What’s the rate of child abuse in the American Education system? Does anyone have any stats?
I suspect real statistics are difficult to come by. They might be kept state by state, but it’s probably apples and oranges, as states probably have different standards on what is abuse, etc. I’m not trying to be slippery, but I bet that is the case.
To answer my own question: according to the AAUW 2000/Shakeshaft Secondary Analysis 2003, about 6.7% of American students have reported contact-based “Educator Sexual Misconduct”
That figure is from section 3.2 of the Education Department study, “Educator Sexual Misconduct.”, and is one of the lower reported percentages.
Well, I need to locate and read the report and make sure they’re saying what I think they’re saying. But if true, 1 in 14 is one hell of a lot of students.