If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to lately (besides criss-crossing the country talking about prevention and eating too much junk food), I’ve been helping build something that feels big—and personal.
I’m working with SESAME—soon to be rebranded as the National Center to Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, and Exploitation—on their new website and strategic rebrand. It’s time this powerhouse survivor-founded nonprofit had a platform as bold and clear as its mission: stop educator sexual abuse, support survivors, and hold institutions accountable.
And while the new site’s still in the works, I want to point you to one part of the old site that deserves your attention right now:
These stories are raw, brave, and devastatingly familiar. I read them and thought: This is my story, too. The names and schools might change, but the patterns? They’re the same. The grooming. The silence. The gaslighting. The decades of fallout.
And what’s worse—the cover-ups. Brazen. Calculated. Disgusting.
School leaders knew. Teachers knew. Coaches knew. And instead of stepping in to protect kids, they circled the wagons. They minimized, moved abusers around, protected reputations, and treated survivors like threats to be managed instead of people to be believed.
Public Schools. Private Schools. Catholic Schools. They all “Pass the Trash” and they all must be held accountable.
These stories pull no punches. And they remind us that this isn’t about “bad apples.” It’s about broken systems and cowardly decisions that left kids vulnerable—again and again.
So as we build the new site—something sharper, stronger, and more accessible—I want to make sure these voices don’t get lost in the transition. They are the foundation.
Read them. Share them. Let them remind you why we fight so damn hard to protect kids, support survivors, and never, ever stay silent again.
More to come soon.