A New York State Assemblyman is pushing for passage of legislation which would require private school administrators to report allegations of CSA.

Bill Would Require Yeshivas to Report Abuse Allegations

A New York State Assemblyman is pushing for passage of legislation which would require private school administrators to report allegations of CSA.

From VIN News:

Unlike public school officials who are mandated reporters, no such law exists on the books for private schools. This exception for private schools has contributed to many unreported incidents of child sex abuse at private institutions such as Horace Mann, Yeshiva University High School, and Poly Prep.

“The sad fact is so many students have been abused in schools and it is not reported,” Assemblyman David McDonough (R-Merrick) told the Daily News. “You can’t continue to sweep this stuff under the rug. Parents are surprised to learn that their kids are not protected under the laws of New York. I’m confident we will send a bill to the Governor. This is for the protection of kids.”

Mary Pulido, executive director of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, applauded McDonough’s legislation. “The private schools can do whatever the heck they want in terms of sexual abuse. It is such an easy fix. It doesn’t require any money, and it gives private school kids the same protections as public school students.”

McDonough’s introduced his bill in the Assembly last month with bipartisan support of 23 sponsors, but does not yet have a Senate sponsor.

5 Comments

  • Voter

    What can we do to get this bill passed? And also the repeal of the statue of limitations for child victims to report abuse?
    We need to make this system safe for the children, not protect the abusers.
    M.Z.

    • Ezra

      Absolutely. I mean, judges, juries – why, how out of date! Everyone knows that the only proper judgment is in the court of public opinion.

      And of course there’s no chance – no way, nohow, not happening, don’t even think of it – that the actual abuser him- or herself could try to cover his or her tracks by accusing a teacher. Nope, inconceivable. Forget I even mentioned it.

  • how it is possible?

    how can it be that this is not already the law? Aren’t all teachers mandated reporters?

  • sw2

    actually, what will happen is that it will make Jews look bad when they get caught, but eventually, it will clean things up and our children will be safer, and will make more kiddush Hashem, and schools will be safer.
    now we need to stop the emotional abuse in the schools, it is so Old School and anyone who does it, is just incapable of teaching properly