Ohio teacher Dr. David Spondike, 51, was suspended with pay Monday after posting a racist Facebook rant about Black trick-or-treaters, reports the Daily Mail. Spondike, a former production assistant on The Jerry Springer Show who teaches music at the predominately Black Firestone High School in Akron, complained about “ghetto” trick-or-treaters who urinate on telephone poles. The teacher […]
(RNN) – Major League Baseball suspended New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez for 211 games Monday on allegations of performance-enhancing drug use. The suspension, covering the rest of the 2013, the postseason and the 2014 season, is scheduled to go into effect Thursday. “Rodriguez’s discipline under the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program is […]
Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath said one supervisor has been fired and two have been demoted as a result of disciplinary hearings in the aftermath of the deadly Cleveland police chase. Sergeant Michael Donegan was terminated Tuesday because he, as a sector supervisor, took himself out of the pursuit, parked his car and failed to […]
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – Some students at Brush High School have been suspended after pranks were carried out on the last day of school for seniors. According to a news release from South Euclid Lyndhurst School Superintendent Linda Reid, a small number of students were involved with “the ritual of lighthearted senior pranks.” The district […]
PARMA, Ohio – A student at Parma Senior High School has been suspended after police found a fake bomb in his backpack. Administrators at the school first got word of the threat at about 8:55 a.m. Tuesday, and then alerted an off-duty police officer working security at the school. A student told a teacher that […]
Cop Suspended For Trayvon Martin Statement.
CNN announced Wednesday that it is suspending Roland Martin in the wake of the pundit's controversial Super Bowl tweets. The Washington Post's Erik Wemple posted this statement from the network: “Roland Martin’s tweets were regrettable and offensive. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not tolerated. We have been giving careful consideration to this matter, and Roland will not be appearing on our air for the time being.”
CLEVELAND - A Cleveland bus driver is on house suspension pending a hearing on allegations she left a child unattended on a school bus Wednesday. CMSD spokeswoman Roseann Canfora said because such a violation of policy also constitutes a violation of state law, the case has been referred to the Cleveland Police Department and a case worker from the Department of Family & Children's Services.
A shocking video of a gay student being beaten at Union-Scioto High School in Chillicothe, Ohio, has surfaced reports Channel 6 WSYX news. In the clip, which was filmed on a cell phone and then posted to Facebook, the attacker, who has not been named, can be seen waiting for the gay student, who wishes […]
AVON, OH (WOIO) – Someone swiped the costume head for Stomper, the Lake Erie Crushers mascot, from All Pro Freight Stadium. The beloved mascot missed the team’s season ending games and playoffs as a result. Team officials tell 19 Action News they had been working with Avon police, but police suspended the investigation. Stomper joined the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland jail guard has been suspended, accused of sleeping on the job and allowing a prisoner to take off. The guard, Constance Hefeford, was suspended 20 working days, or one month without pay. The prisoner she let escape, Erin Eckroad who was wanted for drug charges, is still on the […]