I agree with them helping to rid the world of child sexual abuse is a personal decision and takes a whole community to help stop. I hope that this program gets picked up in more communities. The more community members including, children, parents, teachers, etc. The more that is known about how to help prevent child sexual abuse the less likely a child is to have to experience/suffer this horrible life changing assault. The more children learn what is appropriate and what isn't the better. And the more child sexual predators know that people are talking about what they do and trying to prevent it hopefully they will be able to learn that their attraction to children is not okay, it is not normal or acceptable. Thank you TAALK for being part of educating on this terrible epidemic and helping fight against the normalization of pedophilia. With gratitude, Rosie
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The Huffington Post
Anna Almendrala
First Posted: 03/ 1/2012 6:48 pm Updated: 03/ 1/2012 8:15 pm
After former Miramonte Elementary teacher Mark Berndt was charged
with lewd acts upon 23 children, Los Angeles Unified was hit with a
torrent of complaints about other teachers and staffers across the
district.These new allegations ranged from "child annoyance" to serious sexual misconduct and, to date, have resulted in charges of lewd acts or unlawful sex being filed against six other district employees. The 2011 arrest of one teacher for lewd acts was also recently made public after the Miramonte scandal broke.
The Huffington Post has learned the names and schools of five more teachers or teacher's aides across the district that have been "housed" (removed to a non-teaching setting) while authorities investigate complaints about their conduct. They don't face criminal charges, are still technically employed by the district and are entitled to due process before the school board seeks dismissal.
These "housed" instructors include Hamilton High School music teacher Vance Miller, who is currently being sued by former students who claim to have engaged in sexual intercourse with him while in high school.
The increase in accusations reflects a "hyper-vigilant" school community that has become more attune to questionable behavior -- not an uptick in abuse, LA Unified mental health and crisis counseling services director Pia Escudero explained to the Los Angeles Times.
LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy has taken sweeping measures in response to district-wide sex abuse charges. After charges of lewd acts were filed against Miramonte teachers Mark Berndt and another teacher, Martin Springer, Deasy replaced the entire staff at the elementary school.
Deasy has also ordered all schools to submit or re-submit every complaint of teacher misconduct to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing dating back four years, reports KPCC. He did this in response to the credentialing commission's evaluation that the LAUSD broke the law by waiting one year to report the reason for Berndt's termination in 2011. State laws require school districts to report terminations due to teacher misconduct within 30 days, notes the Daily News.
As investigations and charges filed against LA Unified staffers develop, we will continue to update this information.
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Arrest Date: Wednesday, February 22
Accused Of: Having sex with a 16-year-old student who attends another school in the Los Angeles Unified district. Police were alerted to the relationship in early February and found inappropriate contact between the two both over the internet and in person. Watch CBS2's video report from the night after his arrest.
Current Status: The day after his arrest, Alvarez was released on $20,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on March 15.
The school district has said that Alvarez will not have contact with students while the investigation is pending, reports the Associa
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/01/los-angeles-teachers-arrests_n_1311936.html?ref=tw