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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 88621" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Susie ~ I agree that this is a problem and needs to be addressed. But statistics can be manipulated to show whatever the researcher wants them to show so we need to be careful about just assuming that the stats are true and that the study is valid. Also, are these verified cases of sexual abuse or accusations? I think that is important to know before we believe that 4.5 million children are being sexually harassed or molested at school.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There have been two cases at my high school in the 20 years that I have taught there where teachers have been accused of inappropriate behavior. In both cases, the teachers were immediately removed from the campus while the cases were being investigated. One was arrested and is in jail as I type. The other was a "he said, she said" situation where the parents did not want their daughter to have to testify in court. So, it was decided that the teacher would retire and that was the end of the case. </p><p></p><p>So, yes it does happen, and yes it needs to be stopped. I'm just not sure if you can ever stop this kind of human behavior. At best, you have to be on guard and vigilant and be willing to investigate all accusations. On the other hand, it is very easy for a teenager to get mad at a teacher and make false allegations. So there is just not an easy answer here.</p><p></p><p>It is such a sad, sad, situation.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 88621, member: 1967"] Susie ~ I agree that this is a problem and needs to be addressed. But statistics can be manipulated to show whatever the researcher wants them to show so we need to be careful about just assuming that the stats are true and that the study is valid. Also, are these verified cases of sexual abuse or accusations? I think that is important to know before we believe that 4.5 million children are being sexually harassed or molested at school. There have been two cases at my high school in the 20 years that I have taught there where teachers have been accused of inappropriate behavior. In both cases, the teachers were immediately removed from the campus while the cases were being investigated. One was arrested and is in jail as I type. The other was a "he said, she said" situation where the parents did not want their daughter to have to testify in court. So, it was decided that the teacher would retire and that was the end of the case. So, yes it does happen, and yes it needs to be stopped. I'm just not sure if you can ever stop this kind of human behavior. At best, you have to be on guard and vigilant and be willing to investigate all accusations. On the other hand, it is very easy for a teenager to get mad at a teacher and make false allegations. So there is just not an easy answer here. It is such a sad, sad, situation. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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