Today at work

[txteach]

Today as I was reviewing with 8th grade students U.S. history when one of my female students asked me "did you hear about Mr. Fake Name (sorry but can't give his name)". I said no and she told me that hhey found porn on his computer at work. Well I must have looked stunned because she asked if I was ok. After the shock the student also told me that the teacher would make comments like "nice headlights" and at times pretend to reach out and squeeze breasts. He also told a 14 year old girl that she would look good in a thong. To say the least I could not believe what I was hearing. I asked an A.P. and they confirmed that the teacher was on "admin leave". DAMN I'm still stunned. How did this pervert slip through? They fingerprint, do background checks and we go through a lengthy interview process. I am totally disgusted by this and would have preferred that that guy never have been at our school.

[huedell]

DAMN I'm still stunned. How did this pervert slip through? They fingerprint, do background checks and we go through a lengthy interview process.

Frankly, finger prints and backgrounds checks don't have a connection to a
guy who likes porn and says inappropriate things to young girls.

And "lengthy interview process"? I can't imagine any guy that's looking for a
job as a teacher putting his foot in mouth so bad that it'd imply to the
interviewer that if he were to get a job as teacher that he would then make
offcolor remarks to students.

[saucerful]

Oh, that's really sad. The kids hopefully had a role in reporting that nonsense.

[txteach]

I take it your a glass half empty guy Huedell.

[huedell]

Oh, that's really sad. The kids hopefully had a role in reporting that nonsense.

It'd take a brave kid...that's for sure.

[txteach]

I knew of all people Bryan you would understand how I feel. Ya, the kids told on the guy.

[huedell]

I take it your a glass half empty guy Huedell.

Hmmmmm.....just giving my take on it. I thought my reasoning was pretty solid.

[huedell]

I knew of all people Bryan you would understand how I feel. Ya, the kids told on the guy.

BTW.....I understand how you feel...but that really isn't directly in tandem with
the remarks I made.

[txteach]

Just lightening things a bit. I wouldn't have posted if I didn't want comments.

[saucerful]

I think it probably hurts more for you, Teach, since it's your school.

If it were at my school, I can imagine that I might even feel like I was somehow "making it okay" because I didn't stop it, even though I didn't know about it. Irrational, but the job extends beyond just content knowledge.

It's just that when you see the same kids at the same school, and you know that some horrible person has done this, you get very protective of them.