Contact Information:
Professional Standards and Practices Commission
717-787-6576
www.pspc.education.pa.gov
Department of Education, Office of Chief Counsel
717-787-5500
www.education.pa.gov
For Act 48 questions, contact:
717-783-6646
Shane F. Crosby | Executive Director and Legal Counsel
Office of General Counsel | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Professional Standards and Practices Commission
333 Market Street, 9th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17126
Phone: 717.787.6576 | Fax: 717.783.0734
Email: shcrosby@pa.gov
www.pspc.education.pa.gov | www.ogc.state.pa.us
Resources
Module 1
Slide 5
Pennsylvania's Code of Professional Conduct and Practice for Educators [pdf]
Slide 6
Educator Discipline Act [pdf]
Slide 8
Case Study 4. Alan: School Computer Misuse [video]
Slide 12
22 Pa. Code § 237.9(a): Moral Turpitude
Slide 14
Section 111(e)
Slide 16
Non-criminal grounds for discipline: Definitions
Module 2
Slide 10
Keeping You and Your Students Safe [video]
Slide 25
Bikini-wearing teacher fired [video]
Module 3
Slide 3
Educator Sexual Misconduct: A Synthesis of Existing Literature [pdf]
Slide 8
23 Pa. C.S.§ 6303 Sexual Abuse Or Exploitation
Module 4 - Teacher Track
Slide 6
Educator Discipline Act (page 12) [pdf]
Slide 8
Section 111(e)
Slide 11
Complaint Form
Slide 11
Mandatory Report Form
Module 4 - Administrator Track
Slide 26
Complaint Form
Slide 26
Mandatory Report Form
Module 4 - Staff Track
Slide 8
www.pspc.education.pa.gov
Slide 8
Complaint Form
Slide 8
Mandatory Report Form
Bibliography
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British Columbia College of Teachers. (2008). Keeping you and your students safe: Protecting the boundaries of the professional relationship [DVD].
Carlson, F. M. (2006). Essential touch: Meeting the needs of young children. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Finkelhor, D., & Hashimma, P. Y. (2001). The victimization of children and youth: A comprehensive overview. In S. O. White (Ed.), Handbook of youth and justice. The plenum series in crime and justice (pp. 49–78). Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Hamre, B. K., & Pianta, C. (2006). Student-teacher relationships. In G. Bear & K. Minke (Eds.), Children’s needs III: Development, prevention, and intervention (pp. 56–57). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Jamieson. J. (2007). Where was that line? Maintaining professional boundaries with students. Professionally Speaking.
Johnson, T. S. (2008). From teacher to lover: Sex scandals in the classroom. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
McGrath, M. J. (2005). The bread crumb trail: Tracing a straight line from sexual misconduct to sexual abuse in schools. Retrieved from http://mcgrathinc.com/resources/article-archives/sexual-misconduct-archive/the-bread-crumb-trail/
Nebraska.gov. (Producer). (2005). Case study 4. Alan: School computer misuse [Video webcast]. Retrieved from http://www.pspc.education.pa.gov/Promoting-Ethical-Practices-Resources/Ethics-Toolkit/Unit4/Pages/Video-Case-Study.aspx
Neufeld, G., & Mate, G. (2006). Hold on to your kids: Why parents need to matter more than peers. New York: Ballantine Books.
Shakeshaft, C. (2004). Educator sexual misconduct: A synthesis of existing literature. Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/misconductreview/report.pdf
Smallbone, S., Marshall, W. L., & Wortley, R. (2008). Preventing child sexual abuse: Evidence, policy, and practice. New York: Willan Publishing.
StarinfoTV. (Producer). (2008). Bikini-wearing teacher fired [Video webcast]. Retrieved from http://www.pspc.education.pa.gov/Promoting-Ethical-Practices-Resources/Ethics-Toolkit/Unit2/Pages/Introduction.aspx