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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

GAO Issues Report on Sexual Abuse of Kids in K-12 Schools

By Teresa Anderson
Schools across the country have hired people who have sexually exploited or targeted children in the past, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

The GAO compared school employment databases from 19 states and Washington, D.C, in between 2007 and 2009 to the National Sex Offender Registry to find cases of sexual abuse that resulted in a criminal conviction.
In investigating known cases of sexual abuse by school employees, the GAO found that people with histories of sexual misconduct were hired or retained as teachers, support staff, volunteers, or contractors. In 11 of the 15 cases the GAO reviewed, the offenders previously targeted children. In six cases, the offenders used their positions in the schools to abuse more children, according to the report (.pdf).

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