Nearly 6,000 California cases were reported in a confidential, nationwide list of 24,500 teachers who have been punished for a wide array of offenses. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida created a searchable database of the teachers’ names after waiting years to get the list, which it received from the Florida Department of Education.
The list, which is the only nationwide effort of its kind, does not include why any of the teachers were disciplined. Sexual misconduct, financial misconduct, criminal convictions and other misbehavior all can result in disciplinary actions.
The association that maintains the list offers it to state education agencies to provide warnings about teachers with past problems. It is not usually available to the public.
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