Tell Kojo MD Needs Criminal Penalty for Administrators Who Fail to Report! Today: How Do We Stop Sexual Abuse At Local Schools?

Wednesday, Aug 30 2017 • 12 p.m. (ET)

Families at Cloverly Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md. are reeling from the conviction of a teacher who sexually abused four students over 15 years. The news follows similar reports of child sexual abuse at other local public schools in Prince George’s County, Md. and Falls Church, Va. The cases are raising questions about current measures used to prevent abuse within schools and properly respond to suspicious behavior. While the cases have led to substantive policy changes, some professionals say the new preventative measures go too far in punishing teachers for unproven allegations of inappropriate behavior. Kojo explores how local school systems are working to stop sexual abuse within their halls.

WAMU Education coverage is supported in part by American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, a public media initiative made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Guests

• Kate McGee Education reporter, WAMU; @McGeeReports
• Jennifer Alvaro Clinical Social Worker; Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider; Montgomery County Public Schools Parent; @jennifermalvaro
• Giselle Pelaez Executive Director, The Center For Alexandria's Children; @AlexandriasKids
• Donna Hollingshead Associate Superintendent of School Administration, Montgomery County Public Schools; @MCPS

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