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LA teachers union tries, fails to defend teachers accused of abuse

Nypost · · 925 words · By John Manly
Child Protection Institutional Failure Union Accountability
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Just look at South Gate High School, a school in South LA whose student body is 92% low-income and nearly 100% minority.”
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While Wikipedia and web results confirm the existence and location of South Gate High School, none of the provided evidence contains demographic data regarding the percentage of low-income or minority students.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South East High School is a comprehensive four-year high school located in the southeast area of South Gate, California. The school is located in the Los Angeles Unified School District and serves gra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_High_School_(South_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, with 7.4 square miles (19 km2). It is located 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. South Gate is part of the Gatewa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Gate,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Gate High School is a 9–12 high school in South Gate, California, United States and is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Gate_High_School
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“In 2009, a substitute teacher at the school, Jesus Saenz, was convicted of unlawful sex with a minor.”
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The provided search results for 'Jesus Saenz' are irrelevant, returning general information about Jesus Christ and unrelated figures. No evidence regarding a substitute teacher named Jesus Saenz was found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician, businessman, and former United States Air Force officer who was the 43rd president of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Palmarian Catholic Church (Spanish: Iglesia Católica Palmariana), officially registered as the Palmarian Christian Church and also known as the Palmarian Church, is a Christian church with an epis…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Serra (November 2, 1938 – March 26, 2024) was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings, and whose wo…
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“The principal and assistant principal, Jesus Angulo and Maria Sotomayor, respectively, in turn allegedly told the victim to recant her statement and decline to report the incident, according to a civil lawsuit.”
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One web search result mentions a claim by 'Barraza' that a victim recanted after speaking with a principal and assistant principal, but the evidence does not explicitly name Jesus Angulo or Maria Sotomayor in that specific snippet, nor does it provide a full lawsuit confirmation.
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web search NEUTRAL — South East High School is part of the South Gate Education Gateway, which is composed of all the schools located on the old General Motors site. The school was known as Southeast Area New High School …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_East_High_School_(South_…
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web search NEUTRAL — She said she recanted earlier because “after speaking with the principal and assistant principal she became afraid to go forward with her allegations,” according to Barraza’s claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — A former Virginia assistant principal is on trial on felony child neglect charges after prosecutors say she ignored warnings that a 6-year-old student had a loaded gun before the child…
https://seniormania.com/former-virginia-assistant-principal-…
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“Angulo and Sotomayor also ended up pleading guilty to failing to report. They are both still employed by LAUSD.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Jesus Christ and is completely irrelevant to the individuals named Angulo and Sotomayor.
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web search NEUTRAL — Most Christians consider Jesus to be the incarnation of God the Son and the awaited messiah, or Christ, a descendant of the Davidic line prophesied in the Old Testament. Accounts of Jesus's life are c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus
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web search NEUTRAL — May 11, 2026 · Jesus of Nazareth, a historical figure revered by Christians as the Son of God, is known for his profound teachings and alleged miracles, sparking curiosity about his life and impact on…
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jesus
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 11, 2016 · 'The Life of Jesus' is a story told by one of his closest friends. Discover now how Jesus changed the course of history in this movie about his life, adapted from the Gospel of John in …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mgUPt2KI08
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“A 2004 Department of Education study conducted by Dr. Charol Shakeshaft found that nearly 10% of students reported at least one incident of employee sexual misconduct during K-12 schooling.”
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The search results for '2004' provide general historical events (tsunami, Olympics) but do not mention Dr. Charol Shakeshaft or a Department of Education study on sexual misconduct.
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web search NEUTRAL — The final days of 2004 were defined by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake that struck Indonesia and affected countries across the Indian Ocean, killing approximately 230,000 people. The 2004 Summer Olympics w…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 20, 2023 · 50 Pop Culture Moments From 20 Years Ago That Make 2004 Feel Like It Was A Whole Different Universe The year that gave us LiveStrong bracelets, Facebook, and Vote For Pedro T-shirts.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/things-that-happened-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2004: Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
https://www.history.com/a-year-in-history/2004
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“A more recent 2023 study found that 17% of students reported educator sexual misconduct, with 8% reporting physical sexual conduct.”
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The search results mention various studies on educator misconduct (e.g., a Belgian study, a Madison County report), but none match the specific 2023 study statistics (17% and 8%) cited in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — a Belgian study published in the journal Food Additives and Contaminants.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19440049.2023.2…
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web search NEUTRAL — The AAUW found that students reported having experienced educator sexual misconduct as follows: 9.6 percent, all types of misconduct.
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/edwardsville-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — The student reported that they had been dating for two months and had sex several times (Thompson, 2009). 4. A former coach from Upshur County schools received two consecutive 15-year terms after plea…
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“David Ostovich sexually molested three elementary school students at Langdon Avenue Elementary School even after he received dozens of complaints for his inappropriate behavior at a previous school in LA.”
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The search results for 'David' are irrelevant, returning information about King David from the Bible and a bioinformatics tool (DAVID), with no mention of a person named David Ostovich.
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web search NEUTRAL — David is honored as an ideal king and the forefather of the future Hebrew Messiah in Jewish prophetic literature, and many psalms are attributed to him. David is also richly represented in post-biblic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 31, 2025 · DAVID provides a comprehensive set of functional annotation tools to help understand the biological meaning behind large gene lists. Powered by the DAVID Knowledgebase, it integrates mu…
https://davidbioinformatics.nih.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 19, 2025 · From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young shepherd arme…
https://www.angel.com/movies/david
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“Mark Berndt was a teacher at LAUSD’s Miramonte Elementary School from 1976 until 2011.”
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The search results for 'Mark Berndt' are irrelevant, returning information about the Gospel of Mark and typographical symbols.
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web search NEUTRAL — Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This li…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mark 1:40 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=mark+1&version=…
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web search NEUTRAL — As to Christ's temptation, Mark notices his being in the wilderness and that he was with the wild beasts. It was an instance of his Father's care of him, which encouraged him the more that his Father …
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Mark-Chapter-1/
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“These complaints appear to begin as early as the 1980–1981 school year and continued until 2012, when his disgusting photos of students were uncovered. To date, more than 100 victims have come forward.”
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“Steve Rooney was transferred out of Fremont High School to a middle school in Watts after he was investigated for having sex with an underage student. Once at Markham Middle School in Watts, Rooney molested a student.”
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“ProPublica reported how a teacher, Jason Agan, continues to work in a California school despite being fired in 2019 from another school after 11 students and a parent submitted written complaints accusing him of unwanted touching.”
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“The state’s commission on teacher credentialing’s “sanction” was merely a seven-day license suspension”
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“The American Federation of Teachers, which has UTLA as a member, is on record opposing mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by teachers.”
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“Its president, Randi Weingarten, said, “Unfortunately, mandatory reporting often places educators in the difficult position of accidentally catalyzing harm, rather than helping.””
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