Author: Mariah Wheeler

The 32-year-old preschool teacher is facing felony charges for hitting a 4-year-old child repeatedly. The woman apprehended with charges of third-degree child abuse on Wednesday. A witness allegedly heard screams coming from the playground of KinderCare Learning Center in Florida, according to a press release from the PCSO. The officers responded to the call made by a witness shortly before 1 p.m. on August 10. During the investigation which is ongoing, it was found that the witness observed the teacher, later identified as Ashley Richards, yelling at the victim and repeatedly punching the child with both an open and closed…

Just before the commencement of school year, the school district pulled all books from its library shelves and classrooms which had been challenged by lawmakers, parents and other members of the community last year. The list of books includes the graphic novel version of Anne Frank’s Diary and even the Bible, officials said. The controversial ban took place at the Keler Independent School District in Texas. A day before students started school, Jennifer Price, KISD’s executive director of curriculum and instruction instructed the school district’s principals and librarians to remove 41 books as they undergo a review.  “Attached is a…