{"id":2520892,"date":"2025-12-13T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-designed-to-protect-school-kids-from-sexual-misconduct\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T15:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T20:17:38","slug":"bill-designed-to-protect-school-kids-from-sexual-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-designed-to-protect-school-kids-from-sexual-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill designed to protect school kids from sexual misconduct"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbill-designed-to-protect-school-kids-from-sexual-misconduct%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=2520892&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--><p>A new bill called teh National Educator Safety and Accountability Act of 2025 has been introduced by U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt from Texas. The legislation aims to protect children from sexual misconduct by educators in schools. it proposes the creation of a National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry to track offenders and establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal task force<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >address <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-fact-check-its-not-grooming-to-sexualize-young-kids-away-from-parents\/\" title=\"AP \u2018Fact Check&#039;: It&#039;s Not \u2018Grooming&#039; to Sexualize Young Kids Away from Parents\">educator sexual misconduct<\/a><\/a>. Studies indicate that around 10% of students experience such abuse, which can have lasting harmful effects. Currently, there is no system to prevent educators dismissed for misconduct from moving undetected between school districts. The bill would require thorough background checks and enforce accountability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-homan-sends-a-reality-check-to-zohran-mamdani-good-luck-on-that\/\" title=\"Tom Homan Sends a Reality Check to Zohran Mamdani: &#039;Good Luck on That&#039;\">including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-sen-murphy-suggests-withholding-federal-funds-for-police-from-states-that-dont-enforce-all-gun-control-laws\/\" title=\"Dem Sen. Murphy Suggests Withholding Federal Funds for Police From States That Don&#039;t Enforce All Gun Control Laws\">withholding federal funds<\/a><\/a> from non-compliant schools. The proposal has received support from Arizona State Senator Janae Shamp, who emphasized the importance of ending the practice of concealing offenders and ensuring safer learning environments for children.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bill designed to protect school kids from sexual misconduct<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2443398\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; A new bill meant to protect children was introduced by U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">TX<\/a>) called the National Educator Safety and Accountability Act of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It aims to protect, prevent, and respond to educator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-misconduct\/\">sexual misconduct<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/schools\/\">schools<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3916532\/california-confiscates-black-market-cannabis\/\">California confiscates $56.5M in black market cannabis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3916447\/fbi-hunting-764-crime-network-targeting-children\/\">FBI &#8216;hunting&#8217; more than 350 people in &#8216;764&#8217; crime network targeting children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3916356\/duffy-yank-73-million-funding-new-york-cdl-requirements\/\">Duffy set to yank $73 million in funding unless New York meets deadline on CDL requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The legislation would establish a National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry to track offenders and create a federal task force on educator sexual misconduct. Hunt presented the bill on Tuesday to the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ojp.gov\/pdffiles1\/nij\/grants\/252484.pdf?ref=theathenaproject.co\">Studies<\/a>&nbsp;state 10% of children experience sexual misconduct or grooming by a school employee before graduation. That&rsquo;s around 5.2 million and 9.4 million U.S. public school students. This misconduct can result in lifelong consequences, negative physical, psychological, and academic outcomes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are no systems that exist to prevent employees dismissed for misconduct from moving to new districts undetected, according to Hunt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under no circumstances should a child fear the adults who are supposed to provide a supportive, educational environment,&rdquo; Hunt told The Center Square in an email. &ldquo;This situation is unacceptable, and it is the responsibility of leadership to ensure that our children have safe communities. This bill will establish the National Educator Misconduct and Discipline Registry, which will give school districts the proper background checks on school employees. This incentive is crucial for ensuring our children&rsquo;s safety.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Arizona state Sen. Janae Shamp, R&#8209;Surprise, praised Hunt&rsquo;s proposal, as she has long&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/arizona\/article_b7b26e68-5cb3-4670-8a64-066fe4aad603.html\">supported<\/a>&nbsp;stronger protections for children against sexual predators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This bill will finally end the shameful practice of &lsquo;passing the trash&rsquo; by creating the mandatory National Educator Misconduct Registry for every federally funded school employee, volunteer, and contractor, banning secret settlements that hide sexual deviants, and withholding federal funds from non-compliant districts,&rdquo; Shamp told The Center Square. &ldquo;Our kids deserve to learn in safe environments, and good teachers deserve a profession free of sexual predators hiding in plain sight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3913825\/teachers-partner-organization-congressional-investigation-terrorism-ties\/\">PHILADELPHIA TEACHERS PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATION UNDER CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION FOR TERRORISM TIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shamp emphasized that the legislation is a critical step toward ensuring schools are safe and accountable. She noted that offenders cannot continue moving from district to district without consequence.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Education Agency did not respond to The Center Square&rsquo;s request for comment on this bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill introduced to protect students from educator misconduct<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3892,"featured_media":2520893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Murrysville-PA-Franklin-Regional_s-girls_-wrestling-program-sets-a-new-record-with-the-highest-athlete-registration-yet-welcoming-participants-aged-4-through-middle-school.-Shannon-M-Venditti--e1764974976794.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33414,35136,40242,47219,50422],"class_list":["post-2520892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-child-protection","tag-education-policy","tag-school-safety","tag-sexual-misconduct","tag-student-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Murrysville-PA-Franklin-Regional_s-girls_-wrestling-program-sets-a-new-record-with-the-highest-athlete-registration-yet-welcoming-participants-aged-4-through-middle-school.-Shannon-M-Venditti--e1764974976794.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520892"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520896,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520892\/revisions\/2520896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2520893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}