A 25 year old trainee teacher has been found not guilty for having sex with a 16-year-old pupil. The boy claimed that his teacher, Miss McIntyre, had allowed him and his friend in to her home and gave them cider while watching television. He then followed her into the bedroom and had sex with her. The boy, however, was suspended for the third time in six months for being disrespectful to female teachers. Instead of being the offender, Miss McIntyre turns out to be the victim. The boys had been taunting her for several weeks, locking her up in a cupboard, even mishandled her lizard. She felt very intimidated when they didn’t leave after asking them for several times to do so.
Miss McIntyre’s reaction on the false allegations: “Anger is not first among my thoughts right now. But he has, with no accountability, made an accusation and I would like to see him have to realise the effect he has had on me.” “I had wanted to be a descent teacher who wasn’t heavy handed but I think, to them, I became a joke teacher.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/8622544.stm
You can never be too careful with these things. One of the things I came across while teaching, is the difference between (physical) contact with boys and girls. As a woman, you can easily put a hand on a girls shoulder, telling her to go back to her seat and she probably will not be offended. For men, I think, it is easier to ‘touch’ and have physical contact with male students. Have you ever thought about this? Do you think about the consequences of hanging around in a classroom with only one girl/boy left and how easily he or she could come up with a story? And how hard it will be to defend yourself? Your career will be damaged, you will always be that teacher “who’s been accused of having sex with a student”. How many schools do you think will throw away your application, once they have recognized your name? I am not trying to frighten you or warn you, I just want you to be aware of these imaginable situations…
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Claiming to have sex with your teacher is one thing, but mistreating a lizard? That's just pushing it!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenSeriously though, this is some pretty nasty stuff. I don't think that those kids realise the consequences of their actions. Even if you are falsely accused, you still get this "I got accused" marker over your head.
Thanks for me making me more aware!