States Take Aim at Abusive Teachers
There have been several news reports in recent weeks about a growing number of states that are trying to combat the problem of sex abuse in schools. From Florida to Colorado, state lawmakers are pushing for tougher penalties against teachers who abuse students and administrators who fail to report such cases. Florida, for example, no longer allows "backroom deals" or confidential agreements that can result in a sexually abusive teacher quietly moving to another district or state to teach. Kentucky is cracking down on administrators who don't report abuse cases by threatening them with 90 days of jail time for the first offense. South Carolina is training thousands of teachers this summer on how to spot sexually abusive behavior by colleagues.
The push for tougher measures comes after the Associated Press reported last fall that 2,570 educators had lost their teaching credentials or received a reprimand from 2001 through 2005 after being accused of sexual misconduct. Are these new measures enough, or are they going too far?
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Uncle Jim
Jim is a prime example of our current teacher problem and why our kids aren't learning.
Small wonder the "gorious" young beauties thought he was available for sex....he sure wasn't a candidate for spelling lessons........or for computer lessons.
Ever heard of spellcheck, Jim?
I am really having trouble believing you are a teacher and your story.
strictness makes perfect
Abusive teachers exist all over the world.They destroy the lives of the victims,most of who are teens.Being strict with teachers are good and necessary.As I know,China had such regulations on teacher 5years ago.They had very strict regulations on teacher,e.g. a male teacher can not be with a girl student alone for any reason.True," one offending teacher can abuse only a handful of students, but the loss of a good, innocent teacher can effect thousands of students"An abussive teacher can destroy the students,which means destroy some happy lives;but an innocent teacher will never effect so many students,because he or she can no longer maintain the job as a teacher after that,which should be made as a law .Protect teens shall never be wrong!
teacher abuse
How about student abuse/1
When I was a beginning teacher I had young, beautiful girls not even in my class come by after school, and one soon realized why! I can remember telling one of them that for me not to desire her would be a lie. She was 16 and absolutely gorgious! But I also said to her, that if I made love to her for sure she would have to sare this news with her friends, right. And she admitted it. So I gave her a good hug and told her that I also like having a job, and that she should come back after she graduates!
For a young male teacher, this is one of the hazards of the job! And they are not necessarily the preditors at all! They are the victims! It very hard to say no to some of these gorious young beauties!
Aloha,
Uncle Jim
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