WyliE³ Studies
As a non-profit entity, our goal is to share any data we may have that can help education constituents understand, address, and prevent sexual misconduct. For copies of our studies, please contact us at info@wylie3solutions.org. These studies include:
State related data from >2,000 cases with profiles for offenders and victims, actions of districts and schools, status of background and reference check information, and resulting criminal charges and civil suits.
- State Overview
A review of state sexual misconduct laws, cases, suits, and training status.
- Compilation of National Civil Lawsuits (updated quarterly)
A collation of nation-wide published, sexual misconduct civil lawsuits.
Dr. Charol Shakeshaft
Dr. Shakeshaft was commissioned by the Department of Education to review
the available literature on sexual misconduct against students by public school
employees, and published her findings in 2004.
Dr. Tara Star Johnson
Dr. Johnson’s research interests include the intersections among race, class,
gender, and sexuality in education. Attention is focused on teacher-student
relationships and teacher embodiment, viewing both through a feminist
and poststructural epistemological lens.
- Johnson, T. S. (2008). From teacher to lover: Sex scandals in the classroom.
New York: Peter Lang.
- Johnson, T. S. (2005). The "problem" of bodies and desires in teaching.
Teaching Education, 16(2), 131-149.
Dr. Pat Sikes
Dr. Sikes’ research has included investigations of : how becoming a parent
affects professional practices; age and the male PE teacher;
being an RE teacher in a secular society; how university teachers experience
the imperative to publish caused by the Research Assessment Exercise;
what it is like to be falsely accused of sexually abusing pupils.
- Sikes, P. (2006) `Scandalous Stories and Dangerous Liaisons: When Male
Teachers and Female Pupils Fall in Love´Sex Education 6, 3, pp. 265 – 280
- Sikes, P. and Piper, H. (2009) Researching Sex and Lies in the Classroom:
Allegations of Sexual Misconduct in Schools London, Routledge/Falmer
- Additional White Papers and Articles
Profile Data |
Teacher
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Student
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Laws & Findings
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District & School Actions
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Age |
Age |
State Law |
Statements |
Gender |
Gender |
Criminal Charges |
Background Check Process
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Experience |
Actions tied to allegations |
Evidence |
Identification of behaviors (before)
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Subjects Taught |
Progression of the "relationship" |
Plea / Trial |
Identification of behaviors (during & after) |
Criminal Background |
Family History |
Sentencing |
Civil Suits |
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Juries find districts / schools
guilty of negligence and
deliberate indifference
Jury Findings |
Failure to take preventative steps |
Failure to act on warnings |
Failure to provide awareness training on the issue of
sexual misconduct |
| Choosing to act in a deliberately indifferent manner |
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Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits
(Settled) |
Sexual Misconduct Lawsuits
(Pending) |
School
District
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Settled Amount
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School District
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Damages Sought
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New York |
$18.7 million |
Tennessee |
$70 million |
West Virginia |
$6.3 million |
Oregon |
$6.3 million |
South Carolina |
$4.7+ million |
California |
$5 million |
Washington |
$3 million |
Maryland |
$3 million |
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