Washington – The top Democrat on the House Education Committee called Wednesday for a hearing on the sex abuse scandals at Penn State and The Citadel.
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California Rep. George Miller told the committee’s chairman, Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., in a letter that the hearing should look at whether changes are needed in federal laws designed to protect children and students.
At Penn State, Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant football coach, is charged with abusing eight children over a 15-year period. University officials have been criticized for not alerting police.
The Citadel’s president acknowledged this week that the South Carolina military college lost public trust by not aggressively pursuing a 2007 report of sexual abuse allegedly committed at its former summer camp by an ex-counselor.
Committee spokeswoman Alexandra Haynes Sollberger said the panel is monitoring the situation at Penn State and will assess the need for action after the Education Department finishes its investigation.
Will Agudah and the Catholics demand that this not be done?
It’s about time.
This will just lead to more false accusations – this is the job of state jurisdictions, not federal. Over zealous prosecutors just seek to imprison innocent people like HRHG Rabbi Weingarten shlita
If you see something, say something.
The sound of silence is deafening.
Speak up for child safety.