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Agency fails to crack down on teacher misconduct, California audit says
- 04-22-2011
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By Jim Sanders/Sacramento Bee
California lawmakers are demanding change after a state audit of the commission charged with cracking down on teacher misconduct found numerous flaws that could pose risks to children. Among the cases cited in the April audit: • An educator was charged with exposing middle school students to pornography in a case the Commission on Teacher Credentialing became aware of in October 2008. The commission did not request documents from police for 17 months. • A teacher was arrested on charges for offenses ranging from prostitution to petty theft in 2007 – eventually pleading guilty to misdemeanor prostitution – but was permitted to renew his credential in 2008. It was revoked two years later. (more...)
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