On March 13, the New York Times ran a lengthy front-page story, "At State-Run Homes, Abuse and Impunity," that shows how common it is for state employees servicing the developmentally disabled to abuse residents. Because they are protected by the Civil Service Employees Association, it is almost impossible to fire them. Though it is against the law not to report cases of abuse to the police, "fewer than 5 percent were referred to law enforcement." Moreover, "In 25 percent of the cases involving physical, sexual or psychological abuse, the state employees were transferred to other homes." In many serious cases, the same employee was moved more than once.
On March 12, the New York Daily News ran a story on "rubber room" teachers in New York City. Hundreds of teachers have been removed from the classroom for misconduct—it is almost impossible to fire them because they are protected by the teachers' unions—and currently there are 83 who have a criminal case pending against them. And as we know from previous stories, moving abusive teachers around from school district to school district is so common in the profession that it is called "passing the trash."
On March 2, the New York Post ran a story by Michael Goodwin detailing how approximately 500 teachers "have been convicted of criminal offenses, including assault, sex crimes, kidnapping, burglary, prostitution and lewdness." He adds that "many arbitrators are reluctant to fire teachers for almost any reason."
In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo has removed the two top officials in state-run homes, and has ordered a probe of the agencies.
I am writing to every governor asking for an investigation of all public-run agencies and schools. It is obviously not just a New York State problem, and it sure isn't just a problem in the Catholic Church.
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