Child abuse & Lashon HaRah/HaRav Moshe Sternbuch, shlita

The following is a copy of HaRav Moshe Sternbuch, shilta's teshuva dealing with the issue of child abuse in schools. It addresses the problem that the concern for lashon harah might endanger the students. It will be appearing in his new volume of Teshuvos v'Hanhagos which is scheduled to be published in the near future. It clarifies the obligation of a principal to protect his students - even if he must listen to possibly unfounded rumors and gossip because the allegations might be true.

English translation