Sex Misconduct Cases Renew Concerns About Teacher-Student Texting, 'Friending' Amid a recent rise in sexual misconduct cases involving teachers, the Clark County school district in Nevada is looking to implement a policy that restricts digital communication between students and teachers. An investigation by The Las Vegas Sun of teacher sex abuse cases in the Clark County district from 2005 to 2015 found that about half included private electronic communication between the teacher and the victim—and around 80 percent of cases within the last five years. In addition, of the five teachers arrested on sexual misconduct charges since the investigation, four were found to have privately communicated with students (often ... Continue reading... http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/te...mmunication_to_prevent_sexual_misconduct.html
