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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
because there are are zero recorded instances of public school teachers abusing children. literally zero. in fact,,.there’s data to suggest kids are at much greater risk from teachers in public school than at risk to abuse by priests.
https://go2tutors.com/teachers-more-likely-abuse-kids/ |
Well crafted article to confuse the reader. Can't draw any inference bc there are no footnotes and the writer tries to confuse the reader. Also the report was written in 2004 when the priest scandals where still coming to light.
The state report doesn't say it was from public school "teachers" yet the article claims "teachers". It also defines sexual misconduct much much broader than what would be considered illegal enough for a priest to get arrested so it is using a far lower bar and comparing apples to oranges. Says 1 in 10 will be subject to sexual "misconduct by an employee" yet later say only about 5% of sexual "abuse" is reported. Switching terms to confuse as misconduct is not abuse. A teacher would get in trouble for hugging a child (sexual misconduct) while a priest won't be arrested for that same action. Finally, there are many many more teachers than priests so need to compare on a per capita basis - again the article was written w/an agenda. Edit - any public school emp. who thinks someone did something inappropriate w/a child HAS to report that person or will be subject to firing at the least and prob. criminal charges - a person working in a parish is not subject to those requirements.
"Considering this, 10% (roughly 4.5 million children) of public school students have experienced some form of sexual misconduct by the time they graduate high school, yet of the 77.4 million Catholics in the United States, .01% reported claims of child sexual abuse (10,667 children). It has also been studied and concluded that about 4.4% of all clerics were known to sexually abuse children between 1946 and 2014, yet it is estimated that roughly 5% of men are pedophiles and those numbers do not even take into account the incidence of female sexual predators at all. These numbers make a harsh case against public school employees."