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School Board Members Want A Closer Look At Teacher-Student Sex Issue
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Published: March 21, 2008
Updated: 03/21/2008 06:16 pm
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TAMPA - A Hillsborough County school board official said she plans to hold an emergency meeting to figure out whether there are ways to prevent hiring teachers who might have a propensity to have sex with their students.
Mary Jo Spack
As police investigations continue into two teachers accused of having sex with students, the board's chairwoman, Jennifer Faliero, said today that she is calling an emergency board meeting. No date has been set.
The meeting will address the status of the teacher arrested Thursday, but also will discuss larger issues. With two teachers arrested seven days apart for having sex with students, Faliero said, officials need to figure out whether there is something they are missing.
She said she will invite members of the teachers union, representatives for the schools' staff and Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober to the meeting.
"Right now we do one-on-one interviews with teachers and background checks," Faliero said. "Is there something we can do to predict if someone will have this behavior?"
Police arrested Mary Jo Spack, 45, Thursday, saying she met a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old student at a liquor store last week, bought alcohol and went to the Howard Johnson Express motel on Fowler Avenue. Other students arrived and heard Spack and the 17-year-old having sex in the shower, according to police reports.
On March 13, Stephanie Ragusa, 28, was arrested and is facing charges that she had sex with a 14-year-old student from January to May 2007.
At the school board's last meeting on Tuesday, Ragusa was suspended without pay. School officials said Spack is suspended with pay. The school board, which meets again on April 15, can alter that status.
In addition to the most recent arrests, Middleton High School special education teacher Christina Butler was arrested on similar charges last year. Newsome High School soccer coach Ronnie Lewis was arrested on similar charges in January. Their cases, likewise, are ongoing.
This morning, Tampa police Lt. Ronald McMullen said investigators were "assuming" Spack has more victims. The department later clarified his statement by saying there is no evidence to suggest that there are more victims. Department spokeswoman Andrea Davis said that if there are other victims, they should contact police.
Spack, of Wesley Chapel, is married and has a 13-year-old daughter. Neither the 17-year-old nor the 18-year-old was her student, police said.
Spack has posted $8,500 bail on Thursday and been released pending trial. She could not be reached for comment.
Reporter Thomas W. Krause can be reached at (813) 259-7698 or tkrause@tampatrib.com.
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Posted by ( yflowers ) on March 21, 2008 at 11:59 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I believe when Debra Lafaye committed this crime it was an act of stupidity. Now all the nuckle head teachers I believe are doing this for publicity, they wanna make headlines too. They want to feel important but they are going about it the wrong way. Thank God my kids are grown ups. May God be with these perverts.
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Posted by ( apmatssim ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The teachers are now invading the priest's territory.
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Posted by ( NotPlayin ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
What's with these teachers!? They have to have mental issues to even want to have sex with a boy...most of them, at that age, don't even have good hygiene. The high school boys need to be held accountable as well, they are almost adults and know very well what they are doing. They only do it so that they can brag about it later.
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Posted by ( GF ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:22 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
What really stinks is that you have to click on the headline to find out WHICH teacher the story is about.
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Posted by ( skippy ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:23 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
How can these teachers live with themselves? Even before getting caught, how do you look at your children, husband, friends, family??? And then after - the embarassment they bring to their family - is it really worth losing your self-respect for a "romp in the shower with a little boy"????? The humiliation she has brought to her 13 year old daughter (breaks my heart) - yeah, I really hope it was worth it loser!
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Posted by ( MyNameIsJob ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:23 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
she's not even a looker either.
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Posted by ( blkbudafly ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:29 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Just plain NASTY!!!!!
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Posted by ( Lakota55 ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:31 p.m.
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Posted by ( greenchair ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:32 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
How about...
"Judge Locks Up These Scumbags for Decades Without Possibility of Parole" instead.
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Posted by ( lovemy2boys ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:38 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
A 17 or 18 year old are not "victims"!!! They were not young girls who were raped. They were young men who obviously wanted this so they can brag about it and feel all big and bad about it cause they had an older woman! Far from victims! Was it wrong? Of course it WAS wrong! Maybe she did to make herself feel good about getting a younger guy but come you dumb a** women...make it LEGAL!!! I'm sure this wasnt the first time these boys had alcohol. Again...was it wrong? Absolutley! Now the 14 year old boy's story is way different because he's just 14! Although sad to say, kids that age are having sex willingly but that is sick for that teacher to do that!
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Posted by ( northfla ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
She has a 13 year old daughter.....
I hope dad gets her out of town as quick as possible, how humiliating for her...
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Posted by ( marlborodude ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:41 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Yeah But atleast with Debra Lafaye She was a hot teacher! This one....I wouldn't "hit that" if you paid me!!!
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Posted by ( taipan ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I heard that Spack, LaFave, and Ragusa have all signed a contract with Vivid productions.
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Posted by ( marlborodude ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:44 p.m.
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Posted by ( rosemadison ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:46 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Doesn't the law state that anyone "17" or older is considered an adult rather than a minor in cases such as this?
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Posted by ( drdneast ) on March 21, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
17 yo's may not have good hygiene but they do have an excess amount of testosterone which is more important when you're dancing horizontally. C'mon, a 17 yo boy, or girl for that. matter, is not a "victim," in a consensual sexual encounter. No matter what the age of the other participant. These are ridiculous laws made to criminalize sex by overzealous men who suffer from a Puritanical Stress Abnormality. Loved yur comment apmatssim.
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Posted by ( goodhands33637 ) on March 21, 2008 at 1:07 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Victims? Come on people, get real! These boys are icons! I would have loved to have the chance to get with some of my teachers!
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Posted by ( Doofy ) on March 21, 2008 at 1:25 p.m.
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Posted by ( Jasmine501 ) on March 21, 2008 at 1:32 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Ugh...she "ain't too pretty for prison"!
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Posted by ( bleuzman ) on March 21, 2008 at 1:33 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
goodhands.......you right bro...I would have loved the chance to jump on some of my teachers...back in my day the girls were such prudes....as a matter of fact I'm guessing most of them are the ones posting here who are decrying this womans acts...lol...I always said I learn better by doing instead of reading......ahahahaahahaha.....
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Posted by ( Landsturm ) on March 21, 2008 at 1:45 p.m.
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Posted by ( herskine ) on March 21, 2008 at 1:46 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Most teachers are great people for whom students' brains are sacred. You'll never hear about them.
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Posted by ( bc ) on March 21, 2008 at 1:47 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Funny, anytime anyone on tbo.com brings up the oversexualization of our society in reference to a local hooker bust, strip club controversy or your basic "caught with pants down" story, he or she is immediately labeled as a "prude" or worse and showered with the typical, "mind your own business," "everyones enjoying sex but you" rhetoric. And inevitably someone has to play the "stop worrying about sex on tv, in movies, at school, at the club: what about all the violence?"
card. But this is a prime example of how the boundaries have become so blurred as to what is "moral" or "right" in terms of sexuality, that not only are we seeing incidents like the above which were once rare between a female authority figure and juveniles happening but now with alarming frequency.
Behold the slippery slope...or in this case, the slippery soap.
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Posted by ( Guy_LeDouche ) on March 21, 2008 at 1:54 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Police are looking for more victims? Keep seaching, I'm sure they'll find some that are desperate enough to hit that.
Geezus, can you believe the kid who's bragging about it........Dude, you did what?!?!?!? Nice job Stifler!
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Posted by ( ialvarez1003 ) on March 21, 2008 at 2:01 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
people wake up this issue with teachers and students having sex is only going to get worse.this all started with the lafave case maybe if the judge would have sent her to jail the others teacher would not have cross the lines in fear of going to prison now its to late these teachers are going to want to get the same terms the lafave case got.thank god my boy is out of school.
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Posted by ( biker ) on March 21, 2008 at 2:04 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
She would have to give me a lot of alcohol to have sex with her.
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Posted by ( westwardho ) on March 21, 2008 at 2:07 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I don't think they'll have any trouble finding more victims out there and when they do, hopefully there will be more arrests. When you've had as many arrests for this crime as you have had in Tampa-there are more victims and perpetrators no one knows about.
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Posted by ( blackbengal ) on March 21, 2008 at 2:35 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
There is actually a website dedicated to keeping track of these incidents. bad bad teacher. FL is right behind
California and Texas in these incidents.
Why so many sex offenders per capita in Florida?
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Posted by ( goodhands33637 ) on March 21, 2008 at 2:38 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
"this all started with the lafave case"
Say what IALVEREZ? Teachers bumping uglies with their children have been going on waaaay longer than Lafave has been around.
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Posted by ( bbrooks ) on March 21, 2008 at 2:40 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'm with you skippy, poor kid,
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Posted by ( ProudLion ) on March 21, 2008 at 6:49 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
not what I get when the teacher took me out behind the "wood shed"
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Posted by ( puckman49 ) on March 21, 2008 at 6:55 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Her attire was inappropriate for a teacher. I hope the board does crack down on short skirts, cleavage and flip flops.
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Posted by ( WMB ) on March 21, 2008 at 7:05 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
"No date has not been set."
Wow.
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Posted by ( dogworld ) on March 21, 2008 at 7:31 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
This isn't about sex when it's between an adult and a kid. It's about power. Same as rapist. Just because the adult is a female and the minor a male doesn't make it sex, doesn't make it healthy. It is a form of rape. The kids may or may not like it, but a boy that age in that situation is not making a decision. He is acting on pressures, hidden fears of inadequacy, all sorts of things that can affect him later when it's over.
All those kids who were molested by priests and other adults have lifelong nightmarish issues. their lives are hurt badly.
Anyone who just assumes a teenage boy is mature enough to be acting willingly and knowingly in this kind of thing is really sick.
Just being male doesn't make you less of a victim.
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Posted by ( ad ) on March 21, 2008 at 7:41 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Do they want the video with or without sound?
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Posted by ( donttazemebro ) on March 21, 2008 at 9:18 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
School Board, when you have your meeting and try and see what you can do differently Consider this:
Do not hire someone who lies on their application.
Do not hire people who have been arrested before, even if they were not convicted, ( we all know a good lawyer gets you off)
Do not hire people who have drinking problems ( prior DUI)
Have everyone cleared by a physo doc
Make each Princispl responsible for their staff, if they are dressing wrong, or say things that are out of line. Then address it.
You can not tell me people did not see signs of the teachers not acting right
I have heard stories about the Freedom teacher, she dressed wild, talked to friendly with BOYS, it was obvious to everyone Hello mr principal, did you look the other way?? well now you have to face it, you did not protect the students in that school. shame on you.
Oh yea, school board, when a principal is found NOT doing their job, FIRE THEM.
then maybe they will take their job seriously
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Posted by ( 91stormvet ) on March 21, 2008 at 9:59 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
donttazemebro
You would have zero school teachers in your utopian world. People make mistakes and sex with a 17/18 male does not strike me as one these guys will be ruined over for the rest of their lives about. I bet these guys are yucking it up right now while playing a victim role. Can you say GOOD LAWYER going to make their parents some money! Get over your utopian world. Do you plan on being a teacher at the rate they pay them?
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Posted by ( donttazemebro ) on March 21, 2008 at 10:33 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
91stormvet,
it's a sad world we live in if we can not exspect our teachers in public schools to have a good moral past before they start TEACHING our children.
I really do not think it's a Utopia world.. I think they make a good living teaching I know you hear about how little they get paid, well I know some teachers and they live in very nice houses and well that Spack teacher, she sends her daughter to a private school, I can not afford that. oh, that brings up another subject, your parent is a teacher in public school and she sends her OWN kid to a private school, Does ms spack know something about the quality of teaching in the public sector...... oh dear...
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Posted by ( ktrax ) on March 21, 2008 at 10:43 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
donttazemebro
Mary Jo Spack doesn't send her daughter to a private school. Get your head out of your butt. I'm glad you give so much credit to those stories you've heard about her. Why don't you talk to the students and parents who do respect her as a wonderful teacher. When she was in the classroom, she was wonderful teacher! You must be perfect and have never made a mistake. You're a real genius donttazemebro! So informed, so knowledgeable. You write as if you actually know what you're talking about.
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Posted by ( nikita0229 ) on March 21, 2008 at 11:02 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
donttazemebro. I think your idealism is to be admired, but our society cannot fill the shoes of education with those standards. The examples you are giving of how teachers live is no doubt because of their spousal incomes or inheritances etc. Many people I know are educated with Masters degrees and barely make 45k a year as a teacher...in other fields with a Masters..you are looking at a 6 figure income. It is sad, but we pay our teachers so little, that it is difficult to put such firm restrictions on the hiring or there would be NOBODY to teach. I wouldn't do it for what they get paid.
On another subject...I have to agree with a lot of comments that 17/18 year old boys are not victims, especially if this was NOT their actual teacher and she had no influence on their grades or anything else. It was hormones and bragging rights for them. Should the teacher get fired??? Yes, if she is guilty as that is a no-no. Charged with giving alcohol to minors..yes. Charged with sexual offences??? NO. Huge difference between 14 and 17. Think about your own kids when you decide which age is responsible for their own sexual decisions. Many 17/18 yr olds are already married, parents, and in military. There are differences.
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Posted by ( joeyg ) on March 22, 2008 at 1:37 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
NIKITA is right. Ridiculous that people want to make out these 17 yr olds as sex abuse victims. And DOGWORLD IS A MORON comparing the 17yr olds here to the boys molested by priests. WTF is he/she thinking?
YES, teacher should be fired and teaching license taken away PERMANENTLY, but she shouldn't be treated as a predator. C'mon, that would be ridiculous.
And to those that want to compare boy/girl in this situation, there is a DOUBLE STANDARD because that is reality. It's not the same, sorry.
Again, people trying to be so politically correct to try and say there is no difference here.
IGNORANT.
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Posted by ( Heresyoursignstupid ) on March 22, 2008 at 2:39 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
17 and 18 year old victims???
If you believe that.
Here's your sign!
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Posted by ( Gigglecream ) on March 22, 2008 at 3:39 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
If our society promotes gender equality (i.e. equal wages, equal responsibilities, equal respect) then the law should not differentiate cases like these from those with male teachers. To deny this is to imply that male and female are NOT equal, and maybe we should rethink the whole women's suffrage thing.
"There are no feminists when the lifeboats are lowered."
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Posted by ( gwaring ) on March 22, 2008 at 7:58 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I graduated from HS in 1981 in Hillsbrough Co. This type of thing has never been uncommon, including a personal experience, with a teacher I hear is still employed there.
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Posted by ( lolafalala ) on March 22, 2008 at 11:41 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Teachers Gone Wild
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Posted by ( Claylisa ) on March 22, 2008 at 1:05 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Closer look??? What? There are videos too???
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Posted by ( rjc59 ) on March 22, 2008 at 1:19 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Frankly, I could not do the job on a high school level because of the make up of the kids today. Not talking about the face make up, but the way they think,carry themselves and talk. Be it man or woman these teachers are human and in most cases young and we as parents are not making life any easier. We want our child looking the best, having the best and dressing the best. But what we forget is that they are going out in a public where everything is fair game. Sometime when you past a school it is hard to tell who's the teacher, the kid or the parent. It must start at home. The world has gone wild.
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Posted by ( Claylisa ) on March 22, 2008 at 1:32 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
donttazemebro....you want teachers or CIA agents? The pay scales wouldn't match.
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Posted by ( mrwright ) on March 22, 2008 at 2:22 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Great post BC!
To all you idiots that are saying there's nothing wrong with her having sex with these BOYS, come near my daughter when she hits 17 and see what you get!!!
People wonder why the world/this country is in the shape it's in!
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Posted by ( crysntrin ) on March 22, 2008 at 2:23 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I dont see any difference between male and female victims. Teachers play a powerful role in students lives, even 17 year olds. All these teachers need to be fired, and banned from teaching. total abuse of power
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Posted by ( joepall ) on March 22, 2008 at 2:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Dittos bro. When I was a student, I was never "victimized" I would have loved to be victimized by any of my teachers....
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Posted by ( lauriem ) on March 22, 2008 at 3:12 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'm sure I'll tick off a lot of feminists with this remark, but here it goes........I'm going to qualify it though, because all men and women are not the same.....MOST men and women view sexual relations completely differently. USUALLY, women are emotionally involved, while men do it for the sake of having sex. If you don't believe that, then you don't have very many female friends.....And yes, I consider the so-called "victims" here men. If they are eligible to fight a war for us, they are definitely capable of deciding who they want to have sex with. For those of you that think they are victims, I suggest you take an anatomy class. I have a hard time believing this woman overpowered him and gave him no choice. I'll also bet you any amount of money that this young man was no virgin. He was out to walk on the wild side and that's exactly what he got. Also, she was not either of the young men's teacher, so I have a hard time believing they were pressured into their bad conduct for fear of failing. Another example of our youth not being held responsible for their bad behavior......By the way, where were their parents when they were out getting drunk and sc#@%ing (in the words of Jimmy Buffet)?
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Posted by ( dorian ) on March 22, 2008 at 3:24 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
This is getting tiresome. Why not "spay and neuter"? If it works for cats and dogs, then maybe it should work for teachers and preachers.
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Posted by ( jbsteel ) on March 22, 2008 at 3:33 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
dorian you missed one. Teachers, preachers, and law enforcement.
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Posted by ( Jayson_Barclay ) on March 22, 2008 at 4:28 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The issue is not whether this was rape or consensual sex...it was obviously consensual. The issue is that these students are legally incapable of consenting. Obviously they are incapable of making sound judgments, and were just looking for a good time. A good time for students should not involve being preyed upon by a predatory teacher in a position of trust.
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Posted by ( mrstratz ) on March 22, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
That headline is hillarious. Yeah, We all want a closer look.
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Posted by ( Jayson_Barclay ) on March 22, 2008 at 5:12 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I know if Debra Lafave has another go at a sexual relationship I would certainly enjoy a closer look.
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Posted by ( mrwright ) on March 22, 2008 at 5:38 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Some of you are missing the POINT! These BOYS may not have been in HER classroom but she is(was) a teacher and thus these BOYS are OFF LIMITS you liberal F***s!
Morals...some of you just don't have em'. SAD!
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Posted by ( pland ) on March 22, 2008 at 5:55 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I don't think I want a closer look on this one. Now, the other teacher....mmmmm.
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Posted by ( pland ) on March 22, 2008 at 6 p.m.
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Posted by ( eloquentmind ) on March 22, 2008 at 7:14 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Those of you who get on here and make disgusting comments should be ashamed of yourselves. Her daughter is in public school. Her friends and everyone else are reading these blogs. You preach "protect" the kids, yet you don't give the real victim here, her daughter, a second thought. SHAME ON YOU!
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Posted by ( LovestoSingAiC ) on March 22, 2008 at 8:51 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Guess the only way she could get any was if she got them DRUNK! By the way, the vast majority of teachers ARE NOT perverts. Teachers are not only underpaid, they're undervalued and disrespected as well. They're the unsung heroes in the trenches!
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Posted by ( chuckhill ) on March 22, 2008 at 9:19 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
"A Hillsborough County school board official said she plans to hold an emergency meeting to figure out whether there are ways to prevent hiring teachers who might have a propensity to have sex with their students."
If that is a serious question try this. On the job application where it says,
Sex____, if they answer Yes, you might want to look into that a little further.
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Posted by ( subaqueous ) on March 22, 2008 at 9:23 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
...if that's a new release on Blockbuster please let me know right away. ...Teachers Gone Wild!
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Posted by ( kmspots ) on March 22, 2008 at 9:58 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
5'7" - 230lbs....WOW
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Posted by ( donttazemebro ) on March 22, 2008 at 10:02 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Claylisa,
you mean to tell me if you want someone who has not lied on their application, had DUI's, been arrested for domestic violence, assult and battery, they wouldh have to be a CIA agent?
Come on, has everyone been arrested before??? If so, I guess I need to be a CIA Agent, cuz I have never been arrested, and I am almost 50. It really wasn't hard to do that.
All I am saying is, Anyone in the public like teachers,police officer,firemen,should all have clean background, Maybe if we put that as requirement, then that might keep people in line, if they know that's what it's going to take to have the job they want.
Teachers are so so important to our future, they are with our kids more than we are during the week, they have a very big role in molding our childrens minds, therefore they need to be held to a very very high standard
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Posted by ( donttazemebro ) on March 22, 2008 at 10:08 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
ktrac,
hey, you know Ms Spack, ask her what she calls her boobs, Yeah she named them, and let her classes know what they are called,
you really know her, well maybe you did not know her like you thought.
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Posted by ( namaste ) on March 23, 2008 at 12:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Stop for just one moment. Consider the fact that all you have been fed is from the media, who sells what? Stories. Not denying wrong doing here, but what I am saying is -- the majority of you sound like you are on JUDGEMENT rapage/lynch mob when the truth is, although there is blatently some wrong doing that deserves a fair trial and CONSEQUENCES.. you REALLY don't know what happened. Yes, liquor store & hotel = VERY BAD choices -- But what if - just what if -- those 3 kids that say what they heard in the bath room was something more along the lines of someone getting sick, or goofing around. I am not defending - just trying to open some of you JUDGES to open you minds and consider that this may not completely be true. I was once a 17 year old, I clearly remember how rumors exploded into something far from reality - in fact, I know many grow adults that still do it. Open your mind. Oh, and grow up -- stop judging appearances, seriously.
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Posted by ( zteam55 ) on March 23, 2008 at 7:56 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
How much closer do they want to look?
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Posted by ( Budbkind2u ) on March 23, 2008 at 8:08 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
This is such a waste of time, at 17 or 18 they are not a victim, in any way what so ever, the sex was consensual, they were old enough to know what they were doing. If the 17 year old robbed a store and shot someone he would be called an adult, and tried as such, and NOT ONE OF YOU WOULD SAY IT WAS WRONG!!
As a teacher we all would like to see her have better judgment, but to arrest her?? I think thats a little too much.
Should she be fired? yes, should she be charged with anything? Yes, but only cause she gave them alcohol.
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Posted by ( dhster ) on March 23, 2008 at 11:44 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
SW Florida seems to attract these.... pervs, the greedy, and the hedonistic.
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Posted by ( 91stormvet ) on March 23, 2008 at 12:01 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I'm 38 y/o and when I look at my high school yearbook, not one of my teachers were HOT! In fact, they looked like the sleestack above. If you look at today's teachers, many of them coming right out of college and HOT! It is going to happen. Todays teachers are younger! Nothing more and nothing less! Go look at your yearbook and see for yourself.
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Posted by ( mr_hanky ) on March 23, 2008 at 1:38 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
91stormvet, I'm 38 as well and yes, I did look in my yearbook. What I saw was truly frightening! I can't recall a single teacher I would have banged, let alone given a second look. Now, if I had teachers who looked like some of them do today... Well, that's a whole other story!
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Posted by ( crysntrin ) on March 23, 2008 at 1:55 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
jason-barclay is right..Its not an issue of if it was consenual..he was a minor, and she abused her power..heck even if he was 18, a teacher she never have sex with a student.
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Posted by ( RingMyBell ) on March 23, 2008 at 7:15 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
17/18 yo is consensual, and there are plenty of people all over the USA and the world in all jobs and walks of life, that abuse both power and trust. I have been disillusioned many times in my life, by those that we hold above others and to a higher standard, and they will always fail us.
As for this particular situation, the math adds up for me. A woman's sexual peak of 45 happens to coincide with a man's at 18, so that equals a romp in the shower, with braggadocio and consequences to follow.
I'm empathetic for her family, but they long ago knew what she was like, it was just a long-held secret, and now it's public fodder.
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Posted by ( reggiehightower ) on March 23, 2008 at 7:36 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Nevermind that she is a teacher, what is more disturbing that she is a parent. You parents these days are sick!
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Posted by ( Toonsdad ) on March 23, 2008 at 8:37 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The guy was 17, hardly a child. But I do feel for her daughter though. Public school kids are heartless, that poor girl is going through hell without a doubt.
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Posted by ( Gonnabustsomecapsupnhere ) on March 23, 2008 at 8:46 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
In 12 years that it took to get my HS diploma, 2 years ADN, 2 for BS, and forever for my graduate degree- the ONLY looker I can remember- was WHEN I was 6. It went straight down hill from there. Just as a side note- she is now 55-- and boys she is still a looker.
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Posted by ( signit4bes ) on March 23, 2008 at 9:51 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Great headline. Maybe we should refer to them as "Bored Members" since they're feeling left out.
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Posted by ( jfred ) on March 24, 2008 at 10:01 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
These are just symptoms of our societies sickness. No one should have to take responsibility for anything, lets blame it on someone else. The problem here is that we have placed too much trust in raising and educating our children in other people so we can all go do other things for ourselves. We live in a I, Me, My society and we just don't have time to be responsible for raising our children so this is what we get for the millions and millions we spend for public education. Even if convicted of anything its highly unlikely that these teachers will recieve any punishment and if put on a "list" they still have more rights than you do. Its really the parents who is the big loser. To be honest I doubt there are really that many people who even think this is a big deal as long as it doesn't happen to one of their kids.
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Posted by ( slsowers1 ) on March 24, 2008 at 3:31 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
good job d.g. you screwed mrs spack what an accomplishment! that goes well with your dui you got 3 weeks ago, what a winner you are son.
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Posted by ( Jackalope ) on March 24, 2008 at 4:37 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
I don't know why this particularly surprises anyone.
These deviants go to schools, churches and other places where children are at the mercy of adults other than their parents. Think about it. If YOU were a child molester and wanted a "target rich environment", where would YOU go?
What we need are psychological screenings of these people that specifically target sexual deviants.
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Posted by ( GF ) on March 25, 2008 at 9:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Next headline, School Board Members accused of voyeurism.
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