Chicago schools failed to protect students sexually abused by employees, report says
Source: CBS News
June 2, 2018, 2:06 PM
CHICAGO -- Chicago Public Schools officials failed to protect hundreds of students who were sexually abused by school employees, according to a newspaper investigation. The Chicago Tribune says its investigation revealed teachers and principals often failed to alert child welfare investigators or police when students disclosed abuse despite the state's mandated reporting law.
The newspaper found that the district's Law Department has investigated 430 reports of employee sexual abuse, assault or harassment of students since 2011. The district said it found credible evidence of misconduct in 230 cases.
The newspaper examined more than 100 cases and identified about 70 school employees involved, including teachers, coaches, security workers, administrators, custodians, school bus drivers, counselors and lunchroom workers. Cases occurred at schools throughout the city, including Simeon Career Academy and Payton College Prep high school.
In one of the cases, former music teacher Elliott Nott was accused of installing a motion-activated camera in a bathroom at Ogden International Elementary School in 2016. Nott was charged with unauthorized videotaping and one count of child pornography, CBS Chicago reports.
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