The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to hold schools accountable for not protecting students from sexually abusive teachers, zeroing in on California, where lenient union protections and the practice known as “passing the trash” have long enabled the problem. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is leading the effort, targeting districts that ignore sexual assault allegations or […] The post California Faces $50 Million Funding Hit as Trump Targets Schools Shielding Abusive Teachers appeared first on StoneZone .
The Trump administration is intensifying efforts to hold schools accountable for not protecting students from sexually abusive teachers, zeroing in on California, where lenient union protections and the practice known as “passing the trash” have long enabled the problem. Education Secretary Linda McMahon is leading the effort, targeting districts that ignore sexual assault allegations or quietly transfer accused teachers to new schools. Officials have warned that three schools in two California districts, including Tulare City Unified and Wilsona School District, could lose nearly $50 million in federal Title I funding if they fail to address violations, according to the New York Post . This action follows years of documented…Open
The tension between these K-12 education programs and Chatrie is bound to create a stir as parents — and their students — begin questioning these surveillance practices and asserting their Fourth Amendment constitutional rights.
The disability community has long worried about what would happen if special education oversight moved from the Education Department to another agency. Now, those moves are becoming more real.
The Education Department has long collected civil rights data about things like bullying, harassment and disability services in schools, but it hasn't made the latest information public.
The policy impacts teachers who are credibly accused of sexual harassment of a student, failing to report suspected child abuse, behavior with a student that is motivated by sexual interest and creating, selling, or using child pornography.
The Education Department on Monday opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College, a private all-women’s school, for admitting transgender women. In a release, the Education Department wrote that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is opening an investigation into the Massachusetts college for admitting transgender women and “granting them access to women-only spaces, including dormitories, bathrooms, locker rooms, and athletic teams.” #SmithCollege #EducationDepartment #Transgender #WhiteHouse
The agency says a Title IX provision underpinning women’s schools applies only to biological sex. Smith College announced it would accept trans women in 2015.
