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California schools face a new budget hit: Soaring insurance costs after sex abuse lawsuits
CalMatters ^ | February 17, 2026 | BY CAROLYN JONES

Posted on 02/17/2026 4:52:45 PM PST by artichokegrower

Since California made it easier for sexual abuse survivors to sue government agencies, victims have brought forth more than $3 billion in claims. But even agencies that haven’t been sued are facing financial hardship as a result of the law — through skyrocketing insurance premiums.

School districts, counties and other public agencies in every corner of California have seen their liability insurance premiums soar, in large part because of that law, which passed in 2019. Some districts have seen their yearly insurance costs jump by $1 million or more.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: crackifornia
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Pedophile school teachers breaking the California education system
1 posted on 02/17/2026 4:52:45 PM PST by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

One of the easy things about promoting woke insanity - nobody pays for it!

just send the bill to the taxpayers.


2 posted on 02/17/2026 4:55:11 PM PST by PGR88
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To: artichokegrower

“Pedophile school teachers breaking the California education system”
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Pedophile school teachers go to prison. The eager Plantiff’s Bar is coordinating the lawsuits, just like they did for lawsuits against churches and the Boy Scouts.


3 posted on 02/17/2026 5:00:37 PM PST by Bob Wills is still the king
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To: artichokegrower

All the babes are gone
and the guys are gay


4 posted on 02/17/2026 5:02:55 PM PST by JZelle
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To: artichokegrower

Not a problem. They’ll just raise property taxes. Oh wait, all of them are gone in a fire and all the wealthy are leaving the state.


5 posted on 02/17/2026 5:21:20 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: artichokegrower

Pedophiles don’t have to hang around outside schools now they can work there


6 posted on 02/17/2026 5:30:01 PM PST by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: artichokegrower

Another planned scam? Hire homo groomer teachers, send your kids to be abused, profit! Munchausen’s by legal proxy.


7 posted on 02/17/2026 5:45:28 PM PST by The Free Engineer
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To: artichokegrower

They should be sued for taking students to anti ICE rallies too. Unconscionable.


8 posted on 02/17/2026 6:25:22 PM PST by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: artichokegrower

That’s illegal in California?


9 posted on 02/17/2026 6:58:03 PM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: artichokegrower
Just thinking about all those terrified teenage millionaire boys being sexually abused by older women breaks my heart.
10 posted on 02/18/2026 1:05:15 AM PST by zeestephen (Trump Landslide? Kamala lost the election by 230,000 votes, in WI, MI, and PA.)
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To: artichokegrower

Eradicating the abusers would be far cheaper and better for society.


11 posted on 02/18/2026 4:03:47 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: JZelle

California dreamin’ has become a reality.


12 posted on 02/18/2026 7:45:58 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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