Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Sunday said the federal government is committed to "cracking down" on sexual misconduct involving teachers, staff and other adults in positions of authority in schools across the country.In an interview, McMahon denounced what she described as school districts reassigning, rather than firing, teachers accused of misconduct involving students."And it’s not part of their record or anything, so we have really been cracking down on that as well," she said during an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union."McMahon, citing a 2004 Education Department literature review, said about one in 10 eighth- through 11th-grade students reported sexual misconduct by an educator.The review used a broad definition that included physical, verbal and visual conduct; the department cautioned that sexual misconduct should not be equated with the narrower legal definition of sexual abuse.TRUMP EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PROBES SCHOOL AFTER TEACHER ALLEGEDLY REQUIRED SAME-SEX STUDENTS TO KISSSecretary of Education Linda McMahon said the federal government is committed to "cracking down" on teachers sexually harassing students.
(Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)California officials at the state’s Commission on Teacher Credentialing did not revoke the licenses of at least 67 educators after school districts determined they committed sexual misconduct against students from 2019 through 2025, according to ProPublica and KQED.At least 14 of those educators were later hired by other school districts and at least 12 of those were still working in education as of May, according to the reports.Separately, the Department of Education in May opened a Title IX investigation into the Los Angeles Unified School District.Secretary of Education Linda McMahon denounced moves by some school districts to reassign a teacher to another school if they are accused of sexually harassing a student.(BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)"Our schools must protect America’...