When children go to school, the employees assume responsibility for keiki safety and well-being. That temporary custody should mean that, collectively, the adults working there must account for behavior that falls short of that standard.
A measure to establish a “harm to students registry” of Hawaii school employees and volunteers found to have committed sexual abuse, physical assault or other harassment against children, and to revoke the teaching licenses of educators who resign or retire in lieu of termination, has been advanced by two state Senate committees.
Students on Maui headed back to the classrooms on Wednesday. In a heartwarming turn of events, some private schools on Oahu are extending a helping hand to students affected by
US Sen. Brian Schatz called on the Hawai‘i Department of Education and the Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools to adopt, as feasible, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “test-to-stay” guidance, which allows students to stay in school if they are exposed to COVID-19, reducing time away from school and stopping learning loss.