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Independent School Task Force on Educator Sexual Misconduct

TABS and NAIS have partnered to form an Independent School Task Force on Educator Sexual Misconduct. View the latest report here.

The charge of the task force is to take a 360-degree view of educator sexual misconduct in independent schools and to develop a set of recommendations to prevent misconduct and to respond justly, compassionately, and effectively to cases of sexual misconduct from the past and today.

To maintain the clarity of its mandate, the task force will not focus on student misconduct. Nor will it serve as a forum for the adjudication of specific suits, cases, or claims against schools or educators. This work is not principally a data-gathering exercise, although specific research recommendations may emerge.

The task force will be active for the 2016 - 2017 school year, with members working together remotely through the year and meeting face-to-face in Washington, DC, in October, November, and April.

The group is composed of school leaders, survivors, and investigators, as well as advocates and scholars whose work focuses on issues of sexual abuse prevention and mitigation. We received scores of nominations, recommendations, and referrals from across the country, and have made our selections with an eye to assembling a group with deep expertise and wide-ranging experience.

TABS and NAIS welcome with gratitude our task force members:

Jetta Bernier
Executive Director, Massachusetts Citizens for Children (MassKids)

Mike Brown
Head of School
Trinity Episcopal School (Texas)

Dr. David Finkelhor
Director, Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire

Lisa Friel
SVP of Investigations, National Football League
Former sex crimes prosecutor, New York City District Attorney’s Office

Mike Hanas
Head of School
San Francisco Friends School (California)

Dr. Siri Akal Khalsa
Executive Director, Northwest Association of Independent Schools
Member of the NAIS Board

Dr. Miguel Marshall
Executive Director, Independent School Health Association

Susan Nelson
Head Emerita, The Webb Schools (California)
Chair of the TABS Board

Dr. Susan Perry
Assistant Head of School for Student Affairs, Ravenscroft School (North Carolina)

Dr. Charol Shakeshaft
Professor of Educational Leadership, Virginia Commonwealth University

Whit Sheppard
Consultant and writer on issues of sex abuse in schools

TABS and NAIS also hosted a Legal Symposium in October 2016, with a forum on Educator Sexual Misconduct.

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