Jan 14, 2021
Schools are supposed to be safe sanctuaries where students can learn from their teachers. But sadly that’s not always the case as seen by the near-record number of public-school teachers in both Japan and the United States accused of sexual misconduct with their students. Although the laws regarding the matter differ between the two nations, certain similarities emerge.
Japan reported the second-highest number of cases of sexual misconduct at 273 for fiscal 2019, according to a survey by the education ministry. That was only nine less than the record for fiscal year 2018. In the United States, nearly 3.5 million students between 8th and 11th grade reported physical sexual conduct from either a teacher or coach, according to the Children’s Center for Psychiatry, Psychology and Related Services.
DeVos resigns, citing Trump s role in riot
Laura Meckler, The Washington Post
Jan. 8, 2021
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WASHINGTON - Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, one of President Donald Trump s longest-serving and most loyal Cabinet members and also one of his most controversial, submitted her resignation Thursday, citing the president s role in the riot on Capitol Hill. There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me, she wrote in a letter to Trump. The behavior of the violent protestors overrunning the U.S. Capitol was unconscionable, she wrote. Impressionable children are watching all of this, and they are learning from us. I believe we each have a moral obligation to exercise good judgment and model the behavior we hope they would emulate, she wrote. They must know from us that America is greater than what transpired yesterday.
State Superintendent Thurmond Announces California Schools Recognized as National ESEA Distinguished Schools
SACRAMENTO State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today congratulated two California schools for receiving national recognition as 2020 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished Schools formerly known as National Title I Distinguished Schools. Sixth Street Prep School in the Victor Elementary School District and Solano Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles Unified School District are two of up to 100 schools throughout the country being recognized.
“Congratulations to principals Collin Rowe and Jorge Parra, as well as all of the educators, staff, administrators, parents, and students at these schools,” said Thurmond. “Not only were these two schools already named 2020 California Distinguished Schools, they’re also being recognized for their excellent work closing achievement gaps between student groups and
OBITUARY: Dean Murakami, Research Scientist and Professor of Psychology
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SACRAMENTO Dean Malcolm Murakami passed away peacefully on Dec. 23, finally succumbing to the cancer he bravely fought for many years.
Dean Murakami
Born in 1952 to Chikashi and Marjorie Murakami in Los Angeles, he was a proud product of the Los Angeles Unified School District. After high school, he attended Harbor Junio College, CSU Long Beach and UC Riverside, where he earned a Ph.D. in psychology and met his future wife, Patricia.
Murakami’s achievements include serving as a scientific director of NASA mission STS-90, NeuroLab, on the space shuttle Columbia, publishing over 35 scientific articles about how the brain regulates the “on and off” rhythm organized around the day.
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