Female Sexual Predators Are Treated With Double Standards—Here’s How
Female teachers are increasingly the perpetrators of sex crimes against their students, due in no small part to the rise of smartphones. But do they deserve the princess treatment when compared with male sex abusers?
Sex crimes against children by public school teachers are on the rise, with one surprising caveat: Many are being committed by female teachers. Sex crimes in schools are shockingly common, with researchers estimating that 10% of K-12 students will experience sexual misconduct by a school employee by the time they graduate from high school. Last year alone, nearly 350 public school educators were arrested for child sex-related crimes, an epidemic affecting nearly every state in the country. Female predators might make up only 10% of sex offenders, but they’re far more active in the school system, accounting for almost a third of crimes against students, and that number is on the rise.