{"id":2631975,"date":"2026-07-19T08:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-department-moves-to-crack-down-on-schools-teachers-unions-protecting-sexual-predators\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T08:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:34:16","slug":"education-department-moves-to-crack-down-on-schools-teachers-unions-protecting-sexual-predators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-department-moves-to-crack-down-on-schools-teachers-unions-protecting-sexual-predators\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department Moves To Crack Down On Schools, Teachers Unions Protecting Sexual Predators"},"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\">26<\/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%2Feducation-department-moves-to-crack-down-on-schools-teachers-unions-protecting-sexual-predators%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=2631975&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>The article reports that the Biden administration is taking steps to combat sexual predators in U.S. K-12 schools. The Department of Education&#8217;s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued new guidance to remind schools of their legal responsibilities to protect children and address sexual misconduct properly under federal law. Additionally, the OCR announced the initiation of 20 investigations into school districts suspected of mishandling cases of staff-related sexual misconduct in the 2023-24 school year.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative follows reports of uninvestigated sexual abuse and harassment by authority figures at schools, with some offenders being transferred rather than disciplined. education Secretary Linda McMahon emphasized the importance of safeguarding students and holding schools accountable, highlighting that silence and complacency enable predators and violate federal laws designed to protect children. The department warned that schools failing to prevent misconduct could lose federal funding.<\/p>\n<p>recent investigations include a probe into the Los Angeles Unified School District for allegedly protecting predators. A 2023 report also revealed that local education agencies often conceal abuse through resignations and transfers, a practice known as &#8220;passing the trash.&#8221; Data shows a 55% increase in sexual violence incidents in U.S. public schools from 2015-2016 to 2017-2018.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration announced Friday that it is moving to crack down on adult sexual predators in K-12 schools across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Education\u2019s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-launches-national-k-12-initiative-protect-students-adult-sexual-predators-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> it has issued new guidance aiming to remind \u201cfederally funded educational institutions of their legal obligations to safeguard children and appropriately respond to incidents of sexual misconduct\u201d under federal law. <strong><br \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The OCR also noted that it is launching 20 \u201cdirected investigations\u201d into U.S. school districts whose 2023-24 Civil Rights Data Collection submissions included \u201cresponses that suggest that districts might not be addressing staff on student sexual misconduct appropriately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after the administration recently saw multiple \u201ccredible reports of sexual abuse and harassment by adults in positions of authority\u201d at schools \u201cgoing uninvestigated or of suspected offenders being transferred to new schools or roles in the district,\u201d according to the news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur schools must protect America\u2019s children. Parents should never have to wonder whether their kids\u2019 school employs and protects sexual predators,\u201d Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. \u201cSchools that receive federal funding have a duty to protect students, report sexual misconduct honestly, and follow the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough this initiative, we are holding school districts accountable because every child deserves to learn in a safe environment free from sexual abuse and harassment,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Sexual predators in U.S. schools \u201cdepend on institutional silence and complacency,\u201d McMahon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/media\/document\/dear-colleague-letter-protection-of-students-sexual-misconduct-adults-positions-of-authority-july-10-2026-114298.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> Friday in a guidance letter sent to educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch silence is not only a moral failure but also violates federal law designed to protect our most defenseless class of citizens\u2014our children,\u201d the letter states. \u201cTeachers\u2019 unions\u2019 demonstrated commitment to shield their members from disciplinary action for gross misconduct cannot trump basic moral and legal responsibilities to students and families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The letter also claims that the department \u201cwill fully enforce federal law and employ every resource at its disposal to protect children from sexual predators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose schools that allow sexual misconduct to occur risk the termination of applicable federal assistance provided by the federal government,\u201d McMahon\u2019s letter adds. \u201cThis epidemic of nationwide sexual abuse in our schools must end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In May, ED <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/news\/press-release\/us-department-of-education-opens-title-ix-investigation-los-angeles-unified-school-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> it had opened a Title IX probe into the Los Angeles Unified School District, alleging that the district \u201cappears to be protecting sexual predators at the expense of its students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/edworkforce.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/catching-the-trash-fnl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> from the Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI) alleges that local education agencies (LEAs) in the U.S. \u201coften\u201d act \u201cin concert with the local teacher union leaders, conceals sexual abuse by permitting accused employees to resign and move to a new school or district rather than face investigation and possible punishment\u2014a practice called \u2018passing the trash.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLEAs and unions use collective bargaining and nondisclosure agreements to conceal the records of abusive employees, and union leaders wield their powerful influence in many state legislatures to stymie legislation that would hold public employees accountable for their sexual misconduct in schools,\u201d according to DFI\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p>There was a 55% surge in sexual violence incidents in U.S. K-12 public schools from the 2015-2016 school year to the 2017-2018 academic year, according to a 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/15388220.2024.2309560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> published in Taylor &#038; Francis Online.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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