In the past year, the city of Stamford has become the poster child for the dangers of teacher-student sex and the serious consequences for professionals who fail to report suspicions. A long-running scandal has resulted in an array of media reports about criminal prosecutions, civil lawsuits and the derailments of school administrators’ careers.
It all started with revelations that a female English teacher, Danielle Watkins, was having sex with one male high school student and giving marijuana to another. That ultimately led lawmakers to overhaul the state’s mandatory reporting law, which governs who must report suspected child abuse to the Department of Children and Families and what circumstances trigger such reports.
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