"Ohio and Rogue Teachers"

Jennifer Smith Richards & Jill Riepenhoff:

How can a child rapist still have a teaching license?
Why is a teacher who married his student still in the classroom?

How can a man who has been on trial four times for molesting children be allowed to teach?

The answer is simple and stunning: Ohio's system to punish rogue teachers is flawed at all levels -- school, district and state.

It puts the rights of teachers before those of students. It hides information from parents and potential employers. It allows secret deals with troubled teachers.

A 10-month Dispatch investigation, a first-of-its-kind analysis of the system, found that 1,722 educators have been disciplined since 2000 for everything from shoplifting to murder. Two-thirds were allowed to return to the classroom or start school jobs.

Via Mike Antonucci.

More here.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 15, 2007 1:35 PM
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