Schools' Dirty Little Secret: ; Sexual Abuse Is Main Reason Teacher Licenses Are Revoked

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Sexual abuse of students is the No. 1 reason public school teachers have lost their licenses in West Virginia during the past five years, amounting to about 35 percent of all teaching certificates being pulled.

The percentage could be even higher. Another 19 percent lost their licenses because of misconduct with students, but West Virginia Department of Education records obtained with a Freedom of Information Act request do not specify if the misconduct was sexual, according to a review by The Associated Press.

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Schools' Dirty Little Secret: ; Sexual Abuse Is Main Reason Teacher Licenses Are Revoked

Also, since July 1, 2000, the state Board of Risk and Insurance Management has paid $6.9 million to settle 17 claims involving teacher misconduct with students, according to agency records.

Sexual misconduct by teachers remains a dirty little secret in schools across the nation even though nearly one in 10 students will be abused by a teacher before they graduate, according ...

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