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Teacher 2 years probation for spiking autistic student's soda with hot sauce...

Oct. 8, 2009
Teacher 2 years probation for spiking autistic student's soda with hot sauce...(First column, 7th story, link)Related stories:School principals responsible for students eating breakfast...Teacher charged with stealing student's lunch money!
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler