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I'm going to solicit opinions from other teachers regarding a dating question. I'm a male high school teacher in my early 30s. I work in a university town. I've met another guy who is an undergraduate university student in his early 20s. This person is NOT a former student.

Do you see any issues with this relationship based on age, relative to the fact that the other party is closer in age to my students (maybe a few years separation) than he is to me?

I've had mixed opinions, but I like this as a more anonymous venue.

I'm not looking for a lecture or opinions on dating younger people per se, e.g., issues with maturity, etc. I'm just wondering if a high school teacher raises eyebrows for being in a relationship with someone only a few years removed from the students he's teaching, or whether or not it's none of anybody's business and shouldn't be a moral issue?
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Older than dirt I am retired now and have been around since long before you were born, there was social media, or the internet.

If you decide to go ahead with this relationship

1) do so without a social media presence. Someone (parent, admin, student) will find you on social media and the repercussions will be devastating. Teachers are held to h...See More
Jan 12, 2017
me Honestly I don't think this is an issue at all. Even if he was a former student, he is of legal age and is furthermore not your student. No problems! Perhaps I would refrain from announcing your relationship details on Facebook for a while,though. But even that shouldn't be a problem.

On 1/12/17, J - IA wrote: > I'm going to solicit opi...See More
Jan 12, 2017
Another opinion These are the types of "gossip" tales that people like to talk about. Whether or not it's something that would actually have an impact on your job is more of a 'your mileage may vary' question. No one on here would really know anything specific about the culture of your district, nor the administration. I agree with previous posters that ...See More
Jan 12, 2017
J - IA It was nice to get some different perspectives here, even though they were varied. I do appreciate the responses. That's why I posted, I thought it would be beneficial to hear from some other fellow teaching professionals, who are not co-workers, in a different venue such as t-net.
Jan 13, 2017
In my district no one would bat an eye. nfm On 1/12/17, Another opinion wrote: > These are the types of "gossip" tales that > people like to talk about. Whether or not > it's something that would actually have an > impact on your job is more of a 'your mileage > may vary' question. No one on here would > really know anything specific about the > culture of your...See More
Jan 14, 2017


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