Pat Toomey Schools Pass on Molesters to other Schools

Conrad Weiser has done this many times
Demanding Compliance with Laws Protecting Children

In 2015, I successfully pushed to include a provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act requiring states to prohibit "passing the trash," the horrifying practice of schools helping known child molesters on staff obtain jobs at other schools - where they can become someone else's problem.

This week, the Morning Call highlighted concerns that nearly four years after enactment of my bipartisan ban on "passing the trash," the vast majority of states have no plans to comply. At my urging, the U.S. Department of Education is pushing states to follow the law and enforce the ban on "passing the trash."

I appreciate Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos taking action to ensure this horrific practice ends. It is completely unacceptable for any state to not comply with this important requirement and it's an insult to children who have been sexually abused.