A former Florida elementary school principal is facing multiple charges for supposedly holding a student in a choke hold, striking him with a cable, and inflicting other gruesome injuries.Dontay Akeem Prophet – the principal at Destiny Leadership Academy in Ocala – was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under 13, Click Orlando reported.Prophet was caught on surveillance footage entrapping a male child inside a classroom for over 40 minutes, the outlet said, citing the Marion County Sheriff’s...… A former Florida elementary school principal is facing multiple charges for supposedly holding a student in a choke hold, striking him with a cable, and inflicting other gruesome injuries.Dontay Akeem Prophet – the principal at Destiny Leadership Academy in Ocala – was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under 13, Click Orlando reported.Prophet was caught on surveillance footage entrapping a male child inside a classroom for over 40 minutes, the outlet said, citing the Marion County Sheriff’s...WW…

With Teacher Appreciation Week coming to a close, it’s time to take a look at the state of teaching in Florida. Last week, the National Education Association released its teacher pay ranking across the country and Washington D.C. and found that Florida ranked 50th, only ahead of West Virginia.The average salary for a teacher in Florida was $53,100, which averages out to $4,425 per month before taxes. Estimates suggest that the average cost of living in Central Florida is between $6,500 and $7,000 a month, which is five percent higher than the...… With Teacher Appreciation Week coming to a close, it’s time to take a look at the state of teaching in Florida. Last week, the National Education Association released its teacher pay ranking across the country and Washington D.C. and found that Florida ranked 50th, only ahead of West Virginia.The average salary for a teacher in Florida was $53,100, which averages out to $4,425 per month before taxes. Estimates suggest that the average cost of living in Central Florida is between $6,500 and $7,000 a month, which is five percent higher than the...WW…

Parents in Florida schools are being required to fill out a slew of forms as the new school year approaches as part of the "parental rights" in education initiatives being pushed in the state by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.The forms address new rules for schools in the Sunshine States where parents must specify their student's nickname or new name, give their child permission to check out certain books from school libraries, opt in or out of health services from counseling to temperature checks to ice packs.Teachers are not allowed to ask students their...… Parents in Florida schools are being required to fill out a slew of forms as the new school year approaches as part of the "parental rights" in education initiatives being pushed in the state by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.The forms address new rules for schools in the Sunshine States where parents must specify their student's nickname or new name, give their child permission to check out certain books from school libraries, opt in or out of health services from counseling to temperature checks to ice packs.Teachers are not allowed to ask students their...WW…

A 33-year-old cruise employee was arrested in Miami on Saturday for allegedly possessing child pornography.Komang Parianta was taken into custody after US Customs and Border Protection conducted a search of his cabin, where two videos of suspected child sexual abuse material were discovered. … A 33-year-old cruise employee was arrested in Miami on Saturday for allegedly possessing child pornography.Komang Parianta was taken into custody after US Customs and Border Protection conducted a search of his cabin, where two videos of suspected child sexual abuse material were discovered. WW…