Not to mention the teachers... 
Posted on 05/02/2005 7:25:30 PM PDT by holymoly
Channel 4 has a located a statewide list of teachers accused of sex crimes. The list of crimes range from rape, murder, arson, drug trafficking, assault, gay pornography, and even attempting to buy children for sex crimes.
State Representative Donna Rowland is leading a new task force studying teacher abuse of students.
"Our goal is to find out how rampant it is and if there are any guidelines we need to put into place so that we are protecting our children when we send them off to classrooms," said Rowland.
In the past 5 years, 46 Tennessee teachers have lost their licenses for sex crimes against students. 150 cases are still pending and -- that's 200 in just five years. This the equivalent of one new teacher sex criminal for every week of the school year for five years running.
The figures do not include a teacher who finds out he is under investigation and just resigns. By state law, a superintendent must report any resignation that is possibly based on immoral conduct, drugs, or lying. But even the state admits the law is one of those that is easy to ignore.
"The law is somewhat toothless. We'd like to tighten up the reporting process we co- could put teeth in it,” said Gary Nixon, Phd, Board of Education.
Those who wanted to hound the Catholic church have long been silent on molestation in public schools and from UN officials.
Even in the US there are serial rapists working for the UN who flee the country when they are brought up on charges of child rape.
Not to mention the teachers...
If they were investigating the public schools like they should, they'd find the public schools make the Catholic Church scandal look like Sesame Street.
The teachers union has it set up where teachers are exempt from any back ground checks. No one knows what kind of kook is teaching their children, or what that kook is teaching them.
Public schools are liberal indoctrination centers, where anything is acceptable, no matter how vile it may be.
These kinds of statistics were noted several years ago my Professor Philip Jenkins, University Of Pennsylvania in his comparison between Catholic priests, other religious from different denominations and secular professions. Jenkins found that priests had the lowest percentage of abuse of any of the groups.
But you can bet that there will not be slanderous attacks on all teachers the way there have been and are slanderous attacks on all Catholic priests.
It defies justice and decency to slander and libel any group because of a small perccentage of criminally deviate members, but this kind of reporting needs to be put into persepctive with the crap that was leveled against the Catholic Church.
You have the dominant media CELEBRATING a teacher who had sex repeatedly with a minor student. Entertainment Tonight is covering the wedding exclusively.
Children are not required to be in church but they are required by law to be in school.
Also they spend 8 hours at school whereas few children spend 8 hours a day at church.
FAR more opportunities for molestation. Now I won't say that this accounts for the difference in numbers of assaults, I am trying to make the point that there is much more likelihood for molestation at school and serious attention needs to be focused on the providers of that state mandated child care.
He?? From what I've read recently, the word she would probably be more appropriate.
you know what? Rush pointed that out last year. A great point. When a teacher does it, it's cool. When a priest does it, it's not.
I am astounded at the number of teachers who have been charged with these crimes. We're living in a cesspool.
State Representative Donna Rowland (R.-Murfreesboro) House District 34
...be prepared for a smear campaign from the NEA.
I'm amazed that we don't see more parents like Ellie Nessler.
Of course. There were priests who did wrong, but you will find pedophiles and other types of molestors in every group that has exposure to children, such as teachers, priests, etc. The emphasis on the church is part of a liberal hit job which is really all about abortion and homosexuality. Ironically, many of the priests may have engaged in homosexual sex rather than pedophilia.
In the '60's liberals plan was to change the world by taking over teaching. I guess that they have.
People shouldn't sue the schools if their children are molested, they should sue the teacher unions for hiring them.
Yeah, and goes to a different district and begins teaching (and molesting)again.
Funny... but I don't think the number of cases involving the priest issues have come anywhere close to this.
Indeed. I'll almost bet that within a year the scandal of teachers in public schools caught seducing their students will explode into a national scandal that will make the Catholic priest scandal seem like a small-time event.
I'm not, but then again one of my middle school teachers married one of his former students on her 18th birthday.
Moral Absolutes Ping.
One more for the road. People think that Catholic priests cornered the market on crimes against children. Looks as though public school teachers are miles ahead. Solution - no homosexuals allowed to become priests, and shut down government schools. The tax money saved can create zillions of private schools, and people will be able to afford them with the vast reduction in property taxes.
Parents, keep your children away from public screwels!
Let me know if you want on/off this pinglist.
I wonder how the Administrators and School Board Types stack up?
What ever happened to Ellie Nessler? I'm glad you brought her up, because I had forgotten all about her :(
Just damn. Middle school? I'm starting to feel like I grew up in the middle ages...
This is just for Tenn. If Tenn is reflective of nationwide statistics, then the situation is horrendous.
From what I've heard, my local Catholic school is as liberal as any public school. I investigated the possibilities, years ago. Many decent Christian schools though.
What state are you in?
In my state, teachers must have a criminal background check when they are hired - and their employment is provisional until those results are in. Another background check is required at least every 5 years, when teaching certificates are renewed.
Thanks for reminding me. I remember hearing about cancer. I hope she and her son are doing well.
Well, let’s see...She’s currently serving a six-year sentence for charges related to manufacturing the drug methamphetamine. Her son was convicted of beating someone to death after being booked in 18 separate cases over five years as an adult, and a long juvenile record.
Well I didn’t know about that. Got links?
This is a few years late on this topic but Nessler is back in jail for making meth. And the son that was molested is in jail too for killing his neighbor... not so nice of a family after all!
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