Lee V.

Lee Gaines is an investigative education reporter for WFYI. Prior to joining the organization, Lee worked as an education reporter for Illinois Public Media/Illinois Newsroom and her work has been featured on national broadcasts such as All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Here & Now. Before entering the world of public media, Lee's reporting appeared in newspapers and magazines in Chicago and nationally, including the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, the Pacific Standard and the Marshall Project. She has received numerous journalism awards including a regional Edward R. Murrow award and the 2020 award for best nationally edited feature from the Public Media Journalists Association.

Biography:  https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/lee-v-gaines

86%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The article focuses on a lawsuit against an Indianapolis Public Schools teacher for allegedly allowing and encouraging the abuse of a 7-year-old with disabilities in his classroom. The teacher is accused of orchestrating a 'fight club' style of discipline, where he encouraged, instigated, and recorded physical abuse of the child by other students.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

70%

Examples:

  • The lawsuit says the boy suffered at least three beatings, including one assault in which the child was thrown to the ground, struck, slapped and hit in the head repeatedly by other students. There are conflicting accounts of who first contacted DCS and when about the video around the end of October. The boy's attorneys and a statement from the IPS spokesperson offer differing events.

Recent Articles

Former Indianapolis Teacher Accused of Encouraging Student Fights, Including Vulnerable Child

Former Indianapolis Teacher Accused of Encouraging Student Fights, Including Vulnerable Child

Broke On: Wednesday, 17 April 2024 A former teacher in Indianapolis is accused of encouraging and recording fights between students, including a vulnerable 7-year-old child with disabilities. The alleged attacks occurred at George Washington Carver Montessori IPS School 87 over three months. The child is now being homeschooled due to the traumatic experience. The teacher was suspended upon learning of the incident, but no further information has been released as the matter is still under investigation.