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Utah schools don’t report teacher misconduct as often as they should — and that could allow some educators to harm students again, audit says

Shortcomings in the way Utah educators are disciplined could — and in one documented case, did — allow them to re-offend, according to a report released Tuesday.

The state auditor examined how Utah’s public education system sanctions educators found guilty of misconduct and handed down four findings:

  • In “several cases” local education agencies — school districts and charter schools — violated state law by not reporting educator misconduct to the Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission, which investigates such claims.
  • The failure to report misconduct may have allowed teachers fired for misconduct to re-offend at other schools.