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Subscribe to RSSA New York high school senior allegedly won a bet with four friends to see who could hook up first with their 26-year-old global studies teacher, the New York Post reported.
A video recorded Friday by a Manhattan Theatre Lab High School pupil shows fellow student Eric Arty, 18, kissing a woman on a park bench in lower Manhattan.
Arty denied to the Post that the woman he is seen with at Bleecker Playground in Greenwich Village is teacher Julie Warning.
“Yeah, that’s me. I’m kissing a girl,” Arty told the newspaper when confronted with the photo. “That’s not my teacher that I’m kissing in the picture. It’s just a girl I know.”
Arty refused to say who the woman was.
The teacher also denied the involvement, telling the Post: “He is my student, but I’ve never had a relationship with him or any of my students. That is inappropriate. I think that this is a misunderstanding.”
A spokesperson for the city's school district confirmed to msnbc.com the incident was being looked at.
Laurel Wright-Hinckson, public information officer for the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District, told msnbc.com an investigation had just been started, and would take at least a couple of months to complete.
The student who filmed the two kissing said Warning is "the most appealing teacher in the school.”
“She always wore nice skirts, and she had appealing tattoos all over her body,” he told the Post.
Arty and four of his friends each contributed $100 to a pool, the newspaper said. The first to win Warning's affection would win the cash.
Some students told the Post that Warning tried to resist the teenagers’ flirtations at first.
“She would try to avoid it because she was [Arty's] teacher," a student told the paper. "She was a nice teacher and didn’t want to report him, and she would throw him and his friends out of class for trying to flirt with her,” the student said.
According to the Post, Warning was reassigned on Tuesday to an administrative position at the school, which is north of Manhattan's Lincoln Center.
A Department of Education spokesperson told msnbc.com Warning didn't report to her new desk job Wednesday.
It wasn't clear whether Warning reported for her reassignment on Thursday.
Job at stake, but no possible charges
Warning does not have tenure at the school and could lose her job, but she wouldn't face criminal charges because Arty isn't a minor.
The teacher's father, Pete Warning, told the Post this didn't seem like something she would do.
“All of her students, like 85 percent, are gonna pass their Regents for the first time," Peter Warning said, speaking of the standardized tests students take in New York State. "They all love her. My heart’s broken.”
Earlier this week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the school chancellor and State Senator Stephen Saland announced new legislation to better protect New York students from inappropriate sexual contact with teachers.
Under current law, outside hearing officers decide on these cases and impose penalties – including whether or not a teacher is fired. The new legislation would make it easier to remove a teacher who is found to have engaged in sexual activity with students.
“If a school employee is found to have engaged in sexual behavior or made sexual comments towards students, the chancellor should have the final say on what action to take and the legislation we are proposing would provide that authority,” Bloomberg said Tuesday in a press release.
“Every child deserves a safe learning environment and every parent has the right to know that his or her child is safe while at school,” he said.
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Lucky guy!
Would it be chauvinistic to want to high five him? I mean, teacher seems to have been a skank and all, but still, scoring with a hot (or even just doable) teacher is every teenager's fantasy. At least every hetro one :D
I don't believe the students for 3 reasons. 1) The student in the video insists that was not his teacher. 2) other students observed her throwing this miscreant and his friends out of the class for flirting 3) she's a competant teacher.
If they throw her out it'll be a tragedy.
You can say that again, the kid isn't all that, so yeah he's lucky to even be kissing a girl.
Would you say"Lucky Girl" if it was a 18 year old female student. Can't stand it when people say "boys will be boys" Well guess what they turn into men and would you make the same excuses then if behaved in this manner as grown ups?? You sound very ignorant say"lucky guy", idiot. And the teacher deserves to be fired for this unethical behavior. Really, she can't find anything in common with someone her own age, instead she tries to go out with teenagers, wow.
Better Mother maybe you should try not jumping to conclusions. Innocent until proven guilty. She denies it was her and so does the boy.
Even so I understand there is a difference here If it were reversed yes it would be bad but we are not talking about an older male teacher and a female student we are talking about a male student that was 18 and a hot female teacher. Sorry mom I know you are a mother but you are not a male. Males understand no crime was perpetrated here just juvenile youth behavior with better who can get her first maybe detention for the boys and a stern warning for the teacher that is all. There is a difference women just don't understand it.
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/46765286
This guy thought exposing another to ridicule was just being a boy, too. Nah, you don't do this kind of thing to anybody if you are a man. Being a guy does not make this kind of behavior OK, kabdog09.
Uhhh...no! "Lucky guy" would still apply in that case!!!! LOL...
No kabdog09, there is no difference.
Sounds like the concern is on the wrong end of the supposed relationship. Or are all 18-year-old males perfect angels?
Where were all these teachers when I was in high school?
I swear, reading comprehension is not everyone's strong suit.
Better Mother "Really, she can't find anything in common with someone her own age, instead she tries to go out with teenagers, wow."
clearly you did not read this article, SHE wasnt trying to hook up with anyone - these boys were trying to hook up with her.
and from the sounds of it, she did her very best to remain professional and keep these pervs at bay.
what concerns me, is if she did eventually "fail" and caved to a kiss...what does that say about the sociopathic nature of the boy who eventually "wooed" her into potentially throwing away her entire career?
isnt ANYONE creeped out by the manipulation that occured here?
these kids didnt care about this woman and what she would face, they only cared about winning a few hundred bucks.
their parents must be extremely proud to have raised such awful sociopaths.
they'll make good bankers and day traders one day.
kabadog "There is a difference women just don't understand it."
well I understand it. lil wayne says it perfectly "i wish I could f--k every girl in the world"
we get it. it's not quite somethign to be proud of though...but there you are, men are none the less proud that they'll bang anything that moves. and some, like to bang dead ones too.
oh to be fair, there are women that'll bang any man with money...probably even dead ones.
women on the other hand, arent proud of those women like men are proud of the skanks amongst them.
we see the difference, it's you who doesnt see it.
Just more evidence of American's strange fear of sexuality... so what if an 18 year old kissed a 26 year old? Seriously, who cares?! Americans have to relax and enjoy sex instead of making something taboo.
@Overlord, the problem is because the older of the two is also in a position of authority. Those in authority have been known, in the past, to use their position to gain sexual favors. So schools now have a strict no tolerance policy concerning sexual misconduct between staff and students. If she were his 26 year old pizza delivery girl, there would be no problem (he is above the age of consent). But she was his teacher. Not to say he really was kissing her since they both say it wasn't her.
She should have gone straight to the high school authorities when she found out that the boys were trying to trap her into doing something inappropriate. Hitting on a hot looking teacher is never right. Unless you are a kindergartener when it might be considered precocious. If the boys did indeed do it I hope they feel shame knowing they probably cost this woman her job and maybe her career. Yes she may have acted. But they conspired to ensnare her. She pays the price and they get to laugh it off with no consequences. Not participating in graduation should be the least that should happen to them.
She should have gone straight to the high school authorities when she found out that the boys were trying to trap her into doing something inappropriate. Hitting on a hot looking teacher is never right. Unless you are a kindergartener when it might be considered precocious. If the boys did indeed do it I hope they feel shame knowing they probably cost this woman her job and maybe her career. Yes she may have acted. But they conspired to ensnare her. She pays the price and they get to laugh it off with no consequences. Not participating in graduation should be the least that should happen to them.
Khalid-2395974 - Why do you say she seems to be a skank? I didn't get that impression. Do you know more about this or is this just more muslim disrespect of women in general?
There is no way from the poor quality of that video that anyone can say that he is kissing the teacher. Both the boy involved and the teacher deny it as her. What it comes down to is some juvenile bet by a bunch of high school kids is ruining the career of a woman who may have done absolutely nothing wrongs and is apparently a very well liked and very good teacher based on the academic performance of her students. If the video is of her, then she deserves to be fired. If the video is not of her I hope that this kid is prepared to face a serious financial liability for the rest of his life paying off the damages she will win in a lawsuit against him for claiming it was her in the video to start with, and just to win a $500 bet. He will end up losing a lot more than the $500 he won in the bet. The kids parent should be counting themselves very lucky that their idiot son is 18 or they would be on the hook for any damages she wins. Of course I am basing this on the expectation that she will sue this miscreant for the damage he has done to her career with this stupid move. With absolutely no evidence and both parties saying it was not her in the video, I would like to know what justification the school system had for removing her from the classroom. In addition, I certainly hope that the five students involved in this bet were all suspended from school, if not expelled for their actions. it is pretty clear that this whole thing was started by the students, not the teacher and they should be forced to pay the price for their actions. The students should not get to walk away from this without being severely penalized for their actions. Maybe being suspended for the rest of the year and having to retake their senior year will teach them that things like this are not funny or innocent pranks.
Suggestion for you kids, take the $500.00 and feed a homeless vet.
So the students went out to entrap the teacher! Even put up $$ for it! Seems like there's something illegal there, does it not?
I remember Ms. Johnson, fresh out of college for my junior and senior year. She was slender and beautiful (to my lil teeny brain, but I digress). All of the boys took English Lit. and Poetry to be in her class. I remember doing my analysis on Metallica's Fight Fire with Fire for poetry and she was gushing over my work. I thought I had her right there and then, but a las she was a professional.
No matter how smooth the young man is or was, it is the teacher's job to send his ass to the office or not fall for it. I hope it was not her on the tape, but even if it is not, the damage has already been done. Why does kids now a days have to record everything?
too much tech in the hands of fools
"Would you say"Lucky Girl" if it was a 18 year old female student."
News flash: men and women are different.
When I was 18, I had a one time encounter encounter with someone twice my age. I guess if I was female, I would need therapy or something.
But, I'm not female. It's just a fond, happy, memory.
For all the Evangelical Conservative windbags, whats the big deal? You were damn sure Ok with sending thousands of 18 years old's to War. I'd go double or nothing and try and !@#$% her!
But that's just me..
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I'm with JS in SD on this one. The video is too poor a quality to say with any certainty that it is her.
I was in love with my 4th grade teacher, so I asked her out. She accepted since I was such a charming young man. I took her to a little league baseball game, she drove of course. After the game we went back to her place. I didn't think it was my place to make the first move so I waited and waited and waited for her to start something but it never happened. Our relationship just dissolved afterwards.
And he SCORESSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Studies show that kids are getting lower test scores and are becoming more obese. How fat and dumb do they have to get before teachers quit sleeping with them?
That is what kids should be doing rather than gang banging.
All I can say is go teacher and student,If they had had such beauties when I was in school I would still be there,this student gets a thumbs up from me.
@Denver Bill - "Studies show that kids are getting lower test scores and are becoming more obese. How fat and dumb do they have to get before teachers quit sleeping with them?"
Nice rip from Bill Maher's stand up
He posted the same thing on the article about the male teacher sexting a junior high student.
This teacher could lose her job because of four idiots making a bet. Kick the kids out of school for being so stupid.
No, she could lose her job because she had a physical relationship with a student. Its not the students fault, its hers for not having better self control.
Technically since the student is 18, he is considered an adult now. However, he is still considered student, where as she is his teacher.
Did you all miss the part where the student says it was another person, not the teacher and the teacher denied it? The video doesn't provide clear identification. Sounds like she was set up, hope she sues his ass and his parents.
Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty...?
welcome to the wonderful world of the religious right. guilty even if your not.
Burn the witches!!
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/46765286
Does anyone recall this? These guys did the same thing. I hope they are facing charges soon.
It's also called common sense on her part, I believe her parents may have taught her that, or was she absent that day?
I agree! There should be more legislation protecting teachers. Teachers should have more protection from the kids! They can conspire to get rid of a teacher just by making unfounded accusations.
Besides, in this situation the teacher and student would be consenting adults. Why should there be any difference regarding her job. What if she was a servant or maid in the boy's household, would that be a different situation?
I am not saying that kids should not be protected, but looking at the majority of America's youth today, there is no question in my mind, that on the whole, teachers have more integrity.
Hey, here's a novel idea for all of you who seem to coming down on one side or the other....shut up, hold your comments until the investigation is complete! None of you were there, none of you know the facts. Let the facts come out and then you can choose your side!!!!
Good Grief - the world is falling apart around us and MSNBC can't come up with something better to report than some kids doing stupid things. And naturally the answer to dopy kids is - fire the teacher it's her fault. " The good old USA in 2012 "
I can't believe they really think the students are the ones needing protection in this situation. Sounds to me like she was the victim of sexual harassment. 18-year-olds aren't children.
Too funny... look at all you fools jumping down someones throat over something that has yet to be proven. And another thing, why in the hell would anyone go after the teacher in this story or even assume it was the teacher in the video in the first place? Because some kid said it was that particular teacher and student in a video that doesn't have any type of clarity to distinguish anyone or anything? Were any names said? Were any faces clearly seen? And how is it that the story of a kid, with more then enough reason ($400 to be precise) holds more weight then the story of an adult with absolutely nothing to gain or lose? What makes more sense, a kid faked a video to try and win a bet, or a respectable teacher that has shown objection on multiple occasions towards the advances of a group of students and has witnesses to the fact has completely jumped out of character and decided to make out with a student? I think its also quite offensive the way that MSNBC painted the picture of this unfortunate woman as well. Why does the fact that she may or may not have tattoos or look good have any bearing on this story? Answer? It doesn't. It gives a biased opinion of someone because people tend to believe attractive women with tattoos are easy or trampy thus leading one to believe that the allogations made against this poor woman have any merit. They do not. Both parties already claimed that they have never had any extra curricular engagements and even the student said it was a hoax to try and win that bet. Lastly, stop coddling these nitwit kids. They aren't stupid and are more then capable of forming educated decisions. They are in high school not in kindergarten. That means they aren't exactly getting into a white van for the promise of candy... they are getting into the van for the promise of nookie and it was their conscious decision to do so. If they aren't smart enough to know these things that the only person at fault is the parents who didn't teach them enough. But as I found out just yesterday when I went to the casino and some older gentleman decided to try to cut line claiming he was hadicapped and that was the reason he deserved to take the spot I waited for a good 15 minutes for, people will use any excuse to get an advantage or as an excuse for their wrong doing. In this case their excuse is because they are only students, but in reality if this was done, say, to one of the girls they went to school with, you should all know it is a criminal offense.
@Better Mother
It's also called common sense on her part, I believe her parents may have taught her that, or was she absent that day?
Wow - did you even READ the article?
A - if she is a HOT teacher, I'm sure she has more than enough verbal ammunition to tell off ANY guy - no matter his age.
B - Dont judge others until all the facts are in.
glad the kid fessed up, but that is your bully pool out there.
Good grief Old man grow up I do not see any thing stupid about that if they both agreed to it,at least they were not fighting someone.
There is always someone wanting to control others sexual lives when they should be concerned with their own.
Hey Hobbesjd, what the heck does religion have to do with this? You are one of those libtards that want to lay the blame for all the ills of the world on God which means you are probably a pervert of some type and hate opposition. It's obvious to anyone with any sense that the students are responsible for this whole mess. Where the teacher screwed up was in not reporting the incidents when they got to the point that she had to kick the 'boys' out of class. Shes there to teach, not be everyones friend. And those students were probably raised by people with the neanderthal mindset that "oh boys will be boys" or their boys so it's ok for them to act like a bunch of whores but all of you out there hoorahing these young men wouldn't be so enthusiastic if the genders were switched. These students should be suspended and some sort of punishment doled out for damaging this teachers reputation and career. She will probably carry this stigma for the rest of her life all because she was trying to be lenient to a bunch of whoremongers. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who will always look at the victim of sexual harrassment as being at fault. Just as there are so many of you patting these "boys" on the back for their sexual prowess.
Sue the parents are you kidding, this was not a 13 year old boy, but an adult.
Would she even be under suspicion if she weren't 'appealing' to her students?
Sounds like the "journalist" edited the quote. What teenager describes a teacher as "appealing"?
Sad,, these idiot kids did something that may destroy this womans life. All so these morons could look cool to other students. If this was indeed a prank these students should be expelled and face charges.
It ticks me off to think that these brats are jeopardizing a womans career over a bet!!!!! I would take them to court if I were her, when this is all said and done and she is found innocent. Someone needs to make an example out of this kind of behavior.
Or we could just let this whole thing slide, but fat chance of that.
Unfortunately, there's no law against being immature and stupid. Hopefully, there's a Code of Conduct that applies to students, so there is basis for their expulsion.
this another form of bullying by bullies, they disresct thier mentors, how you think they treat thier classmates?
Seems to me the teachers need new legislation to protect them from inappropriate sexual contact with students who make/take bets/wagers. Of course this is America where one side should pay dearly while the other party profits from shamefully bad behavior without consequence. Just like Wall Street!
eh, let them kiss. it's okay.
She's a hottie.. but not to smart for a teacher.
Sounds to me like this teacher was being sexually harrassed by her students, but that's ok I guess.
That is exactly what I was about to bring up. These students are not innocent and we should not act like we still live in a world where this is the case. This whole thing began where "18" year old adults made a bet. Though she "may", because she is not guilty currently. If people are going to go after all teachers in the press like this (please do not assume I am condoning such acts because they are simply bad) then it's very simple we are going to have to write some more rules that provide better protections for teachers. One example being after two reported situations where there is the evidence that a student might have flirted with a teacher, the student must be reported to the local authorities to be investigated on the rounds of sexual harassment. Will it piss the prospective student's parent off? Probably and a whole lot more people myself included because of the additional resources this might incur. The point I am trying to make is this isn't one way, there are two people who I view as adults involved here and we will have to afford them both "equal" protections. Failure to do so could start opening up districts to more lawsuits.
Becky - you are correct. Teachers are not worth very much to American society. Just look at how low their pay is - a high school graduate makes about the same four years after they enlist in the military.
And they (the teachers) can be attacked in a classroom (has happened in the past), will be penalized for false accusations (as is happening in this story), and must tolerate the abuse of the Republican party in all 50 states (attacking teachers pay for being so high).
Bottom line is - why would anyone want to become a teacher in the USA? My wife used to be one, and she left as soon as she could.
that is an excellent point.
Yes! What do the politician make a year and what are their benefits? Life time with insurance paid for by us - the tax payers!
So a teacher who is sexually harrassed by students - to the point where she had to remove them from the classroom - may lose her job because the students made a bet? Plus, she was removed from a classroom position because of this harassment. All the students should be held to the school's sexual harassment policy.
yes, this is the part that most of the posters seem to not understand. this teacher, from the story, did nothing wrong, yet she might lose her job because of some horny man/children.
That's because our kids have no respect and no sense of consequences for their actions because parents can't be parents without some other person who doesn't agree with them turning them in to the authorities.
We also have a school system who is afraid to punish kids sexually harrassing a teacher while at the same time suspending kids who are doing good things like bringing awareness to bullying in todays world.
They have no respect because the 'system' in place today always protects them...and has them played out as the victim. Just look at these kids that call the cops to report their parents for abuse just because they were sent to their room. Or were not permitted to go to a party. The cops come to the house, listen to the complaints on both sides, and even if there is no indications to believe the kid...Child protective services STILL 'potentially' end up getting involved. All because of the kid not getting their way.
I don't know if this teacher was involved here...you cannot make anything out in the video. But by looking at the picture that is at the very beginning; the picture of 'them' on the cover of that paper, it doesn't look like her. Look at the nose of the teacher from Facebook, then look at the paper...the noses look different. (Though it could just be a crummy picture). Either way, I don't feel she should lose her job. Both were adults....and when you have Celebrities in Hollywood that are 50+ yrs old, MARRYING teens, (anyone remember the 'Lost' actor marrying his teenaged girlfriend?)...and THAT was allowed with no repercussions to either of them...it simply blows my mind when 2 ADULTS...bet, no bet, she being harassed, or not being harassed and she truly did kiss this kid....why 2 ADULTS should be 'punished'.
The Lost actor wasn't in a position of authority over the girl, and her mother signed for her to marry him so technically there wasn't anything to complain about (you may think it was inappropriate, but her mother didn't). As far as statutory rape, it is only an assumption on anyone's part that they had sex prior to marriage, so unless there is proof of that there is no misconduct. Odds are good that teenager was the more mature of the two.
When there is a dominant/subordinate situation, then there can be problems with coercion. I'm not saying that is the case here, from the article it sounds like the teacher was the one being harassed by the students. But the opposite situation has occurred enough times that school districts tend to err on the strict side when dealing with potential cases of sexual misconduct. Everybody knows teenage boys are the most manipulative creatures on the planet when it comes to 'getting some' (made even worse in this case because of the competition and the 'bet'). If there actually was a kiss (not saying I think there was).
My only point was that the 'Lost' actor, with permission from his Bride's Mom or not.......MARRIED a teenaged girl. Not kiss, as this particular article is about, but MARRIED.
And yeah, I understand the whole 'position of authority' issue. Her being his teacher, him, her student....Things like this are not 'supposed' to happen. People tend to view it as 'unacceptable behavior'. I get all of that, and I'm not attempting to belittle it at all. Yeah, if this was a teacher in her 30's for instance, and he was 17 or younger....THEN I'd have an issue with it....AND her. But they're both adults, this incident happened off of school property apparently....so no, I don't have an issue with it at all. ONLY because they were both adults.
Why is it that no one takes issue over a boss at work sleeping around with a secretary? We ALL know that has happened before...and most likely still does. (And no...I was never involved in such)...That's 2 adults, one in a position of authority over the other....Yet there is no 'GASP....HORROR....OMG!!! We need new legislation! chants, rallies, and protests happening?
Agreed - they should be culpable!
I love how these 18 year old students that have physical relationships with their very attractive teachers need to be "protected". So long as the student is of legal age, and a willing participant... it should just be a slap on the wrist for the teacher.
I'd slap her with a ten thousand dollar payday from each one of these stalkers. Call it restitution. After they worked that off they could go on to work or college. Whores have way more integrity than these four punks.
Unless I'm missing something, the article does not state the teacher is in fact the person in the video. The adult student claimed she was not. Even if the facts prove she was not involved, the damage is unfortunately done.
If one of these boys were my son he would be in deep deep dodo. I just hate it when these young men treat women like objects. It wouldn't be her in jail, it would be me. These four fathers should take these punks to the woodshed and man them up. If you need help you know how to reach me. Punks.
So, 26 years old is the new 19? This person prosecuted extremely poor judgement and should not be in the school system, period.
You do understand that everybody says it wasn't her, right?
I saw the video it's extremely out of focus and at one point the "teacher" looks right at the camera. If it was the teacher I'm pretty sure she wouldn't have allowed it to be videoed. I don't think it's her I think the kid wanted the $400 and him and his friend got some other girl that had hair similiar to the teacher to do the video and they split the money. These kids repeatedly were thrown out of her classroom for trying to flirt with her. She obviously didn't want it and yet they persisted. The only thing she did wrong was not going to the Principal when they didn't stop. Now she will lose her job over their stupid prank.
Jumping the gun arn't we? By the way WTH is "prosecuted extremely poor judgement" mean anyways? Maybe somebody could have used a good teacher.
Manhattan student who 'bedded' teacher scores $400 in wager with buddies
Pals bet who’d be first to seduce hot history educator
It has nothing to do with poor judgement and everything to do with impressing one's buddies. This is really funny. The teacher is such a sucker -- and I mean that in the nicest way possible, too.
It seems that about fifty percent of the posters have substandard reading abilities, having either not gone beyond the come on headline, or not being able to read for context and see that the students involved are claiming it was a hoax. A hoax that will generate some serious lawsuits I imagine judging from the Scarlet Letter leaps to judgment seen here.
With fine upstanding children like this, please explain, in a three paragraph essay, why teaching is an excellent career choice.
You know age really is just a number. All persons of the same numeric age are NOT the same age on other levels. Additionally, there are huge benefits to both parties in age difference relationships. Yes, it is not good when one person is an authority figure over the other; but often it is not the "authority figure" that pursues these "relationships", because they KNOW they will not be the one scrutinized.
Maybe she had a bet with the other female teachers...Who knows what goes on in the teachers lounge.
LOL
Twentysomethings should not be allowed to teach high school. The ages are too close...especially with seniors! For those boys to be confident enough to make a bet like that proves she was letting them know she was down with them. If she was a true professional they would not see her tattoos. She is just as young and stupid as they are...especially for trusting them or him. Idiot!
Some of the best teachers I had in high school were also the youngest. Unfortunately with the monolith of teachers's unions and tenure, they were always the first to be let go.
Too bad this "kid" wasn't a high school dropout at the time. Even IF it is the teacher in the video, it would have just been two consenting adults kissing. Really - are we going to insist that the 18 yr old pursuer was a VICTIM of any sort?
Could we please get some clarification on a NATIONAL level about the difference between an 18 year old and his firends actively pursuing a hot high school teacher vs. a middle school teacher coercing and molesting an 11 or 12 yr old.... ? Load of crap.
Huh? How do they know that.
Tattoos ought to disqualify anyone from teaching, because it demonstrates they have really poor judgment.
Really? You're not serious are you? Tattoos equates to poor judgement? So ethnocentric of you. There is a world beyond your pedestal, and it doesn't revolve around you. Try watching the Discovery channel every now and then and drive further than 10 miles when going on vacation.
Speaking of poor judgement, you decide who is professional by what they do in their personal time? That's just silly. My ex used to teach and has tattoos (she generally keeps them covered at work). The reason she no longer teaches is because she works for the D.A. now.
Will all of you please read the article. It clearly states the teacher states she was not the one in the picture, and the young man also states it was a girl- not a teacher. The whole point of the article was to make the point that these young, male, adult students made a bet about making out with a teacher, and the teacher is the one paying the price- but the fact is that they did this, and the fact is that there are so many idiots out there that can't read at a sixth grade level. Not all teachers are perverts, but we all pay the price when students make accusations or pull stunts like these young men did.
Ricky -
Thank you! I think people are reading only the headlines or skimming through.
Well if they actually 'read' it - then they'd have to figgir out wut all dem big fancy wurds Mean!
The students should be expelled.
Expelled? For making a silly bet? There was no harm done; as the article says it wasn't the teacher in the video. I don't know why she would be transferred since there can't be much of an investigation.
Except the damage done to her career. She is in the early years of her career is may already be fired for this. A Black mark that makes her entire training worthless waste of time because she will be black marked by every school out there.
These Boys, I refuse to call them men, are stupid, immature, and worthless. The odds of these boys making any significant difference to anyone is astronomical while the Teacher may in fact influence someone to become better and work harder to become something more.
I will not say I didnt have thoughts about some of my hotter teachers even so far back as 5th grade but thinking someone is hot and then making a video to win a bet and potentially ruining someones life is beyond crossing that line. The line is not even on the same planet at that point.
The boys should be sued for defamation of character, and or serve real prison time.
Someday these guys will be high paid traders and lawyers! The teacher will be stigmatized into a job that no longer benifits her or society. Jock mentality always wins! Yay rich kids!
As a high school teacher in my' twentysomethings' I resent your comment. My students' maturity level is, in no way, comparable to mine, and I act in a profession manner at all times.
If this teacher did engage in a physical relationship with a student, she is absolutely in the wrong, however it seems quite an unfair generalization to assume that all us twentysomethings would also use such poor judgement. What, are we supposed to wait until we are 30 to start our careers? Seeing as these incidents occur with teachers in their 30's & 40's, age is not the issue: stupidity is.
Luna567, thanks, excellent post!
thanks, NStiz!
No matter how this turns out, it's going to stick with Warning for a long time. This could ruin he career, even if nothing happened. Either way, she is the victim since the 4 men decided to gang up on her.
It can't ruin her career. She is in a union. She could do the kid in the cafeteria at lunchtime and at best collect full pay and benefits until she retires from the rubber room.
Sounds like you have a failure to read. She doesn't have tenure, and her job is in jeopardy. And maybe your contempt would be better saved for congress, which gets a sweeter deal than any union.
"`She always wore nice skirts, and she had appealing tattoos all over her body,' he told the Post." Appealing tattoos??? Isn't that a self-contradiction, like "jumbo shrimp"?
You have apparently not seen much of the world.
Stop being so provincial.
If you're old.
I have never seen a tatoo that was ever appealing, tacky yes, but appealing? Tatoo's have lost there individuality. It's not fresh any more when ever other person is walking around with the same tat.
Appealing? Never in a million years. Why someone would allow themselves to be permanently (and painfully) mutilated is beyond comprehension.
Inappropriate gov't school behavior in NYC the US mini police state? The kid's father said they all love her. Yeah, I guess so.
indeed reading skills seem to be a set missing from many of the the commentators here. She denies it, the Student says it isn't her but SHE is the one paying the price for THEIR scam.