Betrayal of Trust: State Fails to Stop Teacher Sex Abuse. Marisa Schultz.
by Schultz, Marisa; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 71Institutions. Publisher: Detroit News, 2005ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Actions and defenses | Child sexual abuse | Michigan | Teachers -- Certification | Teachers -- Complaints against | Teachers -- Dismissal of | Teachers -- Sexual behaviorDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Students at Warren's McKinley Elementary School didn't think much of the black gym bag their teacher carried--until federal agents discovered its mesh pocket concealed a video camera. The kids who had trusted Aaron Brevik, 33, soon learned he secretly filmed boys in locker rooms, showers and the bathroom....Brevik, sentenced in March [2005] to 5-20 years in prison, is among at least 35 Michigan school employees or those recently employed by schools charged or convicted of sexual misconduct in the last 15 months. The incidents--largely involving teachers--have victimized nearly 50 minors and shaken communities such as Warren, Southgate and Pontiac, which have had more than one case each." (DETROIT NEWS AND FREE PRESS) This article reveals the findings of "a Detroit News investigation...that inadequate tracking of teachers, incomplete criminal background checks and poor communication among schools, courts and law enforcement agencies have allowed potentially abusive teachers to slip through the cracks" and continue to teach despite their previous histories of sexual misconduct.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Betrayal of Trust: State Fails to Stop Teacher Sex Abuse, April 24, 2005; pp. 1A+.
"Students at Warren's McKinley Elementary School didn't think much of the black gym bag their teacher carried--until federal agents discovered its mesh pocket concealed a video camera. The kids who had trusted Aaron Brevik, 33, soon learned he secretly filmed boys in locker rooms, showers and the bathroom....Brevik, sentenced in March [2005] to 5-20 years in prison, is among at least 35 Michigan school employees or those recently employed by schools charged or convicted of sexual misconduct in the last 15 months. The incidents--largely involving teachers--have victimized nearly 50 minors and shaken communities such as Warren, Southgate and Pontiac, which have had more than one case each." (DETROIT NEWS AND FREE PRESS) This article reveals the findings of "a Detroit News investigation...that inadequate tracking of teachers, incomplete criminal background checks and poor communication among schools, courts and law enforcement agencies have allowed potentially abusive teachers to slip through the cracks" and continue to teach despite their previous histories of sexual misconduct.
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