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Teacher accused of putting boy in box on unpaid suspension

The special education teacher at Hudson Middle School who was suspended for putting a student in a box is now suspended without pay. The teacher, whose name has not been released, was initially placed on a three-day paid suspension from her job. That suspension ended Friday. She is now on a 10-day unpaid suspension through June 1, said Libby Brown, the community services director for Caldwell County Schools.

05/22/2012 7:09 PM

Hudson teacher suspended for placing child in cardboard box

A Hudson Middle School teacher is suspended after the school district received information that the teacher was disciplining a special needs child in her class by placing him in a cardboard box. Joy Amatuccio’s 14-year-old son, Jacob, is a seventh-grader at Hudson Middle School. He suffered a traumatic brain injury from blunt force trauma when he was 11 months old. Amatuccio said her son doesn’t understand cause and effect. He’s in a wheelchair and needs constant interaction. Sometimes, though, he needs breaks. She said his Individualized Education Plan in his special needs class calls for walking him around outside to calm him down. Isolation is not something mentioned.

05/16/2012 7:31 PM
Mercury spill causes evacuation at Whitnel Elementary School

LENOIR, N.C. -- Whitnel Elementary School was evacuated Wednesday morning after a vial of mercury spilled in a fifth grade classroom. A student found the small vial and brought it to school, said Libby Brown, community services director for Caldwell County Schools. At about 10 a.m., the vial broke and the teacher swept it up.

05/16/2012 5:46 PM
Hibriten High student charged in rape at school

A Hibriten High student is charged with rape after a fellow student said he sexually assaulted her on school grounds. The incident happened at the school between 2:55 and 3 p.m. on Tuesday, after school dismissed at 2:50 p.m., said Capt. Sid Pope with the Lenoir Police Department. The victim and suspect are both 15 years old and were friends. Because of his age the suspect’s name is not being released.

03/16/2012 12:48 PM
Caldwell County superintendent's salary top in area

Caldwell County Schools pays its employees, on average, a few thousand dollars less than the school systems in Catawba County. The exception is the top position of Superintendent, in which Steve Stone earns $159,960 annually. That’s nearly $10,000 more than the highest paid superintendent in Catawba County. Stone has served as the superintendent of Caldwell County Schools for five years, and has 31 years of education experience, said Libby Brown, community relations director for the school system. He previously worked as superintendent for Edgecombe County Public Schools in Tarboro, which had 7,500 students, before coming to Caldwell County Schools, which has 12,700 students in pre-kindergarten through 12^th grade. He also presides over almost 2,000 staff members.

02/02/2011 6:46 PM
Bus wreck sends 17 to hospital

A Caldwell County Schools bus slid off the road on black ice Thursday morning. Seventeen people went to the hospital for injuries. All were released from the hospital by Thursday afternoon.

01/06/2011 6:30 PM
State will no longer pay for free vaccines for all

The North Carolina Legislature approved a law effective July 1 saying anyone covered by health insurance would no longer get free vaccines. They've allocated some money for this year to help get families acclimated to the new ruling.

08/18/2010 10:15 AM
State's required immunizations

Immunizations that are required for students enrolling in elementary and secondary school, as well as college.

08/18/2010 12:00 AM
N.C. House bans Internet sweepstakes machines

The N.C. House voted Wednesday to support a Senate ban on Internet sweepstakes machines. A bill now goes to Gov. Bev Perdue, who is expected to sign it into law.

07/08/2010 10:24 AM
Wreck claims life of Hibriten senior

Ethan Tyler Braswell was supposed to walk across the stage at Hibriten High School on Wednesday night to receive his high school diploma.

06/11/2009 12:43 AM
South Caldwell student ready for her dream adventure

Kayla Stover yearns to experience what the world has to offer.

05/18/2009 12:48 AM