Open Doors In America's Schools

One study found that over half of children with access the internet on a weekly basis have been exposed to online pornography and almost a third receive unwanted sexual comments via email, chat, instant message or text. (Livingstone, s and Bober M 2004). There is no one way that CSE is perpetrated (CEOP, 2011; Berelowitz et al. 2013). Grooming is common in some forms of CSE, but it is not always present (Beckett, 2011; Melrose, 2013). Online and offline exploitation can overlap (Fox and Kalkan, 2016). Although CSE can presented itself in different forms youth workers and educators should be clear that CSE is abuse and in whatever form it presents itself , it still is child abuse. One thing that is clear, definitions of CSE emphasises exchange and power imbalance. It is explicit about the power the perpetrator has over the young person or persons they are exploiting, either through forceful acts or through persuasive techniques that might convince a young person they are making a ‘choice’, it is therefore important that practitioners use language that reiterates the need to look beyond apparent consent, especially as young people may describe exploitative relationships as consensual or withdraw claims as a result of coercion (Green et al, 2014).

May 17, 1954, is a day that had to be memorized in a lot of social studies high school classes. On that day the U.S. Supreme Court found in favor of Brown, in the infamous Brown v. Board of Education case. The Court found the practice of segregation unconstitutional and would not apply the decision it made in Plessy v. Ferguson to public education. If children were to be separated solely on the basis of race that would make them feel inferior to children of other race. Since The Court had made its decision we as a society has made tremendous progress in desegregating America’s schools.

Educational institutions are the true seats of learning. Someone, who is really anxious to learn, can develop healthy habits only in schools. In a school, we are taught how to move in society, how to behave with others and how to progress in life. If we want to increase success at people, there must be some changes in our educational system. My community needs some help to make it a better place to live in for the individuals trying are to succeed in life. To make the outside world a better place for learning and growing up, there are some changes that must take place. The educational gap between schools must be reduced, improvements in school culture and student discipline, adopt Easters way of learning, provide financial aid , an increase in occupations, safe environment ( reduce in crime rates). If

In paragraph five, Alfred mentions an instance where a teacher might have “a record of inappropriate social media communication with minors, or worse, a history of or predilection for sexual relationships with

In the article “A Scary Time to Raise a Daughter,” Steve Lopez discusses the reasons for sexual harassment of children under twenty-four. The author states that sexual harassment can happen to anybody. Young kids are all worrying about sex. Because that is how the world is now, it is either how you appear or having sex. Mr. Lopez gives an example about husband and wife. The wife is pregnant, but the husband seems very worried, and very afraid for his future daughter. He is really terrified about what is happening in the society. This is because he received an email from his friend that talked about a problem of sexual harassment. This changes his opinions about raising a child in today’s society. He is afraid because he worries about his future

    In the article, “When It Comes to Sexual Harassment, Schools Are Not Immune” by Evie Blad, the author speaks out about sexual harassment. Many women who have been a victim of sexual harassment are hesitant and afraid to share their stories. Today, technology plays such a big role in everyday lives that it assisted people coming out about their stories. Women are sharing their stories all over social media using the hashtag #metoo. Lots of people think women in professions such as: education, media, retail, etc. aren’t affected by sexual harassment, but the author enlightens the readers with many facts claiming they aren’t immune to it.

Section 235.10 states that teachers may not have sexual relations with students. This rule is straightforward and in place for obvious reasons. Relationships between teachers and students violate laws and place students and teachers into an altered power dynamic. If students and teachers had relations outside of school it could lead to unfair treatment. Another rule that must be followed when it comes to teaching is that teachers must obtain proper certification in order to teach. This rule is in place to ensure that our children are being taught by qualified individuals. Before someone can step into a classroom and teach they must obtain teaching certification. Additionally, Section 235.4. part 3 of the PA Code of Conduct states that “Professional educators shall maintain high levels of competence throughout their careers” (PA Code of Conduct, 1973). This rule is in place to ensure that students are receiving the best possible education. Teachers need to be able to keep up with our ever-changing world. By engaging in professional development teachers can stay up to date on the most effective teaching

Selina’s Atlantic article takes the story of a sexting scandal in Louisa, VA to make broader claims about sexting. During the discussion of this article we focused on a variety of reasons for sexting. Such reasons include sharing pictures with a trusted partner and believing that everybody is sexting, thus there is a lack of shame among peers. Additionally, sexting is perceived to be the social norm in high school, thus creating the notion that if you do not sext you are in the wrong and considered to be weird. With such motivations, kids and teenagers do not think about the potential repercussions. However, at least 20 states have passed legislation addressing sexting, but the problem is that these laws do not allow for nuance. As such, teens are labeled as sex

Prior to the Department of Education sending out its Dear Colleague letter schools were not encouraged to adopt a uniform and swift response to any allegations of sexual assault or sexual harassment. Although the Dear Colleague letter maintains that schools must provide due process to the alleged perpetrator, however this ideal is far from reality as the experiences I endured will show how this letter contributed to the three epistemic vices Medina ascribes to those in power, which in this context are the Department of Education, administrative departments at colleges and universities tasked with enforcing these recommendations. The vices Medina ascribes to those in power are: epistemic arrogance, epistemic laziness, and close-mindedness. He

After prediction is identified, prevention can be set into place as well. Predicting is preventing. Once you can place a potential threat by identifying the relationship between teachers and students, it will be easy to prevent. Using the aspects of the labeling theory can assist in identifying that the public has labeled many female teachers in the role of inappropriate. Knowing this label beforehand assists in being able to prevent potential inappropriateness by being able to know possibilities. It is also important for other faculty of the school, as well as parents, to go in with an open mind knowing the increased rate of teacher student sex scandals. With this being said, they must familiarize themselves with key signs and possibilities clues as to whether their student may be victimized or acting inappropriately. The labeling theory

In the past, teachers had more protection from tort suits, “Whereas schools and their employees once enjoyed protection from tort suits under principles of sovereign immunity or government officer immunity, these immunities had been severely curtailed or eliminated in most states” (Imber, Geel, Blokhuis, & Feldman p. 441). This has allowed for parents to bring suit on behalf of their children against induvial teachers, schools, principals, districts, and even individual school board members. Usually, principals would be held liable for not adequately ensuring the safety of all students or not properly training teachers. They can also be liable if they knew dangers of their school, but no action were

In Elizabeth Boskey’s article, “Top 10 Reasons to Support Comprehensive Education in Schools” she supports sexual education being taught in school. Boskey believes that schools cover the whole spectrum about safe sex and that schools effectively teach the students. She proves that not only do the schools teach abstinence, but the schools also teach their students how to engage in safe sex. Teaching the kids about abstinence doesn’t discourage the kids from engaging in sexual intercourse but teaching the kids about safe sex will allow them to engage in sex safely without endangering each other (Boskey Par. 2). The school also presents

I read the article “Sex education should be mandatory in all schools” by Roland Martin, CNN Contributor, updated 4:06 PM ET, Mon July 25, 2016. In this article, Mr. Martin elaborates on ideas, facts, and statistics to express his view point of sex education being mandatory in schools. Sex is a natural engagement in life in which multiple questions come to surface. With those questions, come major anxiety formed in our millennials. As the disastrous occurrences of both females and males being a victim of sexual harassment, the issues should not be ignored in the educational environment. Since our generation ascends yearly, they become further introduced to different environments. Not just

Teacher-student sexual misconduct cases are on the rise nationwide. There has been less attention and emphasis on these issues. This paper will focus on the ethical issues and any involvements surrounding sexual misconducts and sexual harassment between teachers and students. This paper will define knowledge and an understanding on what constitutes a sexual misconduct and sexual harassment. This paper will enlighten the ethical concerns about teacher-student sexual misconduct and sexual harassment. This paper will also focus on the persuasiveness of misconducts in the education field and identify which ethical standards that will and should be of assistance as a path for teachers as well as students. This paper will establish ways to avoid and prevent sexual misconduct. The main issues of the journals and articles that I have chosen is how sexual harassment and sexual misconduct can possibly occur, how sexual misconduct and sexual harassment has been a problem of enormous or inappropriate intimacy between teachers and students. This paper will also identify what a person should do if they have experienced sexual harassment and sexual misconduct. This paper will provide ways how to identify and prevent way of sexual misconduct and sexual harassment in the school systems.

As the world grows, so does technology. Meaning, young children are more exposed to things they normally would not be with the help of social media. One of those widely exposed topics are sexual activities of all kinds. Children nowadays rely heavily on social media and technology. These different websites expose them to things they should not yet be exposed to. Therefore, teaching sexual education in elementary schools can go one or two ways.