Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the chairman of our committee, Mr. Kline, for his important work on the Student Success Act. This amendment, Mr. Chairman, is designed to stop the abhorrent practice in America's schools known as ``passing the trash.'' ``Passing the trash'' is a term used to describe those cases where school administrators deceitfully move to other school districts teachers who are known or suspected of being sexual predators. The predator is allowed to resign their employment--often keep their teaching certificate--and move on to a new, unsuspecting school to continue their deplorable crimes. Sometimes they are moved with a recommendation of their previous employer. The matter of passing the trash was first brought to my attention in 2006 when I learned of the story of 12-year-old Jeremy Bell, who was drugged, abused, and then murdered by his elementary school principal. Jeremy Bell's principal had been passed between schools and school districts despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct brought to the attention of school administrators and school boards. Sadly, Jeremy's story is not the only one of its kind. Reports show that nearly 10 percent of students are targets of educator sexual misconduct sometime during their school career. These predators must be stopped.…”