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Teachers unions get Discovery Communications to cancel ‘Bad Teacher’ show

By Sean Higgins

Published May 2, 2014 4:00am ET

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Teachers unions get Discovery Communications to cancel ‘Bad Teacher’ show — After a pressure campaign by teachers unions, the Discovery Channel has knuckled under and canceled the program "Bad Teachers." The true-crime series, which examines cases where teachers became sexually involved with their students, aired its only episode last week. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) | Manuel Balce Ceneta

After a pressure campaign by teachers unions, Discovery Communications has knuckled under and canceled the program “Bad Teacher.” The true-crime series, which examined cases where teachers became sexually involved with their students, aired its only episode on the company’s Investigation Discovery network last week.

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