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APALACHIN, N.Y. — The State University of New York's Broome Community College ... Warren had served as chairman of the community college's Criminal Justice and Homeland Security program. He also was a former police officer and New York state-certified criminal investigator.

7 elementary school staff hire lawyers Fallsburg police investigating the reported discovery of heroin and drug paraphernalia in a faculty bathroom at Benjamin Cosor Elementary School say the refusal by a group of teachers to cooperate is hampering their probe. No one has been charged, but six teachers and an aide were identified as having used the men's room before a school staff member reportedly found a heroin baggie on Feb. 11. Just before the winter break in December, heroin and needles were reportedly found in the same bathroom. Each of the seven faculty members initially agreed to give urine...

Teacher Misconduct Cases in FloridaLast Updated: 6:44 PM Jan 3, 2008 Reporter: Chris Casquejo Last school year, more than 4,000 teachers in Florida were investigated for misconduct, but just 300 disciplinary actions show up on a state website. The numbers do little to comfort parents. “Anything that’s inappropriate with a child should be taken care of. They should be barred by the school board where they should not be able to teach again,” says Shelley Gandy. Key lawmakers say the days of quietly firing a bad teacher are over. A Senate study on teacher misconduct found that some Florida school...