Sexual abuse at Canadian schools largely perpetrated by employees: report
WINNIPEG — The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is calling for more transparency after a new report found school employees were responsible for hundreds of alleged sexual offences involving students.
“This causes a lot of damage to children when this misuse of a relationship occurs, and it can be profound,” Noni Classen, the centre’s director of education said Thursday.
“This can ruin children’s lives.”
Researchers found 750 cases of sexual offences involving at least 1,272 children were perpetrated by employees or former employees in the last two decades. The vast majority — 86 per cent — were certified teachers, but other staff such as educational assistants and custodians were also charged.