Tag Archives: teacher discipline

California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Punish Administrators Who Fail to Vet Teachers for Misconduct

Posted on 04/09/2026 by Hollly McDede

by Holly McDede, KQED This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and KQED California lawmakers unanimously passed legislation last week to ensure that school administrators are informed about past accusations of misconduct against teachers as part of their hiring process. … Continue reading →

Posted in Censorship, Ethics, Governance, information suppression, K-12, licensure, privacy, teachers | Tagged administration, hiring, sexual misconduct, teacher discipline, teacher standards, vetting | Leave a comment

I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too

Posted on 18/07/2026 by Hollly McDede

by Holly McDede, KQED This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and KQED I was a new reporter at KQED in 2021 when former elementary teacher Joseph Brian Houg was sentenced to more than three decades in prison for sexually … Continue reading →

Posted in Education journalism, Governance, information suppression, K-12, licensure, privacy | Tagged California, First Amendment Coalition, Los Angeles, parent complaints, pedophilia, public records, secual predator, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, teacher discipline | Leave a comment

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway

Posted on 12/05/2026 by Hollly McDede

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KQED. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. by Holly McDede, KQED, and Mollie Simon, ProPublica This story was … Continue reading →