California Bill That Protects Students From Sexual Misconduct Signed Into Law
California lawmakers are considering a landmark bill that could reshape school safety by requiring stronger protections against sexual misconduct by employees.
Skip to content California lawmakers are considering a landmark bill that could reshape school safety by requiring stronger protections against sexual misconduct by employees.
Montecito is known for its extreme wealth and famous residents. However, its small school district will pay $7.5 million to settle decades-old sexual abuse claims, raising questions about the financial toll facing schools across California.
Pomona Unified agrees to pay $25 million to settle the final two lawsuits over sexual abuse by former high school coaches, decades after the incidents occurred.
“Relief but not victory,” is how one survivors rights advocate described the failure of a California bill that sought to limit lawsuits from childhood sexual abuse survivors. Despite preserving the right of victims to hold institutions accountable, the legislation may be reintroduced at a later date.
He yelled because he cared and he never stopped fighting for foster youth. John Burton’s legacy reshaped how California protects its most vulnerable.
As SB 577 moves toward a vote, California may tighten proof standards, cap remedies, and set a hard LA County institutional sexual abuse deadline. Who gains protection, and who could lose a day in court.
A Sacramento County teacher, Kim Kenneth Wilson of Del Paso Heights Elementary School gets 215-year sentence for abusing students. But thanks to California laws, he may be eligible for parole in as little as 17 years.
An Irvine church leader is arrested in a decade-long child sexual abuse case, while the Catholic Church’s multi-billion-dollar settlements expose a troubling history of institutional sexual abuse.
A new lawsuit claims Sacramento County foster youth endured drugs, violence, and exploitation while under state care. How did the system fail its most vulnerable?
A Sacramento psychiatric hospital faces allegations from seven former patients who say staff abused them as minors and management concealed misconduct.