Citation

Mitchell MW. Clearing House 2010; 83(3): 101.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00098651003655936

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Child Sexual Abuse is a growing epidemic. In the United States, 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls will be sexually abused before reaching adulthood. From a legal standpoint, inappropriate sexual relations between a faculty/staff member and a student are a growing national concern. In 1991, the Supreme Court heard the Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools (1991) case, and determined the school was in violation of Title IX. What the courts did not determine was the relationship of this case to child sexual abuse. Stopping these relationships from occurring at school is a School Leadership Issue.