Educator Sexual Misconduct: A Synthesis Of Existing Literature

The report, published in 2004, was prepared for the U.S. Department of Education. The researchers reviewed existing studies to estimate the prevalence of sexual misconduct affecting students by public elementary and secondary school staff. The researchers estimated that 9.6% of public elementary and secondary students are victims of unwanted contact or non-contact sexual misconduct by school personnel—such as teachers, principals, coaches, and school bus drivers—at some point in their school years. This estimate is the most recent available about the prevalence of sexual misconduct by school employees . . .