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Margett’s Bill Passes: Sex Offending Teachers, Scram
By Centinel | May 16, 2008
If you’re wondering what Bob Margett is up to these days, rest assured, he’s not wasting your time. He’s closing loopholes to prevent drug-using, sex-abusing teachers from coming back to the classroom:
The state Senate on Thursday unanimously approved legislation to revoke the licenses of teachers who plead no contest to certain sex crimes or drug offenses.
The bill by Republican Sen. Bob Margett of Arcadia closes a loophole in California’s teacher credentialing law. It had allowed teachers charged with serious crimes to avoid automatically having their licenses suspended and later revoked by pleading no contest to a lesser offense.
The bill was prompted by an Associated Press investigation last year into sexual misconduct by teachers. It passed 40-0 and now goes to the Assembly.
The AP’s investigation in California confirmed at least 313 cases in which teachers had been punished for sexual misconduct. That included dozens involving pleas of no contest, a common legal agreement that allows a defendant to avoid a trial or civil liability but still leads to conviction.
Loophole indeed. One wonders why that wasn’t enshrined in law already.
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May 16th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Not a huge fan of Margett, but good job on this one! Hopefully the support in the Senate will carry over to the Assembly!