Lawmakers consider bill that would criminalize sexual relations between educators and older students – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

Sexual assault allegations have been an ongoing issue for Chicago Public Schools, which has seen a 12 percent increase in complaints during the 2023-24 academic year compared with the year prior. CPS Deputy Inspector General Amber Nesbitt, who heads the district’s sexual allegations unit, said that in the first two months of the year, the unit had already received 92 complaints, averaging out to three cases per school day.