Female Christian kindergarten teacher pleads guilty to child seduction; court docs reveal she had sex with girl in church



A former Christian school teacher in Indiana has learned her fate after pleading guilty to child sex crimes with a student, according to court records.

Torrie Lemon, 24, pleaded guilty to felony child seduction in Hamilton County last Thursday, according to WTHR-TV.

'It started with hugs, then longer hugs, then kissing, and then sexual acts.'

Lemon was sentenced to 40 days in prison and nearly four years of probation.

Law enforcement launched an investigation in April 2025.

Lemon — who taught at Colonial Christian School, which includes pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students and is located on the north side of Indianapolis — was accused of having sex with a student while she was a chaperone on a school trip to South Carolina.

Citing court documents, WXIN-TV said a friend of the victim reportedly borrowed the victim’s phone and found sexual text messages between Lemon and the victim — and the friend told a teacher.

The IndyStar obtained court documents saying a student informed a teacher after finding a video on the victim's phone of Lemon and the victim kissing.

Court docs said the teacher confiscated the student's phone, informed the victim's parents, and filed a report with the Indiana Department of Child Services as well as with police in South Carolina.

The victim told an officer with the Greenville Police Department that she was "in a relationship" with Lemon, according to court documents.

Lemon informed a Greenville officer that she "was having an inappropriate relationship with a student from her school" for a few months, court records stated.

Court documents added that school officials immediately sent Lemon home from the South Carolina trip, and the parents of the victim picked up the victim.

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On April 14, a detective with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department interviewed the victim.

The student said she started texting and hanging out with Lemon in January 2025 as friends, but the messages "quickly began turning sexual," WXIN reported.

The student told police she never intended their relationship to turn sexual since "she knew it was wrong," but the pair did have sexual relations in March 2025, according to court documents the IndyStar obtained.

The IndyStar reported that the detective also learned that the two "had sex at Lemon's on-campus apartment, in a church, and at the student's house."

The student's mother told a detective she considered Lemon a "family friend," and the family allowed Lemon to stay at their house on several occasions after she moved to Indiana from New Hampshire, according to court records.

Court documents also indicated that the student's father said his daughter began talking about age of consent laws in Indiana after the two met.

'I love you more than I can describe.'

The mother told authorities that her daughter and Lemon "quickly" developed a friendship over a few months, court documents stated.

Court records also show that the mother discovered text messages between Lemon and her daughter that read "I can't wait to see you," and "I saw you across the room and wanted to give you a hug."

According to court documents, the mother confronted Lemon, who told the mother nothing inappropriate was happening.

The mother was "upset" after sexual misconduct accusations surfaced, court docs said.

Court records also said detectives examined the daughter's cell phone for evidence, but most of the text messages between the student and teacher had been permanently deleted.

The digital forensics unit of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department could not recover most of the deleted data from the student's phone, but the unit did recover some communications between the pair, according to court documents.

The IndyStar reported that some of the messages read, "Thank you for an amazing night and morning," and "I love you more than I can describe."

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Lemon was fired from her teaching position in June 2025, WXIN reported.

In Lemon's exit interview with the school's principal, she confessed to having an inappropriate relationship with a student and said that "it started with hugs, then longer hugs, then kissing, and then sexual acts," according to the IndyStar.

WXIN reported that the victim said they "started out as just friends," but that she and Lemon "began making sexual jokes and talking about attraction to women."

Court docs say the victim told investigators that she and Lemon "wanted it to just be a friendship" because they knew a sexual relationship "went against their beliefs as Christians, and it was also against the law."

According to court documents, the 17-year-old girl told police that Lemon kissed her during a school trip to Wabash, Indiana.

WXIN reported:

The victim then said she and Lemon began touching each other sexually while hanging out in March at her parents’ house. This reportedly escalated, with the victim regularly visiting Lemon’s apartment — located on Colonial Christian School grounds — to have sex.

Lemon was arrested in Hamilton County in June 2025 and pleaded guilty to felony child seduction.

Lemon also was hit with two additional counts of child seduction tied to the same investigation in Marion County, according to WXIN.

WXIN reported that Lemon was booked into Marion County Jail on Nov. 9, 2025, and released the same day after posting a $15,000 surety bond.

Lemon is set to appear Friday in a Marion County court where she is set to be sentenced after a change of plea hearing, WXIN added.

Neither the Marion County Prosecutor's Office, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, nor Colonial Christian School immediately responded to Blaze News' requests for comment.

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'America's Government Teacher' who maligned Charlie Kirk right after his assassination wants you to know she's the victim



A liberal author who refers refers to herself online as "America's Government Teacher" was asked to give the 2026 commencement speech at Utah Valley University. Sharon McMahon's invitation to speak was, however, rescinded last month following significant backlash over her criticism of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk in the immediate aftermath of his assassination.

McMahon has since gone on a media tour in an apparent effort to convince the American public that she's not just a free-speech warrior but the victim of conspiring forces.

How it started

Two days after Kirk's Sept. 10, 2025, assassination at Utah Valley University, McMahon joined other radicals in maligning the murdered father of two.

'She is a force of nature.'

McMahon — a middle-aged former high school teacher who purportedly fights "misinformation" and routinely criticizes conservatives and conservative initiatives — shared a series of de-contextualized quotes from Kirk on social media, then stated, "These aren’t sound bites taken out of context. Millions of people feel they were harmed, and the murder that was horrific and should never have happened does not magically erase what was said or done."

McMahon proceeded to accuse the just-murdered conservative of advancing "bigoted ideas on a stage that reached tens of millions."

While acknowledging that Kirk's assassination was a tragedy, she emphasized that the bloodletting "does not erase the harm many experienced from his words, and the ensuing actions his followers took."

On March 26, Utah Valley University announced that McMahon would keynote its annual commencement ceremony on April 29 and receive an honorary doctorate of education.

"Sharon McMahon is an original. She is a force of nature and a force for good," stated the university's then-president, Astrid Tuminez, who stepped down last week. "She underlines how each of us can contribute to a vibrant democracy and how strength comes from knowledge, kindness, and collective action."

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That a woman who maligned Kirk would feature as the commencement speaker at the very institution where the young father of two was murdered did not sit well with members of the school's TPUSA chapter, some Republican lawmakers, and other conservatives.

'Why does UVU think this is okay? It’s not.'

Caleb Chilcutt, president of the school's TPUSA chapter, stated, "Hours immediately after Charlie's assassination, Sharon McMahon posted a now deleted series of out-of-context quotes from Charlie in an effort to tarnish his name and minimize the tragedy, rather than offering condolences or condemning political violence."

"Platforming someone who treated a historic and tragic political assassination not as a moment to grieve but as an opportunity to create content is tone-deaf and disrespectful to those still affected, especially on campus," continued Chilcutt. "There are countless better alternatives, and the fact that the university is choosing McMahon is entirely disappointing to all of us still reeling from his loss."

Former Republican Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz told Fox News that McMahon was a "liberal hack" and a "horrific choice" for commencement speaker.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) also blasted the decision, writing, "What if Charlie Kirk had been a beloved figure on the left, rather than among conservatives? And what if Sharon McMahon were a conservative — one who had defamed Charlie Kirk immediately after his horrific assassination at UVU? Would UVU have scheduled her to speak at commencement? Not in a million years. Not in ten million years. So why does UVU think this is okay? It’s not."

Republican state Rep. Trevor Lee cited McMahon's planned speech as cause to "withhold taxpayer funds from UVU."

The university evidently had a change of heart amid the scrutiny of McMahon's past remarks.

"Due to increased safety concerns related to the speaker and in consultation with public safety professionals and Sharon McMahon, Utah Valley University has decided to proceed without a featured commencement speaker for this year’s ceremony," UVU announced on April 16.

How it's going

Last month, McMahon told her sob story to the New York Times, then complained in subsequent interviews with the Minnesota Star Tribune and Newsweek's "The 1600" podcast about her "cancellation" and Republican officials' alleged "concerted effort" to silence her speech.

The Free Press, the neocon blog founded by Bari Weiss, rolled out the red carpet this week — just days after the Salt Lake Tribune published the speech she allegedly planned to give at UVU — for McMahon to push her victimhood narrative in full.

McMahon claimed in a lengthy and self-aggrandizing opinion piece that the university's decision to cancel her speech "is so serious" and a "lesson for everyone who cares about freedom of speech."

After defending her criticism of Kirk — writing both "that condemning Charlie Kirk’s assassination did not require treating his public record as untouchable" and that she was trying to "educate those who had never thought of Kirk as anything but a positive force in the world" — McMahon said that her disinvitation to give the UVU commencement speech was the result of the government "using its power to punish protected speech."

While McMahon accepted the grounds for her speech's cancellation, acknowledging that there were "real and visceral" safety concerns, she blamed "government officials and Turning Point USA" — those who, exercising their own free speech, questioned the university's speaker selection — for helping to supposedly create the "danger."

"America's Government Teacher" leaned harder into the victimhood narrative toward the end of her piece, suggesting that her disinvitation "should concern people who loved Charlie Kirk" and painting herself as something of a free speech canary in the coal mine.

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Career criminal with over 20-year-long rap sheet reportedly gets sweetheart plea deal — now a beloved teacher is dead



A career criminal killed a beloved North Carolina teacher in a horrific home invasion, according to police — and new reports suggest the suspect previously received a sweetheart plea deal that allowed him back on the streets.

The Raleigh Police Department said in a statement that officers responded to a report of a burglary just after 6:30 a.m. Jan. 3.

'It was like a horror movie.'

Police said the victim — 57-year-old Zoe Welsh — indicated a man was inside her home.

"While still on the phone with dispatch, the suspect began to assault her," police stated.

Police said Welsh was suffering from life-threatening injuries when officers arrived at her home. However, Welsh later died at a hospital.

Officers arrested 36-year-old Ryan Camacho, and he was taken into custody without incident.

Camacho was charged with murder and felony burglary. He was denied bond and is being detained at the Wake County Detention Center.

Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce said of Welsh, "I am deeply heartbroken for this mother, friend, and mentor to many in our community, and for the unimaginable trauma her family must endure."

Boyce added, "The arrest of the suspect sends a strong message that criminal acts will not be tolerated in the city of Raleigh."

This investigation remains ongoing.

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Welsh had taught AP biology and forensic science at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh since 2006, a school spokesperson told WTVD-TV.

"Her loss is deeply felt by all of us who had the privilege of working with her and learning in her classroom," the school spokesperson said.

Calysa Sauls, one of Welsh’s former students, told WRAL-TV, "She really cared for her students. She definitely was one of those teachers who was passionate about the subject that she taught."

Olivia Alvarez — Welsh's house cleaner for years — added to WTVD, "I'll remember her smile; she was always happy."

Alvarez added, "I love you, Zoe, so much, you are now with God, and this man is going to pay, he's going to pay."

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) wrote, "Zoe Welsh, by all accounts, was a special teacher and person. My heart goes out to her family and students, who have suffered a traumatic loss from another senseless act of violence."

Camacho reportedly has a lengthy criminal history spanning over 20 years but allegedly has benefited from generous plea deals.

In December, a judge dismissed breaking-and-entering charges against Camacho after a mental competency examination, WRAL noted in a separate story.

Prosecutors recommended that Camacho be involuntarily committed to a mental hospital, but that request was denied by Judge Louis Meyer, according to District Attorney Lorrin Freeman.

Freeman told WRAL, "Based on the evidence that was available to the court at the time, the court did not find that he met the threshold for involuntary commitment. For involuntary commitment, the judge has to make a finding that they are a danger to themselves or others."

Meyer did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

WRAL reported that Camacho's lengthy rap sheet includes charges of assault with a deadly weapon, breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, malicious conduct by a prisoner, injury to personal property, injury to real property, trespassing, stalking, and probation violations.

In 2025, Camacho reportedly got a sweetheart plea deal that allowed him back on the streets.

Citing public records, WRAL reported that Camacho faced up to a four-year prison sentence for four felony charges — but all the felonies were reduced to a single misdemeanor.

What's more, Camacho in 2021 attempted to escape from the Piedmont Correctional Institution in Salisbury, according to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.

Freeman on Monday said "he has spent a lot of time bouncing between the prison system and the local jails over the last few years and has really been in custody all but maybe a total of 12 months within the past six years."

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Wes Phillips — a long-time Raleigh resident — claimed he was forced to move after Camacho, his former neighbor, allegedly harassed and stalked his family nearly a decade ago.

In the spring of 2016, Phillips said he discovered two tires on his car were slashed and a mirror was torn off while a mirror on his wife's car also was torn off.

According to the Raleigh News and Observer, Phillips questioned Camacho about the vandalization of the cars, "The lightbulb sort of went on for me at that point, and I asked him, 'Did you touch my [expletive] car?'"

Phillips alleged that Camacho walked toward him and "cocked his fists into a fighting position." Phillips' wife reportedly broke things up.

In October 2016, as Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina, Phillips noticed Camacho outside his home.

"It was like a horror movie, like he was standing there in a black jacket, staring at us in front of our house during a hurricane," Phillips told WRAL-TV. "Not talking, like making sure that we knew who he was."

Just days later, Phillips alleged that after he entered his vehicle and locked the doors, Camacho "was pulling on the door, trying to get in."

WRAL reported, "Security video from that day showed a man throw a rock into the windshield of Phillips' car and then through the sunroof, before punching and kicking the vehicle."

Phillips' landlord let him end the lease early so he and his family could move away from Camacho, but the suspect allegedly showed up at Phillips' new townhome with a gun.

Phillips explained, "He shot into our building where he thought that we lived. That's something that stays with us."

Citing court documents, WRAL reported that no one was injured in the shooting, but Camacho was arrested and spent two years in prison.

In fear of violence from Camacho, the Phillips family armed themselves with "lethal and non-lethal protection measures."

Phillips noted, "It's not like there weren’t signs. We were really adamant about the danger that we felt we were in, and perhaps other people were in, and it just wasn’t taken seriously."

Phillips said that there was a complete failure that led to a "woman being killed."

Phillips continued, "My wife and I are asking ourselves right now as we think about what happened this past week, how close did we come to being that person, and could that have been prevented?"

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Ex-teacher accused of paying students for sex, loading them up with booze and drugs finds out her fate



A Missouri woman who was accused of paying students for sex and giving them alcohol and drugs while she was a substitute teacher just learned where she'll be spending the next decade.

Carissa Smith, 31, was arrested last November and indicted on a host of charges including two counts of sexual trafficking of a child under the age of 18, nine counts of statutory rape, two counts of statutory sodomy, three counts of sexual contact with a student, and one count of patronizing prostitution from a victim 14 years and younger.

'Very disturbing and distressing information.'

Investigators indicated the incidents occurred from August 2023 to September 2024.

According to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, victims alleged that Smith — who began regularly working as a substitute teacher at Dixon Middle School in August 2022 then worked at Dixon High School from 2023 until her resignation in August 2024 — "would offer money, marijuana and/or alcohol to students in return for sex or to allow her to perform oral sex."

The probable cause statement indicated that Smith paid one victim at least $100 to engage in sexual activities with her. Authorities noted further that Smith urged one minor victim not to discuss their encounters with anyone else.

Court documents reviewed by USA Today indicated that Smith also involved her husband, informing him that one victim had a compromising video and was blackmailing her. The husband allegedly threatened more than one minor with a baseball bat.

The affidavit reviewed by People magazine indicated that after hearing a rumor about a video circulating in the community that allegedly showed the substitute teacher performing a sexual act with one of her students, Smith's brother-in-law caught her in bed with an underage student.

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Photo by Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff

Victims claimed that Smith would have sex with them at her house as well as other locations, including on roadsides.

The day after Smith's Nov. 12, 2024, arrest, Dixon R-I School District Superintendent Travis Bohrer revealed to parents that the district had received a report of possible misconduct by Smith earlier in the year from at least one student and had notified the relevant authorities.

Bohrer noted, "This is very disturbing and distressing information for everyone in our school community."

While out on bond, Smith was arrested again in September and charged with tampering with a witness after court documents say she was caught at the home of one of her victims, the sheriff's office confirmed to USA Today.

The former teacher's $250,000 bond was revoked on Sept. 10.

"The defendant was ordered to have no contact with any victim in this case," noted prosecuting attorney Jeffrey Thomas. "The defendant has failed to follow a course of good conduct."

Smith pleaded guilty to lesser charges of two counts of sexual contact with a student and one count of first degree endangering the welfare of a child/sexual conduct on Sept. 17, reported KRCG-TV, and faced as many as 12 years in prison.

Smith instead received a sentence Wednesday of 10 years behind bars, the station said in a separate story.

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Michelle Obama's former chief of staff aborts Senate campaign amid scandal over hiring of criminal noncitizen



Jackie Norris, the chairwoman of the Des Moines Public School Board who once served as chief of staff to Michelle Obama, has pulled out of the race for Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat as recommended by her Republican opponent, Rep. Ashley Hinson.

Hinson stressed earlier this month that Norris, a champion of DEI, had "lost all shreds of credibility" over the role she played in the hiring of the Des Moines district's former superintendent, a criminal illegal alien who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept 26.

'The state is so red that having her albatross on the ticket all but assured a Democrat loss.'

Ian Andre Roberts, a native of Guyana, has a lengthy criminal record. In addition to being convicted in 2012 of reckless driving and in 2022 of unlawful possession of a loaded firearm, Roberts — who served as superintendent and worked with children until late last month — was previously charged with criminal possession of narcotics with intent to sell; criminal possession of narcotics; and criminal possession of a forgery instrument.

According to ICE, when agents went to arrest Roberts last month, he "identified himself then sped off, abandoned his vehicle, and hid in a brushy area about 200 meters away, where ICE officers located him with help from Iowa State Patrol officers."

After apprehending Roberts, arresting officers allegedly found a loaded handgun, a hunting knife, and $3,000 cash in his vehicle. Roberts was subsequently charged with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms.

"Ian Andre Roberts, a criminal illegal alien with multiple weapons charges and a drug trafficking charge, should have never been able to work around children," stated Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

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Ian Andre Roberts. Photo: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

"As chair of the Des Moines School Board, Iowa Democrat Senate candidate Jackie Norris hired an illegal alien with a rap sheet to be her superintendent and work with children," Samantha Cantrell, the regional press secretary for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, noted in the wake of Roberts' arrest. "Jackie Norris has put every single Des Moines student and family in danger. Democrats will stop at nothing to protect criminal illegal aliens."

In addition to being a convicted criminal noncitizen, Roberts reportedly lied about his academic bona fides, falsely suggesting, for instance, that he had attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Norris seemingly made things worse for herself by suggesting in the immediate wake of Roberts' arrest that the community should "engage in radical empathy as we work through the situation together."

Rep. Hinson suggested that instead of "radical empathy," it was time for "radical accountability."

Norris later suggested the school board had similarly been victimized by Roberts' deceit, then attempted to displace blame over the decision to hire him, filing a lawsuit against the headhunting firm JG Consulting for alleged negligence in the process of offering Roberts as a candidate, reported the Iowa Capital Dispatch.

In addition to facing significant backlash from parents, the district is now under investigation by the Trump Justice Department over its alleged discriminatory hiring practices.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon noted in a Sept. 30 letter to Matthew Smith, the interim superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, that "DMPS may be engaged in employment practices that discriminate against employees, job applicants, and training program participants based on race, color, and national origin in violation of Title VII."

Just days after telling Axios she was going to stay in the race, Norris announced she was instead calling it quits.

"The recent Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent crisis demanded my full attention as Board Chair and, overnight, put the School Board, our community, and me personally in the crosshairs of vicious and coordinated attacks," said Norris. "Those realities took time and oxygen away from the work I set out to do: stand up for our kids and families — and the backbone of our communities, their educators and caregivers."

Norris, who was the state director for Barack Obama's 2008 general election campaign, noted further, "I leave this race with my head high."

Blaze News has reached out to Norris for comment.

"Do not think Jackie is the first Democrat in recent memory to have any sense shame or self-awareness in ending her bid," BlazeTV host and Iowa native Steve Deace told Blaze News. "This is still the party that won't denounce their attorney general nominee in Virginia who has a murder fetish."

"Rather," continued Deace, "Jackie is ending her bid because Iowa isn't Virginia. The state is so red that having her albatross on the ticket all but assured a Democrat loss, and obtaining power is all Democrats care about. Now it's time to pursue her criminally and make an example out of her."

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Former teacher, 26, accused of having sex with 16-year-old male student



A former teacher in Michigan is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old male student, WDIV-TV reported.

Jocelyn Sanroman, 26, of Pontiac is accused of having a sexual relationship with the teen in 2023 while she taught at Oakside Prep Academy in Waterford Township, WDIV added. Waterford Township is about 40 minutes northwest of Detroit.

'This defendant is accused of using her position of authority to exploit a minor victim.'

Sanroman confided in a fellow teacher that she was having sex with a student, and that teacher in turn told police, the station said, citing prosecutors.

Sanroman was arraigned Monday on three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, WJBK-TV reported.

If convicted, she faces up to 15 years in prison, WDIV said.

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday told Blaze News that Sanroman turned herself in Monday. Jail records indicate she was booked Monday morning and released Monday afternoon. The sheriff's office added to Blaze News that while Sanroman didn't post bond, she's responsible for a $20,000 personal bond if she doesn't appear at her July 10 probable cause conference.

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"Any time any member of the school staff, teacher, coach, is trying to develop a relationship with you, it doesn’t matter who initiates it; it’s a crime," Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald told WJBK in a separate story.

McDonald added to WJBK that while a 16-year-old can consent, it's different when the other party is a teacher.

The prosecutor noted to WJBK that she also was a teacher when she was the suspect's age, "but I'm also a parent."

"School is supposed to be someplace where your kids feel safe," McDonald added to WJBK.

“This defendant is accused of using her position of authority to exploit a minor victim,” McDonald noted to WDIV. “These allegations represent the ultimate breach of trust placed in educators by parents and the community. As a former teacher myself, I applaud the teacher who contacted police about this situation, protecting other students from further exploitation.”

A news crew from WJBK paid a visit to the former teacher's home but said no one was there.

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An Oakside Prep Academy spokesperson told WJBK that school officials "acted immediately after learning about these allegations." The spokesperson added to WJBK that "these are troubling allegations that are unsettling to everyone in our school community" and that students' "safety and well-being remains our top priority."

News of this latest teacher-student sex scandal comes on the heels of a headline-grabbing case out of New York state where a 22-year-old now-former school district employee is accused of sending nude photos of herself to a 14-year-old boy.

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Anamaria Milazzo. Image source: Chemung County (N.Y.) Sheriff’s Office

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office last month said Anamaria Milazzo from the town of Elmira was arrested on charges of disseminating indecent material to minors in the second degree — a class E felony — and endangering the welfare of a child, which is a class A misdemeanor.

The Daily Voice said Milazzo was arrested June 16 and that she had worked as a teaching assistant since December 2024. Milazzo was issued an appearance ticket to appear in the Wellsburg Village Court at a later date, the sheriff's office said.

The school district in question — the Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational Services — noted in a statement provided to WETM-TV last week that Milazzo "was put on leave as soon as we were first made aware of the allegations by law enforcement and has not been present at BOCES since that time. She has resigned and will not be returning to campus."

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Florida teacher will lose job after apparently indulging student's gender delusion behind parent's back



A Florida teacher will soon be out of a job after she allegedly used a student's "preferred" name without parental consent.

Melissa Calhoun is an English teacher at Satellite High School in Satellite Beach near Cape Canaveral along the Atlantic Coast. According to her LinkedIn page, she has worked with Brevard Public Schools for nearly 12 years, seven of which have been spent at Satellite High.

However, her contract has not been renewed for the 2025-2026 school year after she allegedly violated a state law passed in 2023 barring teachers from calling students by any other name except their legal name without parent permission. The district became aware of the situation after receiving a complaint from the student's parent.

'BPS supports parents’ rights to be the primary decision-makers in their children’s lives.'

News reports have fixated on the fact that the law technically forbids teachers to use common nicknames such as Jon instead of Jonathan without parental consent. However, Blaze News confirmed with a BPS representative that Calhoun was using a name that did not correspond with the student's biological sex.

Additionally, during an investigation into the name issue, Calhoun admitted she "knowingly did not comply with state statute," Brevard Public Schools spokesperson Janet Murnaghan said, according to Florida Today. The district then issued her a letter of reprimand before ultimately deciding against renewing her contract.

"The state will be reviewing her teaching certificate based on these actions," said a statement from Murnaghan. "Teachers, like all employees, are expected to follow the law."

Calhoun is believed to be the first Florida teacher to lose a job over the preferred-name law.

So far, radical advocacy groups in the area are rallying behind Calhoun. The ACLU of Florida claimed she was just "being respectful," while Quinn Diaz of Equality Florida said she was just creating a "positive" learning environment.

"This dedicated teacher is being fired for recognizing a student in the same manner that we acknowledge our family, friends, and peers who use a nickname, their middle name, or a shortened name," Diaz added.

However, if the statements from BPS are any indication, the decision to discontinue Calhoun's employment was about respecting the law passed by democratically elected officials as well as the rights of parents.

"BPS supports parents’ rights to be the primary decision-makers in their children’s lives, and Florida law affirms their right to be informed," Murnaghan said.

Neither Calhoun nor the Brevard Federation of Teachers union responded to a request for comment from Florida Today.

H/T: Libs of TikTok

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'A sincerely held religious belief that God makes no mistakes when it comes to sex and gender'

Blaze News original: Secret Service investigated elementary school teacher's reply to assassination post after Trump won election: Superintendent



The superintendent of a Michigan public school district told Blaze News that the United States Secret Service launched an investigation after one of the district's elementary school teachers replied inappropriately to a social media post referencing an assassination — the day after Donald Trump won back the White House earlier this month.

The assassination post — and the teacher's reply to it — got fast attention after Libs of TikTok published a screenshot of the post Tuesday, along with the teacher's apology.

'If the teacher is charged with a felony, she will be dismissed.'

The initial post — which was not from the teacher in question — reads "nothing an assasination [sic] can't take care of."

The reply from Ashley Parker — who teaches elementary art for Farwell Area Schools — reads as follows: "Normally I would never wish this on anyone, but now... and let's hope for a 2fer... We have ALL lost. Just many of us don't realize it yet..."

Parker on Nov. 14 posted an apology on the school district's Facebook page. It reads as follows:

Dear FAS Community,

I am deeply sorry for the comment that I posted the morning after the election. As the parent of a young child and as an educator, I know that my words and actions are closely watched by those around me, and I am fastidious about my behavior at all times because of this fact. I am ashamed that I let my emotions get the better of me in that moment. I am not that person. I understand that my actions may have broken your trust, and for that, I am truly sorry.

Those who know me, know my strength of character, and know the kind of person that I aspire to be in this world. I made an egregious error, one that will not happen again. I take full responsibility for my words and I am willing to reflect on this experience and learn from it, so that I can become a better person. I am committed to upholding the values and standards that I strive to live by.

I hope that you can find it within yourself to forgive me and my actions.

Thank you.

— Ashley Parker, K-5 Art

While the district's Facebook post indicated on Wednesday afternoon that more than 230 comments have come in, only a handful are visible.

Parker's apology also was posted on the district's website last week.

District superintendent speaks out

Steve Scoville, superintendent of Farwell Area Schools, told Blaze News on Wednesday that the issue was brought to the school's attention the day after the election, and he believes the screenshot of the social media exchange is accurate.

"An investigation by the Clare County Sheriff's Department and the United States Secret Service was conducted, and to my knowledge, no charges have been filed," Scoville told Blaze News. "If the teacher is charged with a felony, she will be dismissed. At this point, it doesn't appear that she will be charged with a felony, but I have to wait for the process to run its course. I do believe that all U.S. Citizens are innocent until proven guilty."

Scoville added to Blaze News that he performed a risk assessment — which is used whenever staff, students, or community members make a threat — and that "the staff member in question has no credible plan or means to carry the threat out."

He noted to Blaze News that the risk assessment finding doesn't mean the teacher's post was acceptable: "Neither the original post [nor] Ashley's response were appropriate."

However, Scoville told Blaze News he's hoping to turn this negative into a positive.

"Mrs. Parker has been doing a great job with our students, and it is truly unfortunate that her actions have clouded her otherwise outstanding performance. Dismissing Mrs. Parker would very likely discontinue our K-5 Art Program for the remainder of the 2024-2025 school year, as we had zero highly qualified applicants. The teacher shortage in central Michigan area is very real!" he told Blaze News. "My fear is that dismissal may punish our students more than the individual that made the post. Although dismissal would be the easiest course of action, I am not sure it is the correct or best action for our students."

Scoville added to Blaze News that while the district has taken disciplinary action against Parker, she "has not been terminated. Doing the right thing is not always doing the easy thing." He also told Blaze News on a Wednesday phone call that despite Parker having "threatened [the] candidate I voted for," it "wouldn't matter" if the threat was against another candidate; it's unacceptable either way.

Scoville also told Blaze News that after he made it clear to Parker that the district doesn't condone her comment, he hopes Parker has a "chance to recover and move forward."

He also told Blaze News that Parker has received threats after her comment began getting attention, and her address has been doxxed. In addition, Scoville said, "The amount of hate that has been directed at our staff is incredible and terribly sad. I find it ironic that so many people upset by Mrs. Parker's inappropriate post have chosen to share their own version of hate and direct it at the staff member who answered their [phone] call."

On the subject of hatred, Scoville emphasized the following to Blaze News:

I served with U.S. Army for 18 months in the Balkans. An interesting fact is that Serbians and Albanians have hated each other 1,300 years. (This led up to the Balkans War where neighbor butchered neighbor.) Although when you asked either side, they knew that they were supposed to hate the other side but really couldn't give you a reason. It is my hope and prayer that this nation steps back from the level of hate that we are at. We can agree to disagree with each other. We have to stop looking at the other side as bad people with bad ideas and start looking at them as people with bad ideas (or at least ideas we disagree with).

Anything else?

Blaze News has been covering the ever-growing subject of teachers reacting badly to Trump's presidential win:

  • A teacher allegedly departed from class at Cerritos High School in Southern California because a student was wearing "Make America Great Again" attire.
  • An English teacher from Chino High School in Southern California was placed on administrative leave after freaking out in class over a student wearing a Trump hat.
  • An Advanced Placement world history teacher from Valley View High School in Southern California was placed on administrative leave after going on a profane rant in class against Trump.
  • A woman who reportedly began a monthlong stint as a substitute teacher at Beverly Hills High School on Nov. 4 — the day before the presidential election — said last week she was fired for her "private FB posts criticizing [Make America Great Again] & the behavior of students at their MAGA rally on campus."
  • Outside the Golden State, a Connecticut elementary special-ed teacher threatened Trump voters in a viral video and then tried to explain herself in a tearful, on-camera interview after resigning from her position.

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