Today at work

[Mikey]

Schools should hire young looking college girls to sit in on classes now and then -- and DO NOT tell the teachers.

Like I said students see a lot more than fellow teachers do.

[Rextasy]

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.

Then again, if a guy who's so stupid as to make those kind of comments to a 14-year-old girl can pass the interview, how lengthy or in-depth could it be? It's a sad measure of how lowly a teaching position is and how desperate schools are for teachers that all kinds of nuts, including perverts slip through.

[jimsmegos]

I feel for ya teach... because the other problem with perverts like this is unfair association. One bad apple may not spoil the whole bunch but in the public eye people will still question every other faculty member for a while. Hopefully the guy will be able to be permanently black balled from the educational system. God forbid some nut jump to his aid and claim that it's a violation of his civil rights to disclose the reason for his termination. Good Luck and God Bless ya teach.

[jp1969]

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.

I totally agree.
Unless the guy had a police record or history of innapropriate behavior,how can you know?

[Bizarro Amy]

I'm glad the kids reported him. There was a teacher at my high school who got away with it for far too long. Teach, I'm sorry to hear about this happening in your school. I'm sure that finding that out about a coworker has to be a little rough.

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Well, I'm really glad he got caught and I am glad that these days adults pay a lot more attention when kids report this kind of stuff. It's so sad how common it is. :(

[Mikey]

Back in the day when I was a student it seemed like 90% of all male teachers gave the girls at least a bit of the googly eye - enough that other students noticed.
This was in grade school and highschool.
Made me think that most male teachers were pervs to some degree.

As a student you see a lot more than you would then a fellow-teacher.

I'm sure there's a lot of good teachers out there --- but I bet there's a lot more pervs than you'd imagine.

[Brazoo]

Yeah - I agreed with huedell's logic as well, I don't think that makes him a negative type of person to point out that the screening process wasn't going to be 100% effective.

In any case txteach it sounds like you had a really heavy day, but it's great to hear that the kids' claims weren't dismissed. All in all, the system did work and the good guys won before anything too unthinkable happened. So that's great to hear at least!

[toys2cool]

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

naw I agree with what you said, the sick **** wasn't going to ruin his chance of getting in first, glad his sorry *** got caught

[huedell]

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

Bingo.
And, believe or not *to whom it may concern"...

...I definitely TRY to have tact in my presentation of
my view on topics/debates/discussions----BUT even avoiding
politics & religion...
there's STILL a ton of touchy subjects.....verbally abusing children
being one of the biggies.

[sauce]

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.

[txteach]

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

[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.

[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.

[txteach]

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