Just Another Criminal

Like a moth to the flame most of us are attracted to sexual stories of teachers and students. If you look at the accompanying picture to this story it doesn't take Einstein to realize this kid is in trouble and it centers around sex with a minor. The girl is twenty-six and is(soon to be was) an English teacher at a high school in Illinois. I think there's a web site that updates sexual predators in schools on a weekly basis. This might surprise you but there are a heck of a lot more kids being molested by teachers than there are priest pedophiles. I'm not surprised.
Since I was a high school teacher for twenty years and also know quite a few priests I'm sort of an expert on both. Gossip is a beautiful thing.
When thinking about these situations certain people can get away with about anything. I've known teachers who more or less flaunted their conquests. I've known teachers who snuck around thinking they'd never be found out and that was before Facebook and Twitter.
Back in the 60's and 70's we tried to keep these things hush-hush, especially in the Catholic schools. Fat chance of that. At one school in Illinois we had a business ed teacher who had the whole package minus one component; a brain. At any rate, we all knew she was doing it with one of the handsome senior guys. Our assistant principal conceived of a plan. Six faculty members, himself included, positioned ourselves in the teachers lounge when we knew 'Barbie' would come in after her 5th period class.
As soon as she arrived the AP said, "Hey, did you hear about Fred Flintstone aka The Kid? He's got the clap". Blood drained from Betty Boop's face. Her eyes widened to the size of two moons then tears streamed down her face before she ran out of the lounge to God knows where. The lady in question didn't come back the next school year.
Back to the teacher in question who's picture is prominently displayed. She'll lose her job, be put on probation and maybe serve six months in prison. Men who do the same will serve five years in prison and be sexual predators for the rest of their lives. I understand this disparity. Men are from Mars, women are from Venus or so we're told.
There isn't really a moral to this blog. It's a reality thing. Whenever the sexes cross paths things happen, even if there's a fifteen year difference in age. Nothing will change. If it did the parents of these predators wouldn't be cheating on their spouses and everyone would win the super lotto.