Have you Been a Victim of Sexual Abuse or Molestation at School?

School Sexual Abuse and Molestation

School districts in California and across the nation are suddenly facing up to what students like you have been living with for years. They have turned a blind eye to the sexual abuse of students by school personnel. What may have started as attention and felt okay slowly turned to abuse and molestation. Faculty and staff members are supposed to be role models and mentors. When they become predators, they can destroy your ability to trust, and your long term emotional wellbeing.

When the abuse was going on, you may not have understood that you were a victim or how vulnerable you were, but now you do. School districts failed you and millions like you around the country. They had the responsibility of protecting you, and their refusal to do so is now costing them. Many are facing civil litigation for their failures, and victims are being paid millions for the harm that they’ve suffered.

Getting you the Help you Need

You may not want to come forward to report abuse, but staying quiet can lead to long-term health and emotional effects. The effects include negative self-image, loss of confidence, and failure to trust or form healthy relationships. When you come forward to seek help, you not only help stop the same type of abuse from happening to others but you may also be eligible for financial compensation that will help pay for medical and emotional support.

Stopping Educator Sexual Misconduct

Every year, millions of students, just like you, are the victims of sexual abuse and molestation at school. Investigations are revealing that school districts are failing to investigate staff before hiring them properly, and failing to respond appropriately in the face of reports of molestation and sexual abuse.

The school district is responsible for protecting students in its care. If they failed you and allowed you to be the victim of sexual abuse, then they need to be held accountable.