards at the Merced Theatre this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Did Los Banos teacher sentenced for child porn possession express remorse?
Attorneys discuss whether Ernesto Cortez, a 52-year-old former first grade teacher at Los Banos Elementary, expressed remorse for possessing child pornography. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Former Los Banos teacher convicted on child porn charge will spend some time in jail
A former Los Banos Elementary first grade teacher who was convicted of possessing child pornography was sentenced Tuesday to nine months in jail. Ernesto Cortez, 52, pleaded no contest to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police investigating Merced middle school teacher over cellphone in a locker room
Merced police detectives are investigating allegations surrounding a Weaver Middle School teacher accused by students of using a cellphone to film them changing clothes in a campus girls locker room. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sentencing delayed for Los Banos teacher guilty of child porn possession
The Wednesday sentencing of a former Los Banos teacher who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography was continued after his attorney announced he moved out of Merced County. Ernesto … Click to Continue »
Read More »For homework, a teacher told 5th-graders to imagine ‘you are a member of the KKK’
A South Carolina elementary school teacher is on administrative leave after she asked students to role play as Ku Klux Klan members after the Civil War for a homework assignment. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos teacher pleads no contest to child pornography charge
A Los Banos Elementary School teacher pleaded no contest Wednesday to a felony count of possession of child pornography. Ernesto Cortez, a 52-year-old first-grade teacher, was arrested Aug. 16 after … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos teacher found guilty of possessing child pornography
Los Banos Elementary teacher Ernesto Cortez’s lawyer talks about why Cortez pleaded no contest to possessing child pornography. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos teacher arrested in child porn case working to bail out of jail
A Los Banos elementary school teacher arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography plans to post $ 20,000 bail after his arraignment, he said Friday during his first court appearance. Ernesto … Click to Continue »
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