FINDING A SOLUTION

Mar 20 - The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is continuing their series, called "Broken Trust" that is the result of a two-year investigation into 14,000 cases going back to 1997.

"Who are the Investigators?"
Every state has an agency that is charged with investigating complaints against teachers. In your own mind, do you expect them to be a cake decorator or a former secretary? And do you expect them to be trained?

"What are you doing, Julia?"
A student who was seduced by her teacher tells her story.

Day 3 thumbnail Cases
Settlement Agreements. We don't ask; you don't tell. Quiet suspensions.

Ineffective Investigations
An untrained assistant principal pulls on rubber gloves to examine a 5-year-old girl and then sent the girl home to where the abuse occurred. It's worse when they investigate themselves.