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Child Abuse Should Be Held In Schools

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Child abuse is a serious matter in the United States and many other countries. Child abuse can occur in a variety of setting, such as at home, at school, or any other public or private place. Grown men and women mainly aim for young children because they think the young children are clueless and naïve, and that they don’t know any better. The people who commits this act think the young child cannot put up a fight and they will probably forget what occurred. (Smith). To duce high child abuse rates in America, more organizations should be created by the government, and awareness assemblies should be held in schools.
People who abuse children are usually close to the child, like a family member or a guardian. It can even happen at a school or any place where the abuser can have the child alone. Often children who has been a victim of child abuse feel as if it was their fault. Children experience things after being sexual abused such as such as eating/ sleeping disorders, nightmares, lags in motor skills, children tend to hate themselves, children tend to hate all the people of that …show more content…

For example, the case that took place in Los Angeles on February 5, 2014 when the prosecutors dropped he case against Martin Springer, which was a third grade teacher at Miramante elementary school, springer was accused of molesting a student. In 2012, a child abuse problem also occurred at the elementary that was later announced to be the biggest scandal in the Los Angeles Unified school district, 85 teachers that worked at Miramante elementary school was replaced so the parents of the children were assured that their children were safe. The 11 year old girl that was molested by the teacher was to afraid to testify in trail, so the case had to be dropped. Springer had his teaching license revoked and the unified district paid $30 million in civil settlements

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