In this episode of One in Ten, host Teresa Huizar speaks with researcher Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic about preventing educator sexual misconduct, which has increased in schools even as abuse rates have declined in other youth-serving settings. Dr. Jeglic describes limited prior research since a 2004 Department of Education report and presents her team’s survey of 6,600 recent high school graduates: 11.7% reported some form of educator sexual misconduct and about 1% reported contact abuse, with survivors reporting grooming as a near-universal pathway. 

Time Stamps: 

Time. Topic 

00:00 Why Schools Are Riskier 

01:44 Research Gap and New Data 

03:13 What Counts as Misconduct 

03:49 Grooming and Boundary Creep 

08:32 Mentorship Versus Betrayal 

09:58 High Risk Roles and Spaces 

12:33 Prevalence and What It Means 

14:03 Building a Culture of Safety 

16:58 Training That Names Educators 

19:03 Codes of Conduct That Work 

19:37 No Touching Policies 

20:57 Online Contact Boundaries 

23:04 Pass the Trash Fixes 

24:09 Supervision and Student Reporting 

26:02 Progress and Patchwork Rules 

27:25 Policy Reforms and Grooming Laws 

30:29 Mandated Reporting Gaps 

32:33 Why Data Stays Spotty 

35:14 Parents Prevention Playbook 

37:24 Research Updates and Wrap Up

Resources

• National Blueprint | National Center to S.E.S.A.M.E.

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