Education Dept. Is Investigating Sexual Misconduct in N.Y.C. Schools, tell me about this news today

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched formal federal investigations into school districts nationwide, including the New York City Department of Education, regarding the handling of staff-on-student sexual misconduct claims.

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These civil rights probes are part of a broader federal crackdown aiming to eliminate practices like “passing the trash,” where systemic inaction or loopholes in state laws allow educators accused of sexual abuse or harassment to move between school districts without accountability. Federal officials emphasize that schools receiving federal funding must strictly enforce Title IX and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to maintain safe learning environments and ensure prompt, appropriate responses to all allegations of misconduct.

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