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Post by altoclarinets on Feb 5, 2009 21:07:46 GMT -5
So. We just found out that a former band director, who had resigned earlier this year had been having... uhh... inappropriate relationships... with a band student. Thing is, it was done in a hotel, so it wasn't like she objected to it. So should it just be him getting in trouble (6,000 bond I think, two charges of sexual assault of a minor) or should she get in trouble too (along with her parents for doing a poor job of keeping tabs on her!)?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2009 21:47:10 GMT -5
Morally, it depends on why she was doing it. If it was out of actual love, then neither should get in trouble, I think. If it was because of his position, it should be him.
Legally, he is at fault, regardless. He knew she was underage and that as his student, she was impressionable by his power and (theoretically) incapable of making the proper decision, and (the law must assume) he was using his power to gain favors from her. As for her parents, they had (again, in theory) every reason to believe that she was with someone who was looking out for her best interests.
It also depends on your state's age of consent. According to my research, in Texas, if she was seventeen and he can prove that it was consensual, he's golden. I think that because he's a man, and it was his student, he will probably end up in jail even if he has three priests swearing up and down that it was consensual.
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Post by fruple on Feb 5, 2009 23:14:56 GMT -5
Even if it is consensual and legal, the teacher will get in trouble. Trust me on this. That is, if he was teaching at the time of the incident. Otherwise, it should be no problem.
And yes, I do think the student should get blamed, but it will never happen. She'll play the "I was under false impressions" card. The parents could do that too, saying that it's the teachers fault. But it's not sexual assault. Geez.
I'm sorry this had to happen, that director probably won't be teaching anymore.
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Post by brassdancer on Feb 6, 2009 12:25:14 GMT -5
It doesn't matter if it was consensual, your teacher is toast. If he was this girls teacher at the time, no question, he's fired and there will be legal penalties. IF this teacher was no longer teaching at the time, it would probably still cause hiim some trouble in finding another job, but I don't think it's nearly as bad as being involved in teaching AND the relationship at one time. It may be the students fault, and she should be punished, but a jury or judge will never see it that way. If anything, that student will probably try to pawn it off as something else and blah blah blah ... it stupid. And like others said above, I'm sorry to say this but your band director is probably gone.  |
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Post by altoclarinets on Feb 7, 2009 20:03:49 GMT -5
He resigned back in November. The event allegedly occured the summer before... The student is not 17 yet. She was 16 at the time of the incident. It's ok... His replacement is a really cool guy who I think has the skills to really make the kids want to be good (he taught third band and second jazz band.) Of course we in the band are all one of three ways:
1. In shock. "I can't believe he would do that!"
2. Cynical. "Saw it comng like a freight train."
3. Making fun of it. "He's teaching his student to play the skin flute."
I'm mostly in category #2. I knew he was hiding something. Can't believe he would screw up his life like that tho.
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