Ohio police say student bit teacher on the arm and had to be pried off by school official

September 26th, 2009 Memorial service held for slain Texas teacherTYLER, Texas — Hundreds of friends, family members, colleagues and students gathered to remember the life of an educator and musician who was stabbed to death at a Texas high school. Drawings, letters, scrapbooks and notes from John Tyler High School students to special education teacher Todd Roberts Henry filled the foyer of the chapel at Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, where the memorial service was held Saturday.

September 24th, 2009 Classes resume at Texas school where teacher slainTYLER, Texas — Classes are set to resume at a Texas high school a day after a special education teacher was fatally stabbed in a classroom. Authorities in Tyler, Texas, say a 16-year-old male student is accused of walking up to 50-year-old Todd Henry at John Tyler High School and stabbing him in the neck Wednesday.

September 24th, 2009 Classes resume at Texas school after teacher slainTYLER, Texas — A makeshift memorial surrounded a flagpole Thursday at a high school where classes resumed under tight security a day after a teacher was fatally stabbed, allegedly by one of his students. Uniformed officers were stationed outside John Tyler High School, where Todd Henry, a 50-year-old special education teacher who had a passion for music, was attacked in a classroom Wednesday and later died.

August 27th, 2009 District settles with student who accused teacherMOUNT VERNON, Ohio — The family of a student who said a science teacher burned the image of a cross on his arm settled a federal lawsuit with his former school district in their effort to move past the incident, a lawyer said Thursday. "It's really to put at least this part of the case behind them and to move on with things," said attorney Doug Mansfield of Columbus.

August 25th, 2009 Calif. school still closed after pipe bomb attackSAN MATEO, Calif. — A Northern California high school remains closed a day after a 17-year-old boy armed with a chain saw, sword and explosives detonated two pipe bombs.

August 24th, 2009 Ex-student arrested in San Mateo school explosionSAN MATEO, Calif. — A 17-year-old boy is under arrest after police say he detonated an explosive at a California high school.

August 15th, 2009 Teacher with gun replicas prompts school lockdownSAN DIEGO — A teacher who brought plastic replica rifles to his class prompted a lockdown of two San Diego schools when a staff member thought he was a gunman. Police spokeswoman Monica Munoz says officers responded to a report Friday from Marston Middle School that a man had two rifles on campus.

August 6th, 2009 Malaysia teacher makes student smoke to punish himKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian teacher forced a student to smoke 42 cigarettes for four hours as punishment after a cigarette and lighter were found in his locker, a news report said Thursday. A school official confirmed that the English teacher subjected the student to the unusual punishment, but said the teenager was made to smoke fewer than 42 sticks.

July 3rd, 2009 Yakima teacher reprimanded for backpack fecesYAKIMA, Wash. — A Washington kindergarten teacher who sent a 5-year-old student home with a bag of feces tucked in his backpack has been formally reprimanded.

June 10th, 2009 Teacher accused of displaying Bible sues districtCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio school teacher fired over accusations that he preached Christianity in class says in a $1 million lawsuit that his free speech and civil rights were violated. John Freshwater, an eighth-grade teacher in Mount Vernon, northeast of Columbus, also says he was harassed because of his religion, was defamed and suffered a hostile work environment.

June 9th, 2009 Teacher allegedly tosses stapler, hitting studentPHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia school teacher is under investigation for allegedly throwing a stapler that struck a student in the head. The mother of a 15-year-old boy said she took him to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he received four stitches in his forehead Friday afternoon.

June 4th, 2009 Iowa student gives classmates rat poison; all OKDAVENPORT, Iowa — An elementary school student in Davenport, Iowa, gave rat poison to seven classmates, but a district official says no one was sickened. District spokeswoman Laura Bozarth says second- and third-graders at Monroe Elementary School ingested a small amount of pellets before school Tuesday.

May 1st, 2009 RI high school student hit, killed by school busWARWICK, R.I. — A 15-year-old girl was struck and killed Friday by a school bus carrying students on their way to a suburban Providence high school, the police said.

April 24th, 2009 NYC teacher barricades self inside Bronx classroomNEW YORK — A New York City middle school teacher barricaded himself in a classroom for three hours before surrendering to police. Francisco Garabitos had been told not to return to the New Millennium Business Academy Middle School because he was under investigation for reportedly hitting a student on Thursday.

April 24th, 2009 NYC teacher barricaded inside Bronx classroomNEW YORK — A New York City middle school teacher has barricaded himself in a classroom. The police department bomb squad is on the scene, but officials say there is no indication that an explosive device is at the school.