In class we talk about a large amount of topics from child abuse to Gay marriage. I researched and found the perfect article that goes with child abuse. The article “Brearley School Says 4 Teachers Engaged in Sexual Misconduct With Students” located in the New York Times, by Elizabeth A.Harris.(October 27,2017). In summary ,An all girl private school called The Brearley school in Manhattan, Mentioned that about four former teachers who had engaged in sexual misconduct with students that goes as far back as the 1950s. The Investigation by the law firm Covington & Burling. They had found that a teacher from the 70s through the 90s had made sexual comments to high school and middle school students. Ms.Harris also stated that for an example, it
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Brearley school had said that they informed the current schools that the two teachers are at and also contacted law enforcement, but was told that, “because the suspected misconduct occurred so far in the past, law enforcement did not want to receive, and could not act on, the information.” A fact that I learned is,Statutes of limitations for child sex abuse claims vary from state to state, and New York has one of the most restrictive statutes in the country. Victims have until they are 23 years old to file civil claims against their perpetrator,Crazy right . I do not think its right to just not announce the names of the accused sex offenders because now people do not know where they are now. In a way you will think that the abusers were being protected, I would rather protect the kids than the men who were accused of such horrible things like sexual assault against kids who can not protect themselves. This newspaper falls under the child abuse section and whenever you feel the need to go out your way to abuse a child to feel better and more comfortable about yourself then we have a problem. This will not only affect the victim but the family as well. A concept/theory that stood out the most to me is the long-term effects of child abuse, and how things that happen to you when you are younger are more likely to cause a long term damage. I feel like the author could have used more theories in the article it would have made it ten times better to reflect off, but was all around a good newspaper, tons of great details on the
Brearley school had said that they informed the current schools that the two teachers are at and also contacted law enforcement, but was told that, “because the suspected misconduct occurred so far in the past, law enforcement did not want to receive, and could not act on, the information.” A fact that I learned is,Statutes of limitations for child sex abuse claims vary from state to state, and New York has one of the most restrictive statutes in the country. Victims have until they are 23 years old to file civil claims against their perpetrator,Crazy right . I do not think its right to just not announce the names of the accused sex offenders because now people do not know where they are now. In a way you will think that the abusers were being protected, I would rather protect the kids than the men who were accused of such horrible things like sexual assault against kids who can not protect themselves. This newspaper falls under the child abuse section and whenever you feel the need to go out your way to abuse a child to feel better and more comfortable about yourself then we have a problem. This will not only affect the victim but the family as well. A concept/theory that stood out the most to me is the long-term effects of child abuse, and how things that happen to you when you are younger are more likely to cause a long term damage. I feel like the author could have used more theories in the article it would have made it ten times better to reflect off, but was all around a good newspaper, tons of great details on the