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Educators accused of sexual misconduct often find new posts
Vermont Academy fired an assistant dean in 2007 for allegedly propositioning a 16-year-old female student in lewd text messages. Yet the...
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Oct 1, 20161 min read


INVESTIGATION: How dangerous loopholes in Ohio's education system fail to protect students
A look into the State of Ohio’s school systems and how some educators are becoming repeat offenders, and getting away with it. Laraleigh...
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Sep 21, 20161 min read


Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage
Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage is a personal documentary about a filmmaker who, inspired by the transformation of the sex-trafficking...
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Sep 15, 20161 min read
7 Iowa teachers guilty of sex abuse get no prison time
Some Iowa teachers convicted of sexually abusing students have been placed on probation rather than sentenced to prison, despite a state...
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Sep 4, 20161 min read


Elite Rhode Island prep school settles up to 30 sex abuse cases
What began nearly 40 years ago with a field hockey injury, a string of sexual abuses, and a systematic cover-up by one of the country’s...
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Aug 3, 20161 min read


The L.A. school district will pay $88 million to settle sexual misconduct cases at two campuses, inc
The Los Angeles school district will pay $88 million to settle sexual abuse cases at two elementary schools where complaints about the...
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May 15, 20161 min read


MAGNOLIA CONSULTING, LLC RECEIVES GRANT FROM DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR $445,000 TO STUDY SCHOOL EMPL
Billie-Jo Grant, Ph.D., Magnolia Consulting, LLC, Senior Researcher and Evaluator 805-550-9132 and bgrant@magnoliaconsulting.org...
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May 10, 20161 min read


Private schools, painful secrets
More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students...
SESAME
May 5, 20161 min read
22-year ‘Moral Imperative’: All the Times Congress Tried, And Failed, To Protect Kids From Abusive T
For the first time ever, the recently enacted Every Student Succeeds Act requires states and districts to have policies that prohibit...
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Feb 29, 20161 min read
Long Struggle Against Teacher Sex Abuse in Spotlight After Investigation
Terri Miller is on a mission to curb teacher sexual abuse and now the nation is watching The story behind the organization — and the mom...
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Feb 22, 20161 min read


Broken discipline tracking systems let teachers flee troubled pasts
An investigation by the USA TODAY NETWORK found fundamental defects in the teacher screening systems used to ensure the safety of...
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Feb 14, 20161 min read


Finding Courage to Talk About Child Sexual Abuse
When the subject of child sexual abuse comes up, we get uncomfortable. In this inspirational talk by Jill Tolles, we are challenged to...
SESAME
Feb 9, 20161 min read
A Momentous Victory for S.E.S.A.M.E. and School Children Across the Country!
Yesterday, President Obama signed the education bill reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which includes an...
SESAME
Dec 11, 20153 min read
S.E.S.A.M.E. President, Terri Miller Testifies Before Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee
SB 192 was the first bill heard on the agenda. It suggests new legislation to Nevada law regarding both perpetrators of sexual misconduct...
SESAME
May 4, 20151 min read


New Book Releases From Friends of SESAME
We are proud to announce the release of 2 amazing books by 2 S.E.S.A.M.E. supporters! Cybertraps for Educators, by S.E.S.A.M.E. board...
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Mar 3, 20151 min read
SESAME Board of Advisors Member, Mary Lou Bensy's study published in Journal of Child Sexual Abu
Abstract: This study presents results from the first nationwide survey of students with disabilities who were sexually maltreated in...
SESAME
Oct 31, 20142 min read


New Survivor Stories and Testimonials
S.E.S.A.M.E. is grateful to Paul and Addie for submitting their stories of survival. In addition to their courageous stories, they were...
SESAME
Oct 30, 20141 min read
Sen. Williams’ Leadership Helps PA School Districts Stop ‘Passing the Trash’
HARRISBURG, Oct. 15, 2014 — Under state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ leadership, the House of Representatives today sent legislation to...
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Oct 20, 20143 min read
Sen. Williams’ Leadership Helps PA School Districts Stop ‘Passing the Trash’
HARRISBURG, Oct. 15, 2014 — Under state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams’ leadership, the House of Representatives today sent legislation to...
SESAME
Oct 15, 20143 min read


Calling Upon the Senate to Act!
S.E.S.A.M.E. President Terri Miller and VP John Seryak take a stand today on Capitol Hill with Sen. Senator Pat Toomey, Rep. Mike...
SESAME
Sep 9, 20141 min read
Support these efforts to protect kids from bad teachers: Terri Miller
By Terri Miller Originally posted on pennlive.com on September 3rd, 2014 If you are like me, when you load your kids onto the school bus,...
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Sep 3, 20142 min read
'Hidden in plain sight': Predators in the classroom on the rise in Pa., analysis shows
Original Article By Anna Orso | aorso@pennlive.com State officials are on track to field more than 700 complaints against teachers and...
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Sep 3, 20148 min read
The recent arrests of teachers in the El Paso area accused of sex crimes against students is part of
Originally posted on The American Catholic Published Thursday, June 5, A.D. 2014 By The Motley Monk The article’s lead paragraph says it...
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Jun 5, 20144 min read
Special report: Teacher sex cases in El Paso part of national epidemic
Advocate says it is worse than church sex scandal posted on the El Paso Times By Daniel Borunda / El Paso Times POSTED: 06/01/2014...
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Jun 1, 20147 min read
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