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From a personal perspective, an inappropriate relationship with a student is a grave betrayal of trust. It's a situation where an adult, in a position of authority, takes advantage of a young, immature minor, coercing them into actions they are not comfortable with. In the field of education, our primary goal is to ensure students feel safe and secure in the company of their teachers, principals, and counselors. Unfortunately, this issue has become a frequent headline in the news, with teachers overstepping boundaries through social media, sports, and in the classroom. It's crucial for a principal to be prepared to handle such challenging situations, to ensure the safety and well-being of all enrolled students.

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Having an inappropriate relationship with students is a felony in the country and is taken seriously. Being a part of the education world, keeping students safe, and ensuring they are safe with you is essential. This does mean it is appropriate to have a relationship with students or say comments that can make the student feel uncomfortable in your care. Social media plays a significant role in inappropriate teacher-student relationships. Teachers having students' friends on these social media platforms is unacceptable and can cause problems down the road. Teachers should only have contact with students outside of school if it is on a professional platform that the school provides for communication between students and teachers. Teachers are to be professional when communicating with students at all times.

Inappropriate teacher-student relationships are a critical issue that needs to be addressed. School is a safe haven for students to express themselves without fear of manipulation. It's imperative to create a secure environment and ensure the safety of all students. When reports of inappropriate relationships surface, principals must take them seriously and follow the correct steps to ensure the staff members are appropriate. This is crucial in maintaining a safe school environment for every student, as these relationships can have a detrimental impact on their safety and well-being.

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Child victimization or child exploitation is when an adult manipulates a child and commits other crimes like kidnapping, sexual activity, and child abuse (National School Boards Association & Negrón, 2020). Schools have policies to ensure children of all ages are safe in a school environment. Policies of screening visitors and incorporating software to watch students on the computer to ensure they are secure (National School Boards Association & Negrón, 2020).

National School Boards Association, & Negrón, F. M. (2020). Protecting Students from Exploitation: A legal guide for public school leaders. In National School Boards Association. https://www.nsba.org/-/media/NSBA/File/legal-protecting-students-from-exploitation-guide-may-2020.pdf

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CPS completed an investigation that found a teacher guilty of having an inappropriate relationship with a high school student. Regardless if the student is 18, the student was enrolled in school. The high school called the cops and had the teacher handcuffed and escorted out immediately.

Staff reports. (2021, February). Daily Journal; Daily Journal Center Grove teacher resigns after alleged inappropriate relationship with student. Retrieved July 20, 2024, from https://dailyjournal.net/2024/02/21/center-grove-teacher-resigns-after-alleged-inappropriate-relationship-with-student/

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A Center Grove teacher has resigned after allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a high school student.

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A teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student, who bravely reported the incident to the police. The student provided a detailed account of how the relationship started and progressed over the four years. The teacher and student communicated through multiple technology apps and text messages and even had a schedule of meeting up every two weeks for sexual activities. The teacher was arrested.

Overton, S. (2023, August 8). Las Vegas teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student for over four years: Police. KLAS. https://www.8newsnow.com/news/las-vegas-teacher-accused-of-having-sexual-relationship-with-student-for-over-4-years-police/

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A Las Vegas valley teacher faces several charges after she was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student for four years, police documents said.

On Monday, June 6, 2022, the alleged victim went to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to report that she had sexual contact with her teacher, Katilin Glover, while she was a student.

According to the report, the victim told police that starting in December 2017, Glover began giving her advice, which progressed into the victim and Glover messaging through Snapchat. The victim told police that she and Glover spoke on the phone daily for four years.

The report stated that Glover would speak to the victim about her previous relationships and sexual activity. The victim told police that Glover started sending her nude photos on Snapchat and that the two would have phone sex.

The victim told police that beginning in May 2018, Glover would pick her up in her car and drive her to an area near the victim's old house where the two would engage in sexual activity approximately every two weeks.

According to the report, the victim told police that she did not tell anyone about their relationship for four years because Glover told her she would "kill herself if [the victim] left her or told the police."

The report stated that Glover was employed as a teacher since August 2014. The report did not indicate where she taught.

Police obtained phone records from the victim that showed phone calls between the victim and Glover from November 2018 to July 2020, including "several lengthy" calls. The victim's phone service was unable to provide phone records from earlier than that.

According to the report, the victim told police that a lot of her contact with Glover was through Snapchat.

Records from Glover's phone showed that the victim's phone had been contacted 430 times between Aug. 2020 and Jan. 2022.

The report stated that police spoke with Glover on July 6, 2022. According to the report, Glover denied all of the allegations. She told police that she and the victim had a very close relationship while she was a student, but that she saw herself as a mother figure and a mentor for the victim.

Glover told police that she had driven the victim home several times and was "there for her." The report stated Glover said she did those things because the victim had "many issues." Glover told police that she did Snapchat with the victim "on many occasions," but that the victim stopped talking to Glover.

According to the police, Glover felt that she "put a lot of time and effort, including money, into [the victim's] future," and then the victim cut off contact. Glover said this upset her and she texted the victim "I love you and miss you."

Glover told police that when she and the victim would call, she would stay on the phone for long periods of time while she did chores or cleaned because the victim "was sad or alone," the report stated.

The report stated Glover's attorney, Joel Mann, gave the police two letters they said were written by the victim. One letter said that the victim wanted to give it to her for Mother's Day, stating that Glover is her mother and "better than her biological mother." The other letter said that Glover "is her hero" and "changed her life."

According to the report, the victim told police that she was coming forward because she had heard that Glover was in another relationship with a student.

In August 2022, police spoke with the student the victim had named, who told police that she had not been in a relationship with Glover. When police asked to see messages on her phone, she said they were not there because she had deleted all of her messages back in January.

Police arrested Glover on Aug. 3, 2023. She faces one charge of lewdness with a child 14 or 15 years of age and two counts of a school employee engaging in sexual conduct with a pupil 16 or older.

Glover was released without bail, with the condition of having no contact with the victim. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 14.

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Las Vegas teacher accused of having sexual relationship with student for over 4 years: police

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A Las Vegas valley teacher faces several charges after she was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student for four years, police documents said.

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" No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." (14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868), 2024)

When a teacher is reported to have an inappropriate relationship with a student, steps are taken to prove they are guilty, not innocent, of this crime.

14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868). (2024, March 6). National Archives. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/14th-amendment#:~:text=No%20State%20shall%20make%20or,Section%202.

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"Section 21.12  An employee of a public or private primary or secondary school commits an offense if the employee:

(1)  engages in sexual contact, sexual intercourse, or deviate sexual intercourse with a person who is enrolled in a public or private primary or secondary school at which the employee works;" (PENAL CODE CHAPTER 21. SEXUAL OFFENSES, n.d.-a)

The school must report any instances of a teacher engaging in inappropriate communication or sexual activity with a student to the Texas Agency. The reporting procedure involves [insert specific steps here]. This rule applies to all students, even those 18 enrolled in a school district.

PENAL CODE CHAPTER 21. SEXUAL OFFENSES. (n.d.-b). https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.21.htm#21.12

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“Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which provides in pertinent part that a person cannot “be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance,” 20 U. S. C. §1681(a).”(GEBSER V. LAGO VISTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST., 1998)

A student at Lago Vista School District did not report having a sexual relationship with a teacher. The teacher and student were caught having sex, leading to severe legal consequences. The teacher was arrested, lost his teacher certification, and had to terminate his employment with the school. (GEBSER V. LAGO VISTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST., 1998)

GEBSER v. LAGO VISTA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. (1998, June 22). LII / Legal Information Institute. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/96-1866#:~:text=Petitioner%20Gebser%2C%20a%20high%20school,Lago%20Vista%20terminated%20his%20employment.

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"Professional educators shall exert reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions which interfere with learning or are harmful to the student's health and safety." (PSPC, n.d.)

It is the teacher's job to teach students, not to manipulate them into doing something they are uncomfortable with, and to ensure their safety in a teacher's classroom. If a teacher is inappropriate, they create a hostile environment for that student, taking away their education.

PSPC. (n.d.). The Teacher/Student relationship. Professional Standards and Practices Commission. https://www.pspc.education.pa.gov/Promoting-Ethical-Practices-Resources/Ethics-Toolkit/Unit3/Pages/The-Teacher---Student-Relationship.aspx

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"The SBEC considers any violation of that trust, such as soliciting or engaging in a romantic or sexual relationship with any student or minor, to be conduct that may result in the severe and irreversible action of permanent revocation of an educator’s certificate." (TEA. n.d)

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The Texas Education Agency is responsible for enforcing a policy prohibiting all educators holding teaching or any other education certification from engaging in any inappropriate relationship with a student or minor. This violation can result in the permanent revocation of the educator's certificate.

Texas Education Agency. (n.d.-a). Disciplinary Rules and Guidelines. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://tea.texas.gov/texas-educators/investigations/disciplinary-rules-and-guidelines#:~:text=The%20SBEC%20considers%20any%20violation,revocation%20of%20an%20educator's%20certificate

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The Code of Ethics communicates the inappropriate communication an adult in the educator field should not have with a student or a minor enrolled in public school. Principals should have a set expectation for teachers to follow so they are aware of the consequences of their actions being inappropriate to students.

"Standard 3.9. "The educator shall refrain from inappropriate communication with a student or minor, including, but not limited to, electronic communication such as cell phone, text messaging, email, instant messaging, blogging, or other social network communication. Factors that may be considered in assessing whether the communication is inappropriate include but are not limited to

(i) the nature, purpose, timing, and amount of the communication;

(ii) the subject matter of the communication;

(iii) whether the communication was made openly or the educator attempted to conceal the communication;

(iv) whether the communication could be reasonably interpreted as soliciting sexual contact or a romantic relationship;

(v) whether the communication was sexually explicit; and

(vi) whether the communication involved discussion(s) of the physical or sexual attractiveness or the sexual history, activities, preferences, or fantasies of either the educator or the student."

EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 247. EDUCATORS' CODE OF ETHICS. (n.d.-a). https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=19&pt=7&ch=247&rl=2

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Zarra talks about the rising numbers of inappropriate teacher and student relationships and why they are rising. The book communicates why teachers are jeopardizing their careers and the roles of communication that lead teacher and student relationships. The book also discusses technology and how it has a part in inappropriate relationships.

Zarra, E. J. (2013). Teacher-Student Relationships: Crossing Into the Emotional, Physical, and Sexual Realms. United States: R&L Education.

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Principals, as the guardians of their campus, hold a pivotal role in ensuring a safe environment for all students and educators. Your leadership is instrumental in upholding the school's positive vision, a powerful tool that aids students in their success. I have some recommendations to ensure this vision is upheld and the school remains a haven for K-12 students, providing reassurance and confidence to all.

By setting clear expectations of what is appropriate and inappropriate for all staff and students, a principal empowers them with knowledge and control over their safety. This sense of responsibility and power is crucial in maintaining a safe and positive school environment, instilling a sense of ownership and empowerment.

Teachers and educators are responsible for creating a safe environment for students in the classroom and school. Teachers are not to manipulate or make students feel uncomfortable while in their presents

One of the key responsibilities of a principal is to take all reports of inappropriate behavior seriously. This commitment to unbiased investigations ensures that all students and staff feel secure and confident that their concerns will be addressed. It is a crucial step in maintaining a safe and positive school environment.

After investigation, if the principal finds evidence that a teacher was inappropriate toward a student, the principal must report the teacher to the Texas Education Agency and CPS. The consequences are severe, involving a CPS investigation, revoked teacher certification, and potential criminal charges, underscoring the gravity of the situation.

If a principal or superintendent fails to report the teacher as inappropriate, then the principal and superintendent can have fines, jail time, and certification revoked.

Inappropriate messages can happen outside of school, and social media plays a big part in teachers' and students' sexual relationships. Teachers should not be friends with students on any social media platform as this can turn into an inappropriate relationship.