HuffPost Education
“The film ‘Spotlight’ deservingly took home the top Oscar Sunday night for its portrayal of the Boston Globe’s hugely consequential investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman Catholic priests. The story was published in 2002, and the investigations into clergy sex abuse mushroomed around the world.
Fast forward 14 years and change the topic from church to school, because sex abuse by teachers and school staff is frighteningly alive and well in America. And, quite tragically, it might just be the only ‘equity’ we see in the system. Sexual predators find ways to hide among children, and they don’t care if they’re rich or poor or black, brown or white.”