10% Of Kids Victimized At School By Sexual Misconduct

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10% Of Kids Victimized At School By Sexual Misconduct
Victims Range From Kindergartners To High School Seniors

POSTED: 12:41 pm EDT June 30, 2004
UPDATED: 1:04 pm EDT June 30, 2004

WASHINGTON -- More than 4.5 million children are forced to endure sexual misconduct by school employees, from inappropriate comments to physical abuse, according to an exhaustive review of research that reads like a parent's worst nightmare.

The best estimate is that almost one in 10 children, sometime between kindergarten and 12th grade, are targets of behavior ranging from unprofessional to criminal, says the report for Congress by Charol Shakeshaft, a professor at Hofstra University's School of Education.

"Most people just don't think this can really happen," said Shakeshaft, hired by the Education Department to study the prevalence of sexual abuse in schools.

"We imagine that all teachers are like most teachers, in that they've gone into teaching to help children. Most do, but not all. We need to acknowledge that's the case and do something to stop it."

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