Who Are You Trusting Your Child To?
It is not with any pleasure that I address this issue. I know there are many fine teachers in the public schools, so I am not painting everyone with the same brush, but sexual abuse of students by teachers is something that families need to take seriously.
After examining records in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the AP found that 2,570 educators had their teaching licenses taken away, denied, surrendered voluntarily or restricted from the period of 2001 through 2005, all as a result of sexual misconduct allegations.
Misconduct cases against teachers, coaches, administrators and aides are surfacing at a rate of more than one every two days of school. They include theft, cheating and fraud. But most involve inappropriate relationships, pornography, and – often – sex. Some are characterized by multiple victims, secrecy, and long-term emotional damage to children. Source: http://www.auburnpub.com
Although in the AP study, 90% of the abusers were male teachers, Worldnetdaily has an extensive list of female teachers accused or convicted of sexual involvement with their students.
Approximately 15% of students will be sexually abused by a member of the school staff during their school career. In a survey of high school graduates, 17.7% of males and 82.2% of females reported sexual harassment by faculty or staff during their school careers. Approximately 14% of those surveyed said they had engaged in sexual intercourse with a teacher. In a survey conducted by the AAUW in 2000, it was reported that roughly 290, 000 students had been targeted for physical sexual abuse by school employees between 1991 and 2000. Source: http://www.sexualharassmentsupport.org
Maybe you think this couldn’t happen in your community’s schools?
“From my own experience — this could get me in trouble — I think every single school district in the nation has at least one perpetrator. At least one,” says Mary Jo McGrath, a California lawyer who has spent 30 years investigating abuse and misconduct in schools. “It doesn’t matter if it’s urban or rural or suburban.” Source: Foxnews
A victim of convicted teacher, Troy Mansfield, filed a civil suit against the school only to have a federal judge dismiss the case, saying administrators had no obligation to protect her from a predatory teacher since officials were unaware of the abuse, despite what the court called widespread “unsubstantiated rumors” in the school.
Frequently teachers that are accused of sexual misconduct will resign before their license is revoked or administrators agree to suppress information about their misconduct in exchange for their resignation, allowing predatory teachers to teach again in another district or state. As a result some abusive teachers aren’t caught until they have victimized several students.
Please bring your children home where you can protect them!
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