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Elgin places third educator on leave following NBC 5 Investigates report
The schools district has confirmed a third teacher was removed from the classroom and placed on administrative leave.
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Elgin school district places 2 educators on leave after NBC 5 Investigates report
The district removed two educators from their positions this week, placing them on administrative leave while an internal review is being conducted.
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Former CPS investigator says grooming allegations should have been prioritized
A former investigator says she’s concerned how long it’s taken CPS to investigate allegations of teacher misconduct inside a Chicago school.
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Lessons in Betrayal: Former Chicago Public Schools students say they were groomed by teachers
A months-long investigation by NBC 5 Investigates has uncovered allegations of grooming and teacher misconduct dating back more than a decade at one Chicago public school.
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Evanston woman says her contract is among DOGE website errors
An Evanston woman and federal worker of more than 50 years says DOGE is taking credit for $367,000 in cost savings for a contract she says she chose to end
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Amid ICE enforcement, immigration courts face estimated backlog of 3.7 million cases
A 2023 study by the Congressional Research Service shows the current backlog is so immense that adding another 300 judges wouldn’t clear it for 10 years
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New Orleans' 700-pound anti-vehicle barriers weren't deployed ahead of ramming attack
For nearly eight years, the city of New Orleans has possessed 700-pound, steel anti-vehicle barriers, but they weren’t deployed ahead of the New Year’s Day attack that killed 14 people and injured dozens of others.
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Settlement approved with weapons detector company FTC alleged deceived customers
NBC 5 Investigates found Evolv weapons detectors being used at major Chicago sports stadiums and in Illinois school districts.
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Weapons scanner CFO, 4 others ‘terminated or resigned' amid misconduct investigation
Evolv Technologies, the Massachusetts-based company whose weapons detectors had been the focus of a recent NBC 5 investigation, announced Thursday that its chief financial officer had stepped down and that four other employees were either “terminated or resigned” following an internal investigation into alleged misconduct, the company reported in a SEC filing.
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Weapons detection CEO calls industry ‘wild west' – great for innovation but lacks regulation
Luca Cacioli says the weapons detection industry is great for innovators, but lacks regulation leading due to what he calls “the wild west” – where school districts across the country are panic buying in the name of security.
