L.A. schools chief 'horrified' at handling of teacher abuse cases
Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy said he was "horrified" by the way the school district has handled past allegations of teacher abuse against students and called on major changes on how such allegations are handled.
He said the district will report all teachers accused of misconduct to the state credentialing commission in an effort to keep those who pose a risk to students out of the classroom.
The sweeping action covers hundreds of teachers in the nation's second-largest school district who have been