by Ireland Owens (DCNF), All News Pipeline:
The Trump administration announced Friday that it is moving to crack down on adult sexual predators in K-12 schools across the nation.
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) said it has issued new guidance aiming to remind “federally funded educational institutions of their legal obligations to safeguard children and appropriately respond to incidents of sexual misconduct” under federal law.
The OCR also noted that it is launching 20 “directed investigations” into U.S. school districts whose 2023-24 Civil Rights Data Collection submissions included “responses that suggest that districts might not be addressing staff on student sexual misconduct appropriately.”
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The move comes after the administration recently saw multiple “credible reports of sexual abuse and harassment by adults in positions of authority” at schools “going uninvestigated or of suspected offenders being transferred to new schools or roles in the district,” according to the news release.
“Our schools must protect America’s children. Parents should never have to wonder whether their kids’ school employs and protects sexual predators,” Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. “Schools that receive federal funding have a duty to protect students, report sexual misconduct honestly, and follow the law.”
“Through this initiative, we are holding school districts accountable because every child deserves to learn in a safe environment free from sexual abuse and harassment,” she continued.
ED did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
Our schools must protect America’s children. Parents should never have to wonder whether their kids’ school employs and protects sexual predators.
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