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In the News
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, as well as notable work conducted since the founding of Campus Integrity Group.
October 16, 2026: A Contrarian Boston article on the release of more than 2,000 student-on-student sexual misconduct reports from the Boston Public Schools, citing Amber Nesbitt’s discussion of underreporting, transparency, and the value of analyzing misconduct data.
May 28, 2026: Amy Liss talks about CIG's work in preventing and investigating sexual misconduct. She explains the small, innocuous way that sexual misconduct often begins, and walks through the warning signs we might see in a child who is being groomed.
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 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.
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 8, 2025: CBS News Article summarizing a report released by the CPS OIG outlining hundreds of investigations of sexual misconduct, fraud, and mismanagement.
February 23, 2024 ABC7 news coverage of Amber Nesbitt's public briefing of the Chicago Board of Ed and recent civil lawsuit involving teacher Andrew Castro following an SAU investigation
January 9, 2024: Chicago Tribune article citing the Sexual Allegations Unit's Fiscal Year 2023 recommendations to CPS to continue improving student safety.
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.
November 19, 2021: Chalkbeat article about the extensive Marine Leadership Academy sex abuse investigation involving 28 staff members, led by Amy Liss.
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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