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Sexual abuse of students by teachers, coaches an "epidemic"

October 17, 2014 / 01:13

This episode discusses the epidemic of sexual abuse in schools, featuring attorney Dave Ring who represents victims of teacher abuse.

Dave Ring highlights a recent study by the US Department of Education, revealing that up to 7% of middle and high school students face sexual abuse from teachers and coaches, totaling millions of victims.

He presents evidence of female teachers convicted of abusing students, noting that motivations for female abusers often differ from male abusers, focusing on perceived love rather than sexual desire.

Ring emphasizes the increase in reported cases of female abusers compared to previous decades, suggesting that while it may have occurred before, it was not documented.

TLDR

Attorney Dave Ring discusses the rise of sexual abuse in schools and the differences in motivations between male and female abusers.

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this is hardly an isolated incident not just in this school district but across the state across the country it's an

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epidemic there's no doubt about it Dave ring is an attorney in Los Angeles who represents former students abused by

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their teachers you would think school districts put the children and their well-being first and a lot of times they

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don't the most recent study commissioned by the US Department of Education found

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that up to 7% of middle and high school students are the targets of sexual abuse

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by teachers and coaches putting the total number of victims in the millions take a look at these photos and

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mug shots of female teachers who've been convicted of sexually abusing their students the study's author found that

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there are differences between female abusers and their male counterparts for women sex is usually not the motivating

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factor for them it's love or what they believe to be love an adult female abusing a younger

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female girl seemed to be of Rarity 10 15 20 years ago and now and now you see it

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happening a lot and that doesn't mean it wasn't happening back then I just think

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it wasn't reported back then

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Episode Highlights

The Epidemic of Abuse
A shocking study reveals that up to 7% of students face sexual abuse by teachers.
“It's an epidemic, there's no doubt about it.”
@ 00m 05s
October 17, 2014
Misplaced Priorities
School districts often fail to prioritize the well-being of children.
“You would think school districts put the children first.”
@ 00m 12s
October 17, 2014
Understanding Female Abusers
Female abusers are often motivated by what they believe to be love, not sex.
“For women, sex is usually not the motivating factor; it's love.”
@ 00m 44s
October 17, 2014

Episode Quotes

It's an epidemic, there's no doubt about it.
Sexual abuse of students by teachers, coaches an "epidemic"
You would think school districts put the children first.
Sexual abuse of students by teachers, coaches an "epidemic"
For women, sex is usually not the motivating factor; it's love.
Sexual abuse of students by teachers, coaches an "epidemic"

Key Moments

Epidemic Awareness00:05
Misplaced Priorities00:12
Female Abuser Insights00:44