article_snippet.sent: In U.S. schools last year, almost 800 school employees were prosecuted for sexual assault, nearly a third of almost 800 school employees women.
article_snippet.sent: The proportion of women facing charges seems to be higher than in years past, when female teachers often got a pass, said Terry Abbott, a former chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Education, who tracked the cases.
article_snippet.sent: This year's numbers are already slightly ahead of last year with 26 cases of female school employees accused of inappropriate relationships with male students in January compared to 19 cases the previous January.
article_snippet.sent: Female educators who sexually abuse their students are facing tougher prosecution in part because there are more women police officers.
article_snippet.sent: Law enforcement is increasingly feminized, and women are much less prone to the old attitude:
article_snippet.sent: Child abuse experts agree it appears female teachers are being prosecuted more vigorously than in the past.
highlights_snippet.sent: According to the U.S. Department of Education, female teachers who sexually assaulted students often got a pass in the past .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: In U.S. schools last year, almost 800 school employees were prosecuted for sexual assault - nearly a third of almost 800 school employees women .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Numbers are already slightly ahead this year for numbers of female school employees accused of inappropriate relationships with male students .