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Harassment on Student Teacher

by joy

Mar 13, 2010

Hello-

I am a para professional in a learning support class. For the past 10 weeks we had a lovely student teacher. It became overly obvious the cooperating teacher liked her. So much so I thought it was mutual. It was very uncomfortable to be in the room with my student (when most of the other students went back to their real class). I'd be in there with my student. I couldn't take the fact he'd text her and she was in the room feet from her. Also he asked her to come in early on parent teacher conference day. I also noticed she went to another part of the city to drop off sports equipment with the teacher after school hours. Turns out the student teacher hated him. Due to his GOD like reputation was fearful of asking for real help. She learned nothing and he apparently flubs all the data on his students. He admitted he BS's his way in the IEP meetings, people think he's god and he was texting her things like "hey hot stuff" (yes I saw his texts she showed me them to prove sh...See More

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JD What a terrible (and terrifying) situation to be in! I'm deeply sadened that situations like this happen in the field of education.

If the proof is adequet (texts, emails, etc), then it shouldn't matter if he is a "god" at the school. The state has the ability (and the responsiblity, in this case) to suspend/revoke his certificate. I think...See MoreWhat a terrible (and terrifying) situation to be in! I'm deeply sadened that situations like this happen in the field of education.

If the proof is adequet (texts, emails, etc), then it shouldn't matter if he is a "god" at the school. The state has the ability (and the responsiblity, in this case) to suspend/revoke his certificate. I think every state has a non- harrassment section for their teacher code-of-conduct.

As for the young teacher, in time she will recover. It's important for her to know, however, that she should ALWAYS report a situation in which she feels threatened or intimidated. Shame on her university advisor for telling her to keep quiet.

On 3/13/10, joy wrote: > Hello- > > I am a para professional in a learning support class. For > the past 10 weeks we had a lovely student teacher. It became > overly obvious the cooperating teacher liked her. So much so > I thought it was mutual. It was very uncomfortable to be in > the room with my student (when most of the other students > went back to their real class). I'd be in there with my > student. > I couldn't take the fact he'd text her and she was in the > room feet from her. Also he asked her to come in early on > parent teacher conference day. I also noticed she went to > another part of the city to drop off sports equipment with > the teacher after school hours. > Turns out the student teacher hated him. Due to his GOD like > reputation was fearful of asking for real help. She learned > nothing and he apparently flubs all the data on his students. > He admitted he BS's his way in the IEP meetings, people > think he's god and he was texting her things like "hey hot > stuff" (yes I saw his texts she showed me them to prove she > was not enjoying him) > "Maybe we should take a nap together" and in reference to > her boyfriend if he blew her off too maybe she'd hook up > with him. She was crying and I felt terrible. > (For leaving them alone or not figuring out she was 22 and > in a vulnerable situation). > Her adviser told her NOT to say nothing. > I on the other hand went to our principal with her > confession. Her University is following up (thankfully her > supervisor suggested this was wrong). > He is now e-mailing her to try to meet up, how can he get > her recommendation to her and he forgot to give her > something. He also was upset when she left and asked me to > read her card and said they did things outside the class. > Shared a 'real' friendship. > I suggested maybe she wanted more of a professional > relationship. > Apparently this teacher was caught in the act (making out) > with a para professional last year and just terrorized the > teacher that caught them. > (Yes he's married)... > > Thoughts - and the young girl is terrorized.

Mar 14, 2010

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Leah I agree with JD. How sad

Mar 17, 2010

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