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Should this teacher have gotten in trouble or fired for the comments she ma
I had this gym teacher in high school school last semester teaching my gym class who is young, (30 I think) and she teaches physical education and English. She is a pretty cool teacher and nice. We will be about to do the swimming unit. When she was describing what stuff you need to bring she mentioned to the boys in the class (out of earshot of the girls) that with the boys not wearing shirts she can see how you really look and how fit you really are. At the time the boys laughed and nobody cared but I’ve been told by some people a comment like that is wrong and she should have not only got in trouble but even fired. Should she have?
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Yes, she should be fired. Imagine if a male teacher said that about a group of female students- he'd rightfully lose his job, so it shouldn't be different with swapped genders, in my opinion.
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Dear Should She be Fired,
I think a comment like that is wrong because it could make someone uncomfortable. That said, if nobody was harmed by the comment, I think that it is best to let it go. People make mistakes.
Sincerely,
Little Owl
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I don't know what the current guidelines for teachers are and its been a while since my kids were in HS. so I don't know if a school would find it wrong. I see it as something border line that could go either way. She may simply have opened her mouth and spit out those words before considering how they might be taken. If you are male, you may be the only one upset by it. Boys at that age will take it as a compliment as it strokes their egos about their looks at a time when that is so important to them. If you are a female, then it makes me wonder how you know if all the girls were out of earshot. Then you tell me that some people told you it is wrong. YOu mean some girls who also didn't hear, came up and told you and why would they choose you to tell rather than a school counselor? If the friends who told you were male members of the swim team whom you're friends with, did they pretend to like the compliment but really find it offensive? And again, why would they talk to you of their complaint and not a counselor.
Since it is after the fact and not recent as in days ago, I would ask these "friends" to go with me to see the counselor (only if they were there and witnesses to the comment) to back you up. Otherwise, if there is no one to go with you, it may be dismissed, as there is nothing for them to question if only one person who didn't even hear it is saying the teacher said it. And what if what your 'friends' said to you was made up or changed in some way. It is best to not go to school officials when you are second hand to hear of it. It is best to only mention it to school officials if you truly heard it yourself. So, I probably would not say anything. The only warning I can think of is adult teachers who end up having an affiar with a student, who is a minor and going to jail for it. One never knows if such a statement is one of firsts to fish for a teen boy who has a crush on her and with continuous things said that aren't sexual at first look but could be twisted in ones mind to possibly mean they are open to having an affair with a minor. But that is too much imagination and without reasonable proof of this happening, it is only conjecture at this time. If you truly feel something not good is happening, then keep your ears and eyes open and when you and others witness first hand the situation, then all of you go talk to a counselor together, advise them of what you saw or heard and let them te3ll you if wrong or not.
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