Topic : 12/06 Teacher Troubles

My exact sentiment regarding how Dr. Phil handled this young assistant principal.  I say "you go girl."  She is absolutely doing the right thing.  His questioning her repeatedly as to how she was handling it and taking this young boy to court really ticked me off.  It sounded like a 'typical male view.'  I agree 100%.

I also posted my view extensively today on the message board.

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Dear sarahse10

  You've got it right.

  There is another Dr Phil quote that applies here as well.  Dr Phils "it's OK boys, you're just kids and you didn't really mean to hurt anybody, so don't do it again" has been the program for so many years. That quote is "HOW'S THAT WORKING FOR YOU". And as we all know if that approach was working this would not have happened.

I agree totally. 

This could be made into a show of its own......how young people NEED to be made responsible for their actions from a very young age.  Discipline or punishment should always fit the bad deed and not swept under the rug.  Dr. Phil disappointed me terribly as to how he felt the apology and some community service would make everything okay.  WRONG!

It seems that the school administration and some people want to give the teacher a life sentence for doing something that was not illegal though certainly unsavory. There is no doubt in my mind that she has suffered greatly for her unfortunate decisions but has managed to pull herself together, hold her head up and decide to move forward and be the best mother, teacher and person she can be. She is a good example for anyone. If we make children believe that they can never overcome bad decisions, why would they even try? I am sure she regrets her decisions with every fiber of her being, but it is not something she can change, only overcome. She has, now the rest of the world needs to leave it be. Criminals who actually maim and kill others don't get the punishment that some want to inflict on this teacher.

As for the vice principal who is sueing a student and his parents, it is probably the only recourse she has. Schools are no longer allowed to discipline students with anything meaningful because the parents will sue the schools. To think otherwise, is to be out of touch with reality. Until the schools are given back some authority and parents hold themselves and their children accountable, there is not much else she can do.

Not hiring someone is not "giving them a life sentence".   People apply for jobs and fail to get hired everyday.

Tericka has been well rewarded for her years in the porn industry.  She made enough money to live well and go to college.  Even if she doesn't get another teaching job she should have no trouble getting a job in industry or research where she can use her degree and earn quite a bit of money -- probably more than she would teaching. 

 So, you see, lack of virtue is  rewarded.  if you want your children to learn that the end justifies the means you can point that out for them.  Maybe they will want to follow  Tericka's example and earn their college money through the sex industry!  Why not?

It is clear that this teacher is being discriminated. We have an EEOC that legislate the EEO laws. The school is judging the teacher by what she has done in the past, then if they are to banish teachers for what they have done while they were young than the ones who opted for abortion and killed their own kids should be banished???? The ones who used drugs or were addicted once which is completely against the law should also be fired??? Actually, if they are to judge the teachers based on what they have done, then they would have to investigate all the theacher's lives and check if they were capable of teaching their kids.

Actually it appears to me that what they are teaching their kids is that our society must be judgemental and discriminatory towards others, for if the school praises the teacher for overcoming her weaknessess and thinks that the only thing is that she is not suitable for teaching, then the school itself should find her another task, maybe as an educational coordinator, or as a councelor, that would show they are not being discriminatory, as a matter of fact that would show that they are as eclectic as our society and that they are in favor of diversification which discribes our society in all. Other than that, with the actions they are taking the school is showing that THEY are out of the law, not the teacher.

If there is any doubt please consult the eeoc.gov , they have all the information that can help in this situation. And I am sorry to say that, shame on this board, they just lost a great opportunity to teach their kids how to be forgiven, and to teach them that life sometimes is tough but you can overcome with good will, and you can make the right choices even if you had already done wrong things in the past. This is what real education is all about!