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The Chicago Public School’s Office of Inspector General’s Sexual Allegations Unit built and led by Amber and Amy for over six years received significant public, media, and professional attention and accolades for its innovative approach and investigative outcomes to handling sexual misconduct allegations. Unlike other school districts, the CPS Office of Inspector General was required by statute to report to the Chicago Board of Education bi-annually and issue an annual report summarizing its substantiated findings, bringing additional scrutiny and attention to the SAU’s work.
The following articles discuss recommendations, investigations, and other significant matters that Campus Integrity Group’s co-founders led on behalf of the CPS OIG.
July 2, 2025: CPS dean Brian Crowder was convicted of sexually abusing a former student. CPS SAU also conducted extensive investigation into Crowder's conduct, along with allegations against several other staff members at the same school.
January 10, 2025: Chicago Tribune interview of then-Acting Inspector General Amber Nesbitt discussing the substantiated findings summarized in the CPS OIG's 2024 Annual Report.
January 8, 2025: Interview of then-Acting Inspector General Amber Nesbitt on Chicago's ABC 7 News about the CPS OIG's 2024 Annual Report.
January 9, 2024: Chicago Tribune article citing the Sexual Allegations Unit's Fiscal Year 2023 recommendations to CPS to continue improving student safety.
January 27, 2025: Article about a CPS gym teacher sentenced to 17 years for his abuse of three students. These allegations were investigated by Amy Liss and the Chicago Police Department.
July 13, 2023: Chicago Tribune Article following criminal charges against a CPS security guard, citing Amber Nesbitt's public presentations about SAU data and findings.
January 25, 2023: WTTW article citing Amber Nesbitt's public presentation to the Board of Education identifying safety concerns relating to CPS vendors.
January 5, 2023: Block Club article on a complex investigation led by Amy Liss into serious allegations against over twenty staff members at CPS's Marine Leadership Academy.
January 5, 2023: Chalkbeat Chicago article on the CPS OIG 2022 Annual Report, highlighting progress in the timeliness and number of open sexual misconduct investigations under Amber and Amy's leadership.
August 3, 2022: WBEZ article discussing the Sexual Allegations Unit's investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against the leader of a CPS charter network, co-investigated by Amy Liss.
November 19, 2021: Chalkbeat article about the extensive Marine Leadership Academy sex abuse investigation involving 28 staff members, led by Amy Liss.
October 10, 2021: CommonWealth Beacon article concerning the sex abuse investigations in the Boston Public Schools, citing Amber Nesbitt's discussion of CPS data.
July 27, 2018: Series of articles in the Chicago Tribune documenting conflicts of interest and mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations within Chicago Public Schools, prompting the creation of the Sexual Allegations Unit that Amber Nesbitt and Amy Liss led for over 6 years.
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