{"id":38391,"date":"2023-03-21T16:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=38391"},"modified":"2023-03-21T16:57:29","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T20:57:29","slug":"tennessee-1st-grade-teacher-arrested-for-sexually-abusing-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/tennessee-1st-grade-teacher-arrested-for-sexually-abusing-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee 1st grade teacher arrested for sexually abusing students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 1st grade teacher at an elementary school in Tennessee has been arrested for sexually abusing multiple students, officials announced on Tuesday. Only few details have been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duane Sanders, 45, is accused of sexually abusing first grade students at Wallace A. 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