Commentary
Another Canadian teacher has been charged with sexually abusing students. Eight victims. As Theo Fleury can attest, the damage is permanent. And nobody believes these cases are isolated any longer.
Our public schools have not been forthright about sexual abuse by teachers. In 2017, the Toronto Star documented Ontario school boards quietly shuffling teachers with “discipline problems” between schools, hiding crimes rather than referring them for prosecution. In response, the Ontario College of Teachers then revoked 28 licences for sexual misconduct—no other action, no outrage. And in California, one school covered up decades of horrific abuse by multiple staff. What else are school boards sitting on?…