Chicago Tribune
5 months agoChicago
Letters: What is behind the changes in the reporting of misconduct allegations in CPS schools?
The annual report from the Office of the Inspector General for the Chicago Board of Education revealed that sexual allegations were the largest area of complaints at 21.49%.
There has been a shift in the terminology used, with 'adult-on-student' replacing 'educator sexual misconduct'. This shift is to draw attention to third-party, nonemployee adults.
The data in the report is unclear on how many allegations were against teachers and staff members, and the numbers shown are often aggregated as a five-year summary instead of for the fiscal year. [ more ]