Not Guilty William Henry Yelland, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania (arrested May 2015) [chokehold on student]

>>> The case continues as he tries to get his job back <<<
>>> Lawsuit underway <<<

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Abington Heights teacher charged with assault after injuring middle schooler

An Abington Heights Middle School teacher placed a 13-year-old boy in a chokehold in April while in class, Lackawanna County detectives said. William Henry Yelland, 31, 103 Dearborn St., Waverly Twp., turned himself in today on charges of simple assault ...

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http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/ab...ault-after-injuring-middle-schooler-1.1877532

 

Abington Heights teacher charged with assault after injuring student

An Abington Heights Middle School teacher placed a 13-year-old boy in a chokehold in April while in class, Lackawanna County detectives said. William Henry Yelland, 31, 103 Dearborn St., Waverly Township, turned himself in Thursday on charges of simple ...

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http://citizensvoice.com/news/abington-heights-teacher-charged-with-assault-after-injuring-student-1.1877627

 

Teacher Charged with Assault

RANSOM TOWNSHIP — A teacher in Lackawanna County is suspended without pay and now facing criminal charges after an incident in his classroom. Investigators say the teacher held one of his eighth graders in a choke hold. The teacher is now charged with ...

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http://wnep.com/2015/05/07/teacher-charged-with-assault/

 

Lackawanna County teacher arrested after allegedly placing student in chokehold

RANSOM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Lackawanna County teacher is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a student inside a classroom. The 13-year-old student told administrators at Abington Heights Middle School that William Yelland placed him in a chokehold ...

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http://fox43.com/2015/05/07/lackawanna-county-teacher-arrested-after-allegedly-placing-student-in-chokehold/

 

Abington Heights teacher charged with assault after injuring middle schooler

An Abington Heights Middle School teacher placed a 13-year-old boy in a chokehold in April while in class, bruising the boy’s neck, Lackawanna County detectives said. William Henry Yelland, 31, 103 Dearborn St., Waverly Township, turned himself in ...

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http://citizensvoice.com/news/abington-heights-teacher-charged-with-assault-after-injuring-middle-schooler-1.1877850

 

Abington Heights Middle School teacher charged with assaulting student

CLARKS SUMMIT — An eighth-grade science teacher faces charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child for violations on April 8 at Abington Heights Middle School. William Henry Yelland, 31, 103 Dearborn St., Waverly, was charged by Lackawanna ...

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http://golackawanna.com/news/local-news-news/153381297/Abington-Heights-teacher-charged-with-assaulting-student

 

Abington Heights Middle School teacher charged with assaulting student

CLARKS SUMMIT — An eighth-grade science teacher faces charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child for violations on April 8 at Abington Heights Middle School. William Henry Yelland, 31, 103 Dearborn St., Waverly, was charged by Lackawanna ...

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http://timesleader.com/news/local-news-news/153381297/Abington-Heights-teacher-charged-with-assaulting-student

 

More students testify in favor of teacher accused of assault

The former eighth-grade teacher at Abington Heights Middle School is fighting ... eliciting from Mr. Yelland that he was not arrested and photographed until a month after the incident. Prosecutors played a recording of a voice mail the defendant left ...

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http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/more-students-testify-in-favor-of-teacher-accused-of-assault-1.1973315

 

Charges for ex-Ab Heights teacher acquitted of assaulting student to be expunged

The arrest record of a former Abington Heights Middle School teacher acquitted of assaulting a student will be expunged, his attorney said Tuesday. In November, a jury found William Yelland not guilty of child endangerment and simple assault, both ...

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http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/charges-for-ex-ab-heights-teacher-acquitted-of-assaulting-student-to-be-expunged-1.2021942

 

Teacher cleard of assaulting students sues Abingston Heights SD

A former Abington Heights Middle School teacher acquitted of assaulting a student filed a ... declined comment on the suit Tuesday. Mr. Yelland was charged in May 2015 with simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child after a 13-year-old student ...

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http://m.thetimes-tribune.com/news/teacher-cleard-of-assaulting-students-sues-abingston-heights-sd-1.2105775

 

Teacher cleared of assaulting students sues Abingston Heights SD

A former Abington Heights Middle School teacher acquitted of assaulting a student filed a ... declined comment on the suit Tuesday. Mr. Yelland was charged in May 2015 with simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child after a 13-year-old student ...

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http://m.thetimes-tribune.com/news/teacher-cleared-of-assaulting-students-sues-abingston-heights-sd-1.2105775

 

Teacher cleared of assaulting student sues Abington Heights SD

A former Abington Heights Middle School teacher acquitted of assaulting a student filed a ... declined comment on the suit Tuesday. Mr. Yelland was charged in May 2015 with simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child after a 13-year-old student ...

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http://m.thetimes-tribune.com/news/teacher-cleared-of-assaulting-student-sues-abington-heights-sd-1.2105775

 

Students support fired Abington Heights teacher's claim probe of him was sham

(read more) Several Abington Heights students whose statements were used to support the firing of a teacher accused of assaulting a student ... now a county judge. Yelland was charged with simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child in connection ...

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http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/students-support-fired-abington-heights-teacher-s-claim-probe-of-him-was-sham-1.2261030

 

Judge: Fired teacher must take fight for job before school board

A former Abington Heights school teacher fired for allegedly assaulting a student must appeal the decision before the school board before he can proceed with certain claims in a federal lawsuit, a judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Malachy Mannion said William Yelland cannot seek damages for violations of his due process rights because he has not yet availed himself of all challenges he can file under an administrative proceeding with the district. Yelland sued the district last year, alleging he was wrongly fired in connection with an April 2015 incident involving student Trey Koehler. Yelland was charged with simple assault ...

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http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/ju...e-fight-for-job-before-school-board-1.2284048

 

Judge: Fired Abington Heights teacher must take fight for job before school board

A former Abington Heights school teacher fired for allegedly assaulting a student must ... with an April 2015 incident involving student Trey Koehler. Yelland was charged with simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child for placing Koehler ...

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http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/judge-fired-abington-heights-teacher-must-take-fight-for-job-before-school-board-1.2284048

 

Hearing set for fired Abington Heights teacher

A former Abington Heights teacher acquitted of assaulting a student will have a hearing before the school board next month to try to get his job back. William Yelland fought to be reinstated for more than two years because of a dispute over whether the school board or a labor arbitrator should decide his case. Yelland sought to have an arbitrator hear his case, arguing he could not get a fair hearing before the board because he filed a federal lawsuit against the district related to his firing. U.S. District Judge Malachy Mannion rejected that claim in December. Yelland’s school ...

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http://m.thetimes-tribune.com/news/hearing-set-for-fired-abington-heights-teacher-1.2323025

 

Fired Abington Heights teacher can proceed with lawsuit

A former Abington Heights school teacher acquitted of assaulting a student can proceed ... School officials said Yelland placed Koehler in a choke hold, injuring his neck. He was charged in May 2015 w...

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https://m.thetimes-tribune.com/news/fired-abington-heights-teacher-can-proceed-with-lawsuit-1.2360392

 

Fired Teacher Acquitted of Assault Settles Suit for $950K

(AP) — A former middle school teacher in Pennsylvania who was fired despite being ... for the Abington Heights School District withdrawing the termination. Yelland was charged in May 2015 with simple ...

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https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2018-09-21/fired-teacher-acquitted-of-assault-settles-suit-for-950k

 

Fired teacher acquitted of assault settles suit for $950K

(AP) — A former middle school teacher in Pennsylvania who was fired despite being ... for the Abington Heights School District withdrawing the termination. Yelland was charged in May 2015 with simple ...

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https://www.nhregister.com/news/crime/article/Fired-teacher-acquitted-of-assault-settles-suit-13247337.php

 

Fired teacher acquitted of assault settles suit for $950,000

A former middle school teacher in Lackawanna County who was fired despite being ... for the Abington Heights School District withdrawing the termination. Yelland was charged in May 2015 with simple as...

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http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws-lackawana-county-teacher-settles-20180921-story.html