Outrage at the Los Angeles Unified School District case comes from the incredible possibility that school officials knew there was a serious problem and no action with consequence was taken. It comes from the fact that there are over 80 known victims and likely dozens of others. It comes from a school attorney who acknowledges that if the allegations had arisen now they would be taken more seriously. This is progress that we struggle to be proud of. Weren't there child abuse laws back then as well? Is the real difference how much more visible these cases have become as the internet makes the case from Los Angeles a national story?  It comes also from the laws which allow this elementary teacher, now criminal, to receive his state pension, in the same way as other meritorious teachers who served the children of California with dignity.    Read more....