Crossing the Line: The NCSESAME Podcast
by NCSESAME - Ntl Cntr to Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, and Exploitation
Hosted by Joelle Casteix, Crossing the Line: An NCSESAME Podcast dives into the stories, research, and reforms transforming how we protect students. Hear from survivors, advocates, scholars, and policymakers who are fighting to end educator sexual misconduct and create schools where every child is safe, supported, and believed.
Episodes
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Ep. 17: Putting an End to Grooming and Institutional Complicity with Laura Wills-Coppelman
Laura Wills-Coppelman was a high school student when a school administrator began giving her special attention. As his behavior escalated, the adults around her failed to intervene—and she became the target of rumors and blame. In Episode 17 of Crossing the Line, Laura joins host Joelle Casteix…
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Ep. 16: When Grooming Looks “Normal”: Inside the Not Just a Terrible Story podcast
Stacie Love was groomed by her high school English teacher and later married him. For years, the people around her treated what happened as a love story. It wasn't. It was manipulation. And then Homeland Security came to their front door. Katy Klein and Sydney Gladu, the creators and producers of...
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Bonus Episode: Introducing Not Just a Terrible Story
A woman discovers the hidden truth behind her marriage to her former teacher, exposing a culture of complicity and decades of alleged educator sexual misconduct. When Stacie Love married her former high school teacher, she thought it was a whirlwind romance. Two decades later, she discovered the...
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Ep. 15: Organizational Betrayal: Dr. Charol Shakeshaft on Why Schools Enable Sexual Misconduct
For more than four decades, Dr. Charol Shakeshaft has researched educator sexual misconduct and institutional conditions that allow it to continue. Her landmark (and controversial) work for the U.S. Department of Education helped establish the scope of the problem and changed how schools,...
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Episode 14: From Survivor to Police Chief: Matt Antkowiak on School Abuse and Cover-Ups
Matt Antkowiak spent decades investigating crimes against children before publicly revealing that he was also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. In this episode of Crossing the Line, the retired police chief joins host Joelle Casteix for a candid conversation about educator sexual abuse,...
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Ep. 13: Two Survivors. One Predator. How They Turned Trauma Into a Movement | Sarah Hedlund & Diana Mondragon
What happens when two women—living in different states—discover they were groomed and sexually abused by the same teacher? In this powerful episode of Crossing the Line, host Joelle Casteix sits down with Sarah Hedlund and Diana Mondragon, hosts of the podcast Blooming After Grooming, to discuss...
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Ep. 12: The Blind Spot: Female Educator Abuse and the Survivors We Overlook with Dr. Donna Bulatowicz
What happens when a survivor's story doesn't fit society's expectations? In this powerful episode of Crossing the Line, host Joelle Casteixspeaks with educator, researcher, advocate, and survivor Dr. Donna Bulatowicz, whose life was forever changed by abuse at the hands of a female elementary...
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Ep. 11: Making Noise Before #MeToo: Joelle Casteix on Truth, Advocacy, and Institutional Accountability
NOTE: This episode is audio only. What does it take to speak truth to power when no one wants to listen? In this special crossover episode of Crossing the Line and Blooming After Grooming, host Joelle Casteix shares her personal journey from survivor advocate to nationally recognized voice for...
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Ep. 10: “You Wanted This”: The Lies Predators Tell | Michelle Denault on Grooming and Educator Sexual Abuse
Before it’s abuse, it’s grooming. In this deeply powerful episode of Crossing the Line, Joelle Casteix speaks with survivor, advocate, and national speaker Michelle Denault about how educator sexual abuse often begins—not with force, but with manipulation, attention, secrecy, and emotional...
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Ep. 9: The Hidden Risks of International Exchange Programs: What Families Aren’t Told
International student exchange programs promise opportunity, cultural immersion, and safety. But what happens when oversight fails? In this episode of Crossing the Line, host Joelle Casteix speaks with Danielle Grijalva, founder of the Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students, who has...
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Ep. 8: The Moment Before Misconduct with Dr. Jeffrey Haverland
What does it actually take to prepare educators to recognize — and prevent — sexual misconduct in schools? In this episode, host Joelle Casteix talks with Dr. Jeffrey Haverland, professor of teacher education at the University of Dubuque and member of the NC SESAME Board of Directors, about his...
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EP 7: They knew. They hid it . A discussion with the filmmakers of In Loco Parentis
What happens when powerful institutions protect themselves instead of children? In this episode of Crossing the Line, Joelle Casteix interviews the filmmakers behind In Loco Parentis, a searing documentary exposing decades of sexual abuse and cover-ups at two elite boarding schools. This film…
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Ep. 6: The Slippery Slope: Dr. Glenn Lipson on educator misconduct and prevention
NCSESAME Board of Advisors Member Dr. Glenn Lipson shares deep insights into preventing educator sexual misconduct, understanding boundary violations, and supporting survivor healing. This conversation covers pathways to abuse, institutional responses, and practical tools for educators and...
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Ep. 5: Practical School Safety and the Law with Dr. Billie-Jo Grant
In this episode of the Crossing the Line podcast, host Joelle Casteix speaks with Dr. Billie Jo Grant, NCSESAME board member and expert in preventing school employee sexual misconduct. They discuss the evolution of child protection strategies, the challenges faced by school administrators, the...
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Ep. 4: Survivorship, Grooming, and Accountability: A Rosemead High School Survivor Speaks
In this powerful and deeply honest episode of Crossing the Line, host Joelle Casteix sits down with Kristy Rowe, a survivor of educator sexual misconduct at Rosemead High School in Los Angeles County. Following journalist Matt Drange’s investigation into decades of abuse, grooming, and...
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Ep. 3: The Reporter Who Wouldn’t Look Away: Matt Drange on Uncovering Abuse at Rosemead High
Investigative journalist Matt Drange joins Joelle to discuss his groundbreaking reporting on educator sexual abuse at Rosemead High School—work that helped expose institutional failures and bring long-hidden truths to light. In this candid conversation, Matt shares how he earned the trust of...
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Ep. 2: Terri Miller: From Whistleblower to National Advocate
In this powerful conversation, Joelle sits down with Terri Miller, President of the NCSESAME Board of Directors, to trace her remarkable journey from exposing educator sexual misconduct in Nevada to becoming one of the nation’s most trusted advocates for student safety. Terri shares how her early...
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Ep. 1: Faith Colson and Changing the Law
In this conversation, Joelle sits down with Faith Colson, NCSESAME Board Member and national advocate working to stop educator sexual misconduct. Faith discusses the policy gaps that put students at risk, how “passing the trash” continues today, and the change survivors are driving nationwide.…
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Introducing Crossing the Line
Introducing Crossing the Line, a podcast from NCSESAME. Each episode will explore the systemic problem of educator sexual misconduct—how it happens, why it continues, and what must change. Through interviews with survivors, experts, and policy leaders, we’re exposing the failures that allow abuse...
About this show
Hosted by Joelle Casteix, Crossing the Line: An NCSESAME Podcast dives into the stories, research, and reforms transforming how we protect students. Hear from survivors, advocates, scholars, and policymakers who are fighting to end educator sexual misconduct and create schools where every child is safe, supported, and believed.
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