Last year the IL State Legislature crafted 12 bills that would, among other things, give state officials the ability to revoke educator licenses of those who abused students. Guess what happened to these bills in light of the Chicago Tribune's 'Betrayed' investigation of CPS? That's right, the bills didn't even make it to the floor for a vote last year!!
Apparently, the time has come for the IL legislators to come to their senses. There are numerous bi-partisan ideas and bills floating around that now want to take action. That's a good thing for certain. What will be crucial is to come to some consensus on what can pass the House and Senate. That ought to be a 'no-brainer' but don't kid yourselves.
Some legislators want to revoke licenses, some want to set rules on the specific age that sex with a student is a crime, still others want to increase the level of scrutiny and transparency with respect to public access to the disciplinary records of school employees. All are warranted but the question remains. How will the House and Senate come to agreement on which of these should move forward.
Dick
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