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@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

California schools will soon be able to easily search the names of bus drivers, janitors and other school support staff to see if they have substantiated claims of misconduct.

Why hasn’t a similar system for teachers succeeded?
https://www.propublica.org/article/california-teacher-misconduct-database-bill-failed-al-muratsuchi?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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For the Second Time, Lawmakers Failed to Fix California’s Warning System for Teacher Misconduct

California is set to launch a database for school support staff, such as bus drivers and janitors, with substantiated claims of egregious misconduct. Setting up a similar system for public school teachers, however, is proving more complicated.
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@tokensane@mastodon.me.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@ProPublica We have that system in the UK, introduced after the Soham murders. Problem is, malicious allegations are an occupational hazard for teachers, so an allegation or three is treated as noise.

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