Ecorse High School assistant principal arrested for sex crimes involving relative - FOX 2 Detroit

ECORSE, Mich. (FOX 2) - An assistant principal at Ecorse High School was arrested at the school on Monday, FOX 2 has learned, on sex crimes related to a case that is roughly eight years old.

Melven Conway, the assistant principal at Ecorse High School was arrested at the school Monday morning on criminal sexual conduct charges. The crimes allegedly happened about eight years ago and involved a relative of Conway who was 10 years old at the time.

The 45-year-old assistant principal was arrested by Detroit Police with assistance from the Wayne County Sheriff.

According to the Wayne County Prosecutor, the investigation started in the spring of 2021 when the now teenage girl came forward and said he sexually assaulted her when she was 10 inside a Detroit home. 

The warrant was submitted in September 2021 and Conway was charged on Feb. 1, 2022 but was not in custody until Monday, Feb. 28.

Superintendent Dr. Josha Talison released a statement to FOX 2 regarding Conway's arrest.

"The Ecorse School District has been made aware of the arrest of Assistant Principal Melven Conway. We are going to work collaboratively with all law enforcement agencies involved as this investigation continues. As always, the security of our students and staff is our number one priority," Talison wrote.

FOX 2 is working to learn more about Conway, including his background which includes an arrest in 2007 where he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment. Check back to this page for more information.

14 January 2020, Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel: A police car with the blue light on is on the verge of a demonstration in Kiel. Photo: Carsten Rehder/dpa (Photo by Carsten Rehder/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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Looking Back for Feb. 28: Ila Prickett is the new principal of Manistee Middle School - Manistee News Advocate

The Manistee Area Public Schools Board of Education selected Ila Prickett as the new principal of the Manistee Middle School beginning in the fall of the 2002-03 school year at Wednesday study session. Prickett is currently serving as principal at the Washington Kindergarten Center for several years.

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Plans are now underway for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the Eagles Lodge, according to an announcement from President Harry Nowak, who has named Owen McAndrews and Harry McNary as co-chairmen to head up the committee in charge of arrangements. The social event will be in the form of a dinner-dance with serving of the traditional Irish dish of corned beef and cabbage to start at 7 p.m. Dancing to the music of the Bob Meyers Trio at 9 p.m. will follow dinner.

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Because there has been no opportunity to receive news to the contrary, parents and relatives of at least three young Manistee residents who were stationed in the Philippine islands before the outbreak of the war with Japan believe they are still taking part in the epic battle against the invaders. The three Manistee County soldiers who are in the islands when war was declared are Robert Miller, Dennis Shea and Harlan Swanson. 

Welsh coal-mining village on screen

Carrying coals to Newcastle is the normal business in Hollywood. When 20th Century Fox came to make “How Green Was My Valley,” the film due Sunday at the Vogue Theatre which is based on Richard Llewellyn’s best-selling novel of a Welsh coal-mining village, Production Chief Darryl  Zanuck and Director John Ford looked around California for a place that looked like Wales. They found it only an hour’s ride from Hollywood. Showtimes for the feature will be 2:25 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:25 p.m.

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High school principal slammed for suggesting students need 'better breeding' to improve their grades - Daily Mail

High school principal sparks outrage for claiming 'better breeding' is needed to improve student grades

• Former relief principal suggested 'better breeding' needed to improve grades
• Staff member worked at Lithgow High School in the NSW Central Tablelands
• One Nation MP Mark Latham slammed 'slur' as 'nasty, elitist and condescending' 

By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 14:27 GMT, 27 February 2022 | Updated: 14:59 GMT, 27 February 2022

A former high school principal has been slammed for suggesting 'better breeding' is required in order to improve students' grades at a NSW public school. 

The acting principal at Lithgow High School had been in a meeting with the director of educational leadership in September 2020 when they made the accusation. 

They were asked by the director: 'What will it take to move students from Band 4 to Band 5 in each HSC course?' to which they replied 'better breeding'. 

Their contentious response, which was recorded in the minutes of the meeting, has been unearthed by One Nation MP Mark Latham, the Daily Telegraph reports. 

The former relief principal was asked by the director: 'What will it take to move students from Band 4 to Band 5 in each HSC course?' to which they replied 'better breeding' (pictured)

One Nation MP Mark Latham (pictured) condemned the 'slur' as 'nasty, elitist and condescending' to the people of Lithgow as well as the students enrolled at the school

Mr Latham condemned the 'slur' as 'nasty, elitist and condescending' to the people of Lithgow as well as the students enrolled at the school.

The MP stumbled upon the comment when reviewing documents about a School Excellence Policy, following a parliamentary call for papers.

Mr Latham said the 'nasty' slur was the last thing the Lithgow community needed as it entered an economic transition following a loss of jobs in the mining sector. 

'Is this really how schools in Lithgow are being run? With elitist, condescending, nasty reflections on the breeding of this working class community? he said.

'These are leaders who are supposed to have effective ways of improving school results – yet instead they are sneering at the school community by saying there's something wrong with their breeding.'

 Lithgow High School (pictured) is located in the NSW Central Tablelands, about a three hour drive west from Sydney, and has close to 900 students enrolled

The Department of Education has responded to concerns by launching a formal investigation into the comments. 

Underneath the initial response of 'better breeding' the relieving principal goes on to suggest grades could be improved by choosing the correct maths course. 

'We have the small numbers to allow students to push themselves to achieve mathematically in a higher course,' they wrote. 

'This means we achieve bands 3 and 4 in Advanced courses rather than bands 5 in the Standard course. This gives our students more scope to access university courses.'

NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said she was 'shocked' that such a statement had come from a staff member. 

NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell (pictured) said she was 'shocked' that such a statement had come from a staff member

While it is unclear who made the 'elitist' remark the department of education has stated it came from a former relieving principal at the school. 

'The Department unreservedly apologises for the comment, which was inappropriate and doesn't reflect the standards we expect of our principals,' a spokesperson said. 

'The comment was made by the then relieving principal, who is no longer in the role or teaching at any school.

'The matter was immediately addressed by the local director. It has been referred to the department's Professional and Ethical Standards Unit.'

Lithgow High School is located in the NSW Central Tablelands, about a three hour drive west from Sydney, and has close to 900 students enrolled.  

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After lengthy inquiry, former principal of Hawaii School for Deaf and Blind to be reinstated - Hawaii News Now

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The former principal of the Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind is getting his job back.

In 2019, the state Department of Education complex superintendent recommended that Angel Ramos, who was principal at the time, be demoted. The department brought in a temporarily assigned principal and transferred Ramos to another campus.

At that time, DOE said they would not talk about personnel matters.

But a state arbitrator has now said he must be reinstated.

Ramos says he’s thrilled to be returning to the Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind. He said it’s the start to a new beginning and is ready to rebuild the school again.

“To be honest with you, three years has been tough ... but I’m happy it’s over,” said Ramos.

Ramos is looking forward to seeing his students and teachers again.

“I missed everything about the school,” said Ramos, who is deaf and fluent in ASL.

Students and staff say the school regressed after he left.

“When Dr. Ramos left, of course, all the students were sad,” said HSDB student Eva Silva-Ewan. “You know, our mental health went down. We weren’t happy as we used to be, sometimes people were missing classes.”

And now they’re looking forward to seeing him around campus again following a state arbitrator’s orders.

“He’s very encouraging to students,” said HSDB student Dane Silva-Ewan. “He encourages them to do well and do their best in school.”

“I am very happy, I am excited that he will come back to where we left off, we may have to play a little bit of catch up,” said former Vice Principal of Steve Laracuente. “Because it looks like this school has stopped a few programs.”

Moving forward, Ramos and his former colleagues want to establish their own board of directors with majority of them deaf.

“People who are experts in deaf education, representatives from the deaf community, perhaps even students who can give feedback to the school on how they can improve.”

“We must get away from DOE management, make us independent,” said Ramos. “Let us run the school, we know what’s best for deaf students.”

A spokeswoman from DOE released the following statement:

“The Department is in receipt of the arbitrator’s report and is reviewing and discussing next steps. We cannot discuss further details of this personnel matter at this time.”

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New York City Ballet Promotes Three Men to Principal Dancers - The New York Times

Harrison Ball, Jovani Furlan and Peter Walker were elevated to replace a trio of retiring — or soon to retire — dancers.

New York City Ballet announced on Saturday that it was promoting three dancers to the role of principal, replenishing its roster of male dancers after a series of retirements.

Harrison Ball, Jovani Furlan and Peter Walker were elevated from soloists to principal dancers, the company said in a news release. The promotions come as the company concludes its winter season, which was delayed because of disruptions caused by the spread of the Omicron variant, but then proceeded uninterrupted.

The City Ballet veteran principal Ask la Cour retired in the fall; and another, Gonzalo Garcia, retires on Sunday. Amar Ramasar, who was temporarily fired and then reinstated after a nude photo-sharing scandal, will leave in the spring. Last year, Unity Phelan and Indiana Woodward were promoted; four female principals have recently left the company.

Furlan, who joined the company in 2019 as a soloist from Miami City Ballet, said he was informed of the promotion on Saturday, but he had had a sense it might be coming because he had recently been partnered with some of the top principal dancers at the company, including Tiler Peck and Sterling Hyltin.

“It gives me peace with my position at the company where I can truly just focus on the work,” Furlan said.

Furlan, 28, was born in Brazil and started training at 11 years old at the Bolshoi Theater School there. After competing in an international ballet competition in Mississippi, he received a scholarship to train at the Miami City Ballet School and soon joined the company. He was promoted to principal there in 2017.

Soon after Furlan joined City Ballet, the New York Times dance critic Gia Kourlas wrote of his “Swan Lake” performance that he was “noble, fluid and musically sensitive” in his dancing and that he “proves his worth with each new role.”

Soon after he performed in “Swan Lake,” the pandemic bore down on New York City and because of a visa issue, Furlan had to move back to Brazil, returning 14 months later and rushing to get vaccinated before starting rehearsals again (vaccines were far less accessible in his home country).

“It was a very tough year,” he said.

Walker, 29, is one of the few City Ballet dancers to have choreographed works for the company. Growing up in Fort Myers, Fla., Walker started tap dance training at 8 and then moved on to ballet. He started as a full-time student at the School of American Ballet, City Ballet’s academy, in 2007 and joined the company in 2012.

Walker’s first work for City Ballet, “ten in seven,” debuted in 2016; he followed it with another ballet, “dance odyssey,” two years later.

Ball, 28, rose up in the ranks of City Ballet at the same tempo as Walker. Born in Houston, he began his dance training at 4 in South Carolina, moving to New York City in 2007. Ball joined the company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2012 before he was elevated to soloist in 2017. The Times’s Alastair Macaulay described Ball as “elegant and notably buoyant” in “Symphony in C.”

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Professional allegations withdrawn against fired local school vice-principal - West Lorne Chronicle

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Allegations of professional misconduct have been withdrawn against a former St. Thomas vice-principal who was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female student.

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The misconduct charge against Michael George Dennis was withdrawn Thursday following a closed hearing to determine if he’s fit to work in education, according to Ontario’s regulatory body for teachers.

“Fitness-to-practise hearings relate to a member’s incapacity and the panel is referred to sensitive medical information involving members,” Ontario College of Teachers spokesperson Gabrielle Barkany wrote in an emailed statement.

A second Dennis hearing also held Thursday was a brief session before the college’s discipline committee to withdraw allegations, she said.

“In light of the fitness (to practise) outcome, there was no reason to hear the related discipline allegations,” Barkany said.

The decisions were not posted or published, but Barkany said a notation will be posted eventually that will “provide as much information as we can in order to inform the public of the outcome without sharing more sensitive medical information than is necessary to protect the public interest.”

Dennis was terminated by the Thames Valley District school board in August 2017, according to a college hearing notice.

A hearing was originally scheduled for the fall of 2019.

Dennis was alleged to have had a relationship with a female student during the 2014-15 school year that included inappropriate communication of sexual or adult content and inappropriate physical contact. It was also alleged that he removed the student from school property without parental permission and gave the student money and gifts.

Per the Ontario College of Teachers registry, Dennis was first certified to work in Ontario schools in 1994. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Guelph and from teachers college at what was then the University of Western Ontario.

His teaching licence is listed as “inactive/non-practising.”

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