Rampant Sexual Misconduct In Schools UPDATE

In a follow up to the story about rampant sexual misconduct in the nations schools, there are stories of individuals, and how it has affected them. Below and through the link in the story of one such person.

They've learned to watch their older daughter for any sign that something's wrong. She cuts her long, blond hair and dyes it jet black. And they worry. Her father picks up a book she's been reading, "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, and skims it for clues.He notices a highlighted passage: "You forget some things, don't you," it reads. "Yes. You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget."

As we read yesterday, This story among others came after a seven-month Associated Press investigation found stories like these are all too common. AP reporters in every state and the District of Columbia identified 2,570 teachers who were punished for sexual misconduct from 2001 to 2005 alone, for actions that ranged from fondling to viewing child pornography to rape.

We also saw that this is just the tip of the iceberg, as many crimes do not get reported, so the true nature of this evil epidemic is unknown. There needs to be a top to bottom review of the entire school system in this country, as in many cases the schools not only did not report the crimes, but actively worked to keep them "from" being reported. That kind of behavior is not only unethical, but it is criminal, and anyone found to have helped hide these crimes should be prosecuted and punished.

With the widespread reporting of these stories, there should come a demand to address the situation, correct it, punish those involved, and make sure it is "easier" to report it when it happens, because that is the one certainty in all of this. The people who prey upon children will continue to prey as long as they are allowed access to them, whether in schools, camps, churches, anywhere they come in contact with them, unless and until, we put these perpetrators away--Permanently!!


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