We already know that institutions routinely fail to protect children from the medical professionals they trust.
Who exactly is going to perform these mandatory checks? By creating a system that forces young children to undergo invasive examinations just to play sports, we are actively building the perfect playground for the next Larry Nassar or Jerry Sandusky.
History has already shown us what happens when we give unchecked physical access to people like Richard Strauss, Robert Anderson, George Tyndall, Bradford Bomba, or Jimmy Savile --- and then rely on sports boards and schools to police them.
They don't protect the kids --- they protect the institution. This isn't just a violation of privacy... it is a systemic safeguarding disaster waiting to happen.
But it is worse than just institutional failure. Even when a predator is caught, the justice system itself fails them. Look at what happened with former attorney Adam Hoffman ... he signed a written confession admitting to abusing a child, yet Ken Paxton’s office handed him a sweetheart plea deal that let him avoid the sex offender registry and serve just a few weeks in jail.
If major universities, Olympic committees, and even state Attorneys General choose to shield predators or cut them lenient deals, why on earth would we mandate invasive physical exams for elementary school athletes?
We are creating an assembly line of vulnerability for our children.
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