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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2022
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as reauthorized in 2015, includes a provision to help protect students from sexual abuse and misconduct. ESEA Section 8546 requires states to adopt laws or policies that prohibit K-12 employers from assisting or aiding and abetting school employees, contractors, or agents in obtaining a…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Sexual Abuse
Anderson, Leslie M.; Spector, Jason; Riley, Derek; Kidd, Sophie; Wilkerson, Stephanie B.; Cosby, Anne C.; Laguarda, Katrina – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2022
In 2015, Congress added a provision in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to help protect students from sexual abuse and misconduct in schools. ESEA Section 85461 requires states to have in place laws or policies that prohibit schools, local school districts, or state education agencies (SEAs) from…
Descriptors: State Policy, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Barriers