How I Joined Teach for America—and Got Sued for $20 Million

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41. Lots of suggestions

We need to respect teachers. And recognize that kids make stuff up. They know their word is what drives the investigation.

Teachers are assumed guilty until proven innocent. That's unAmerican. And incredibly unjust. It needs to change.

School districts need to stop settling these lawsuits with parents before the investigation is complete. They do this to shut up the parent, who knows the media loves an angry parent story. District administrators also almost always give more credibility to the angry parent than to the accused teacher. Again, I believe it's because of the noise the parent makes. Squeaky wheel and all that.

I also think the police should be involved in all of these cases and they shouldn't be turned over to state child welfare officials. If the teacher is found guilty, then give this info to state officials. But until then, the accusation should be handled just like any other criminal investigation.