Tried To Move On

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This came over the news yesterday. A 32 year old middle school teacher in California was fired when it was discovered that she had been in the adult entertainment industry prior to becoming a teacher. Apparently, students found videos of her online. She appealed her termination and the Commission on Professional Competence upheld the termination.

The woman had done nothing illegal. The activity took place before she had become a teacher. She thought she had moved on and put her past behind her. The school district insisted that she was unfit to be a teacher. The superintendent said that her past activity "...was incompatible with her responsibilities as a role model for students."

No doubt that the existence of the videos on line (and, presumably, forever) played a part in the case and its outcome.

An interesting lesson. But, is it right?

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Mitch Tobol

Good question. Brings morality and appropriateness into the mix. Would it be the same if the teacher had committed a white collar crime? Or what if she had photos on her Facebook of her drinking at a party?
Corey Bearak

Where is that Pitbull blood sucking plaintiff's employment law attorney that Fred spoke of there being room for in LI Legal this morning?
I think the firing wrong. Moreover what were those MINORS doing looking on line, whose computers, where were their parents?
Fred Klein

Agree with Corey and question how videos got on line.

Submitted by Erik_Scheibe on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 22:43

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Erik Scheibe

I would proffer that the movies got online because that's what the adult film industry does to make money. That's what she chose to do to make money. I would suggest that a life choice such as that would absolutely proclude you from being able to effectively fill your role as a community leader and shaper of young minds. Choices have consequences.
Riva Schwartz

In the internet age, there is no longer a reasonable expectation of privacy ever again...it's a shame when "youthful indiscretions come back to haunt us

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