The blog features comments on the onslaught of attempts to characterize classroom teachers are overpaid, underworked perverts, with the latest example Sen. Jane Cunningham's Amy Hestir Student Protection Act, which is on its way to Gov. Jay Nixon's desk. The following passage is taken from the post:
Another bill, also sponsored by Sen. Cunningham, passed the House today and is on its way to Gov. Jay Nixon for his signature. In this bill, the senator, who is expected to announce a bid for Congress next week, made it appear as if Missouri public schools are a cesspool of pervert teachers being passed around from one district to another, molesting hundreds of children.
The bill adds stringent requirements for school districts looking to hire teachers (unnecessary requirements since Missouri has had a strong protection system in place for nearly two decades) and requires more training so teachers can spot those who are preying on students. Most irritating of all to me and other teachers who have worked to teach students the responsible use of social networking, teachers will no longer be allowed to communicate with students or former students through Facebook or other social networking sites.
This bill, I might add, was passed with the backing of the Missouri National Education Association, which was only concerned that teachers charged with crimes involving students be afforded due process.
1 comment:
Calm down Turner.
School teachers SHOULD get caught up in the 'sexual predators' hysteria. When you have someone like yourself screetching about how everyone is a pervert except yourself and that "there ought to be a law" then of course sooner rather than later there will be increased scrutiny at your door. Who do you think is more likely to be a pervert? Some truck-driver or someone in a profession which is close to school schildren, like teachers?
Your whining and puling about how you public school teachers shouldn't be monitored at all while those of us who have to work for a living must pay more taxes isn't going to impress us much. Get over yourself and live with increased public scrutiny of the sort that you advocated back when you were an incompetent and dishonest editor and now school teacher.
Reading the hysteria you put out reveals that you think that you have something to hide and that you are making demands based upon an inflated and idiotic appraisal as to your moral and mental worth. You are beginning to sound like someone who has something to hide. So . . . . keep it up, never mind what I say. You seem determined to put your head in a noose, Turner.
What goes around comes around. Its coming around to you, Turner. About time, too.
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