Feds investigate LA schools for sexual misconduct allegations

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education has opened a Title IX investigation into the Los Angeles Unified School District over sexual misconduct allegations.

The department contends the district is reassigning teachers accused of such misconduct to other schools, instead of removing from their position. But the district told The Center Square Wednesday that “reassignment” means sending the teachers home during the investigations.

The Department of Education declined to answer The Center Square’s questions about its investigations, but it did say in a press release that LAUSD “appears to be protecting sexual predators at the expense of its students.”

The department went on to say its Office for Civil Rights is looking into LAUSD for policies that “appear to automatically reassign teachers accused of sexual misconduct with students” to another school.

The teachers were reassigned instead of being fired or suspended during an investigation, the department said.

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