HARRISBURG, March 17, 2014 — State Sen. Anthony H. Williams, victim advocates, a teacher-abuse survivor and leaders of a national advocacy group will hold a major rally at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 19, in the Capitol Rotunda, to fight for the adoption of legislation...
HARRISBURG, Feb. 4, 2014 – State Sen. Anthony H. Williams’ fight to prevent school districts from “passing” teachers suspected of sexual misconduct to other schools instead of the police packed new muscle Friday morning when U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey and state Attorney...
HARRISBURG, May 14, 2013 – The unanimous approval of a bill that would prevent schools and school districts from “passing” sexual predators from job to job ahead of any criminal investigation has that proposal’s sponsor, state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, applauding....
HARRISBURG, April 30, 2013 – Frequent headlines detailing cases of children falling victim to sexually abusive coaches, teachers, principals, custodians and other school staff has state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams calling on the General Assembly to finally pass...
HARRISBURG, May 1, 2012 — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams today issued the following statement on the Senate Education Committee’s unanimous approval of his legislation, Senate Bill 1381, which would prevent school employees with a history of sexual misconduct from...
Broad Coalition Launches Petition and Calls on Congress and the Pennsylvania Legislature to Pass Critical Reform Bills; Group Aims to Protect Students from Educator Sexual Misconduct through National and State Legislation Pennsylvania at the epicenter of the fight...
HARRISBURG, March 1, 2012 — At a public hearing last month, state senators choked back tears as they listened to parents sharing how their students were sexually abused by teachers who were allowed to move from one school district to another with no record, free to...
HARRISBURG, Feb. 6, 2012 — Current state law allows educators who are accused of sexual misconduct with students an opportunity to escape prosecution and even relocate to another district, an injustice that state Sen. Anthony H. Williams said he would stop through his...
