New Charges Added Brings Total To 86 For Statesville Area Assistant Teacher

Last month, Statesville area Assistant Teacher Derone Martin McNeill was charged with 79 sex-related felonies. Seven more charges have now been added, bringing his total to 86.

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Franklin County Schools Employee Charged With Sexual Exploitation Of Minor

A Franklin County Public Schools employee has been charged with the sexual exploitation of a minor.

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Franklin County Teacher Charged With Animal Cruelty

A Franklin County teacher who lives in Wake County has been charged with animal cruelty after a severely neglected dog found in her home had to be put down.

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#NCED Updates – Pay Rankings, Another Strike, Ed Bills, And Turnover

This installment of #NCED Updates includes the latest state teacher pay ranking, another union-led strike coming in May, various education bills of note, and blips from the teacher turnover report.

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NC Is Still Number One In The Country For Untested Rape Kits

In case you missed it, North Carolina has such a large untested rape kit backlog that we are ranked number one in the country – and that’s after a batch of 800 were recently cleared.

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Statesville Area Assistant Teacher Charged With 78 Felonies

A Statesville area assistant teacher has been charged with 78 felonies related to the alleged sexual abuse of a student spanning a two year period.

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