{"id":1126083,"date":"2021-12-16T17:59:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T22:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1126083"},"modified":"2021-12-16T17:59:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T22:59:20","slug":"biden-admin-planned-to-halt-trump-era-tracking-of-teacher-sex-offenses-but-public-backlash-forces-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-planned-to-halt-trump-era-tracking-of-teacher-sex-offenses-but-public-backlash-forces-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Planned to Halt Trump-Era Tracking of Teacher Sex Offenses &#8212; but Public Backlash Forces Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-planned-to-halt-trump-era-tracking-of-teacher-sex-offenses-but-public-backlash-forces-retreat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1126083&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-rodnae-productions-8419516-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The U.S. Department of Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/policy-politics\/in-reversal-feds-seek-to-revive-devos-era-questions-about-sexual-misconduct-by-educators\/2021\/12\">announced<\/a> Monday it is reversing its decision to stop Trump-era data collection about teacher-on-student sexual assault allegations after facing sharp public backlash.<\/p>\n<p>In November, as Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/23\/biden-education-department-to-curtail-trump-era-effort-to-track-teacher-sex-crimes-teacher-unions-to-continue-passing-the-trash\/\">reported<\/a>, the Biden Education Department decided to \u201cterminate questions put in place by former president Donald Trump\u2019s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that sought to provide a fuller understanding of sexual violence perpetrated by teachers and staff against students.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The proposal, affecting the Department\u2019s yearly Civil Rights Data Collection, would have allowed the Biden administration to stop collecting data on \u201crape or attempted rape, or sexual assault\u201d allegations so long as the allegations were followed by \u201ca resignation or retirement prior to final discipline or termination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Education Week<\/em>, the Biden administration decided to include the questions after \u201cfurther reflection,\u201d but did not elaborate on what that reflection entailed.<\/p>\n<p>When the original decision was announced in November, the Biden administration faced heavy backlash from the public, particularly in light of recent revelations in Loudoun County, Virginia, where it appears the school board covered up a rape in order to pass a sweeping transgender bill allowing boys to use girls\u2019 restrooms.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>DeVos at the time said the move would allow teachers\u2019 unions to continue \u201cpassing the trash,\u201d the practice of relocating predator teachers without disclosing their conduct to the new school district. \u201cThere is no rational way to justify sweeping teachers sexually assaulting students under the rug,\u201d she said. \u201cThe only explanation is that the Biden Administration is a wholly owned subsidiary of the teacher union bosses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the reversal, DeVos called it \u201csad\u201d that the Education Department had to be \u201cpublicly shamed and embarrassed into doing the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.0875912408759\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The unbelievable decision to remove these questions &amp; sweep teacher-on-student assaults under the rug in the first place showed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usedgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usedgov<\/a> makes every decision based only on what the union bosses demand. <\/p>\n<p>Students deserve better.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Betsy DeVos (@BetsyDeVos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetsyDeVos\/status\/1471177897499324416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During her time as education secretary, DeVos made combating in-school sexual assault and rape a top priority, particularly when it involved teachers and other staff. After the 2017-2018 data collection showed an increase in reported sexual assaults, DeVos remarked, \u201cWe hear all too often about innocent children being sexually assaulted by an adult at school. That should never happen. No parent should have to think twice about their child\u2019s safety while on school grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart News reported, the Education Department was set to replace the sexual assault questions with ones about students\u2019 gender identities, adding a \u201cnon-binary\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><em>Breccan F. Thies<\/em>&nbsp;<em>is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreccanFThies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BreccanFThies<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday it is reversing its decision to stop Trump-era data collection about teacher-on-student sexual assault allegations after facing sharp public backlash. 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