Preventing Educator Sexual Misconduct with Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic

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 UpResourcesNational Blueprint | National Center to S.E.S.A.M.E.Support the showDid you like this episode? Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.