U.S. Department of Education Launches Federal Probe into 20 School Districts Over Staff Sexual Misconduct Handling

The U.S. Department of Education has initiated federal investigations into 20 school districts nationwide, including Marion County School District in South Carolina, regarding their handling of alleged staff-on-student sexual misconduct cases. This new federal initiative aims to address a 'troubling and recurring pattern' of uninvestigated misconduct or transfers of suspected offenders.