May 6, 2014

7 SIGNS THAT YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL IS A SAFE ONE

April 15, 2014 Summary: The relationship between your child and their teachers are one of the most important relationships they will have in their lifetime.  If the relationship is a proper one, your child will learn a lot about respect and fairness.  However, no matter how strong our children, or us individually are, we...
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May 6, 2014

OLYMPIA CHILD MOLESTATION CASES HITS CLOSE TO HOME – MY HOME

April 15, 2014 Summary: Child sexual abuse can happen to anyone, anywhere – even the little city you grew up in, or the school you went to.  When most people read the news – particularly bad news – they have a way of removing their emotions from the story.  Thoughts of “it didn’t happen...
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May 6, 2014

Sexual abuse cover-ups: A large problem in small-town America

May 6, 2014 Summary: A small city is outraged following their school district’s decision to retain three school administrators arrested and charged with failure to report child abuse.  This could be an issue in your hometown too. Residents of the small town of Darien, GA are furious with the McIntosh School District in the...
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HIGHER EDUCATION, LOWER PROTECTION – SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICIES ON CAMPUS SLOW TO ADAPT

April 30, 2014 Summary: The mishandling of sexual assault allegations on college campuses is a growing problem in the U.S., but only recently has the government stepped in to fix the problem. Horrifying allegations of sexual assaults on college campuses have flooded the news stream in the past few months.  Stories such as victim...
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4/30/14 – Today’s Round-up of Child Sex Abuse in the News

NATIONAL   Berkeley, SC - Cross teacher under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct with student A Cross High School teacher is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct with a student.  According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, the BCSO is conducting an investigation after receiving notification from the Berkeley County School District that a...
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4/16/14: Today’s Round-up of Child Sex Abuse in the News

LOCAL Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz surf instructor to be arraigned on sex abuse charges Wednesday A well-known Santa Cruz surf instructor accused of molesting underage girls and secretly recording videos of girls getting undressed is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday.  Dylan David Greiner was arrested last year and police said they found more...
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CULTURE OF SILENCE ROCKED AN L.A. SCHOOL. THE SUPERINTENDENT SMASHED IT IN HISTORIC FASHION

April 15, 2014 Summary: Only months after assuming his position as the Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the largest school district in the country, John Deasy had to react to a child sexual abuse scandal at Miramonte Elementary School that indicted two teachers.  Instead of relying on a cumbersome process to...
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April 16, 2014

WHAT SEXUAL ASSAULTS BY SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND THE DEATH STAR HAVE IN COMMON

April 15, 2014 Summary: Like the Death Star in Star Wars, school districts have one fundamental, crippling flaw – most schools don’t have insurance that covers sexual abuses by their bus drivers.  Proactive schools have this insurance, along with your child's safety in mind.  Reactive schools do not; if your child is abused by...
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4/15/14: Today’s Round-up of Child Sex Abuse in the News

NATIONAL Tumwater, WA - Former teacher's aide at Black Hills High pleads guilty to sex with student A former teacher's aide at Black Hills High School pleaded guilty Monday to having sex with a former student she once supervised in detention, court papers state.  The former Black Hills para-educator, Courtney Keller, 29, pleaded guilty...
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April 14, 2014

Organizations for Good: EdVoice

About EdVoice EdVoice is a non-profit, grassroots organization that is dedicated to improving public schools in California.  Their primary focus is on improving the educational output for California’s students.  EdVoice brings together the ingredients to drive change in California schools. With in-depth policy expertise and a commitment to looking to research and real-world results...
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