Today at work

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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.

[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.

[garagesale]

There's lotsa whacky people out there, Coach. They often gravitate to places where they can get access to what they want. They're sneaky sometimes, but out themselves as often as not. Good thing he tripped himself up before he could do any real damage.

JamesD

[mitchedwards]

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.

I had a teacher in high school like that. He always wanted the girls to sit on his lap.

He also had a habit of eating toothpaste. I always thought he did that to hide the alcohol on his breath

[megocrazy]

The worst part will be that if it comes out publically, all teachers will take the brunt of it. See it all the time. One bad one ruins them all in the public's eyes. Glad to hear they caught him before anything excelled to a dangerous point. Some people don't realize the things said in an adult situation shouldn't be spoken in a minor's presence. Doesn't make him a pedophile just really stupid. The way they seemed to talk about it, it doesn't seem like it was hidden at all. That's probably good as if he did something that he considered wrong in his miniscule mind, he probably would have kept it more reserved. I bet he's confused as to what the big deal is. Stupidity is not a jailable offense. We'd need a lot more jails.

[Meule]

Pfff, you want perverts, come to Belgium. Yes, I'm ashamed to admit I'm not joking
We just had a bisshop admit he couldn't keep his hands of his own nephew. That beats some silly remarks. Don't get me wrong, what that teacher did, is totally not done, but compared to that bisshop...

[Mikey]

Thomas, I think there's tons of pervert bishops, priests and cardinals everywhere in the word... I think being a pervert goes with the job ...

[Meule]

Thomas, I think there's tons of pervert bishops, priests and cardinals everywhere in the word... I think being a pervert goes with the job ...

True, unfortunately he's not the only one here, we also have Dutroux, if anyone remembers him... and Andras Pandy

[AJ Collector]

I would be interested to know the extent of action that the board of education will be taking.....

[toys2cool]

you see that sort of crap all the time, the other day a 30 something year old teacher got caught sleeping with a 14 year old here in Miami, he was suspended with pay i might add...and not he's under more investigation even though he confessed, how can you still be paying this perv?

[LadyZod]

I remember having a Biology teacher (male) who would say inappropriate things to the guys. When the guys filed complaints with administration, administration sided with the teacher because "males cannot sexually harass other males" (this was back in the early 90's)

Regardless of his sexual preference when he is out of school, in school he and other teachers have a certain responsibility. Law calls it "custodial guardianship."

[Mikey]

We had a male teacher in grade school ... Whenever he talked to the girls at their desk he would always stand right next to them and put his foot on their desk in effect having his legs spread and his parts right in their faces.

He never did this to the boys or to the ugly or chubby girls.