Michael McCoy Quotes (5 Quotes)

I don't want to defend their conduct, but frankly, I know of congressmen given those charges and church leaders who have had those problems. The issue seems to me, you send them to a good psychologist . . . you get the best report you can as to whether this person is a risk to the safety of their students or colleagues.

I didn't help because my first instinct was I was in a dangerous situation and a crime was being committed, ... I stayed, not just out of curiosity, but because I wanted to help if I could establish someone needed help.

Nature is so powerful here, so engaging. That's why we live out here in the West. We can step out and hike for miles without crossing a road. If design is about the man-made environment, nature is how we step out of design.

I tend to have them submit to psychological testing, and what I find is they're not predators, but they're immature and, males especially, flattered girls find them interesting. Treating them as if these people are grooming these young females for some illicit relationship my own judgment is most of the time, that never happens. They're ceasing to be the adult in the situation.

The public should know that by and large, we have an excellent teaching force, a safe force, and these people who do constitute a threat or risk to students are being removed. Let's make sure they never come back.