Even though the horrific problem is well known in the industry, the problem appears to be getting worse. And there are powerful efforts to suppress the news. In fact, the Biden administration sought to stop all data collection on sexual crimes by government school educators — apparently a favor to the $1 trillion-per-year education establishment and teachers unions that funnel so much public money into Democrat campaign coffers.
Varney, too, fingered teachers’ unions for their efforts to keep the iceberg of horror hidden from view. “For a variety of reasons, ranging from embarrassment to eagerness to avoid liability, elected or appointed officials, along with unions or lobbying groups representing school employees, have fought to keep the truth hidden from the public,” he continued.
In 2004, the U.S. Department of Education released perhaps the most comprehensive review of the data on sex crimes by educators against children. The “Shakeshaft Report,” authored by Carol Shakeshaft and based on a survey of existing research, found that about one in ten children had been victims of sexual misconduct by government school staff.
If those conclusions were correct, tens of millions of American children have been sexually abused, raped, molested, or attacked by government-school employees in recent decades. In fact, a growing body of evidence — both data and anecdotes — suggests the problem has become even more severe since the original report was released.
According to the data that does exist, over two thirds of the perpetrators are male. Slightly more than half of the victims are female, suggesting a disproportionate amount of the abuse and misconduct is being perpetrated by homosexual men. More than a third of victims are below high-school age.
