Teacher Wrongfully Suspended/Fired??

It is sad but unfortunately those who are the first to throw stones at this woman (the political crowd) are the ones who live in the biggest of glass houses! I don't think it was justified.

That's too bad, she was just trying to feed her family and start anew. But someone just took that away from her. I feel her pain.

This was a Repeat, or this had been brought up in another Show as I remember this incident being brought up... I honestly think this was Wrong of the school to Fire her. They should have been willing to listen to her side of the story, and then go from there. If anything the boys passing the Video around should be the ones to get in trouble.

That was just on Dr. Phil here today. I felt so sorry for her. I would never want to work anywhere in the school system she was in. They were so judgemental (most of them). I hope she can get a teaching job somewhere that she's appreciated. She worked hard to turn her life around and could be a good example to many kids. They also had another teacher on there who was suing several of her students who had set up a My Space account in her name and evidently put some pretty bad stuff on there. She wanted them to pay for defaming her, and I agreed with her. What they did was wrong, and they should be held responsible for it.

I don't think that was right

As a teacher, I have to say, at first when I looked at this, I thought, she should never have been fired, then I remembered my application. As a teacher, you are, unless working for a private school, a government employee. In the application, it asks you to include all of your employments. If she did not include this, and I'm guessing she did not, then yes, she should have been fired. What she did in her past, I have no problems about it. However, not letting your employers know about it, when you have to put all jobs on it, is falsefying the job application. It doesn't matter what job you are trying to get, it says on the application that you are to be truthful to the best of your knowlege. I find it difficult to believe that she did not remember this employment.

She didn't do anything illegal and I honestly think the school district was wrong in firing her. It's one thing if she was doing that while working as a teacher. It's something completely different to fire her for something in her past.

Oh my goshhh. That's actually really sad. I don't agree with that. One: she was trying to help her family. Two: she's not doing it anymore. But I guess when you do something like that there's a chance of that happening. That's just too bad for her. I hope she finds another job soon.

well I think it was wrong of them to fire the teacher. she didnt do anything wrong and didnt even bring the film into the school. maybe let her go from the school she was teacing in as the students might not be acceptable to her being a teacher anymore since the film was brought out. but transfer her to another school or something where the school admin knew of the past but not the students.

I agree that it's unfortunate. It's really scary how the past can come to haunt you during the worse of times. A teacher at my school told us that he had a friend who did very well at school, and graduated with top grades. He sent his resume for an opening for a pretty good job, but was rejected. After some mini-investigations, they found that it was because he had a record during Junior Highschool for handing in his homework late.

I don't think that was right. It was something she did years ago before she was a teacher and she didn't do anything illegal

i do not agree with what you do in your past should get you fired.yes it was a bad example for the kids but the teacher should of never got fired for something that happened 11 years ago.what happens in the past should stay in the past.

It was years ago and she probably did it to eat and put a roof over her kids heads. It wasn't a million films it was one. I agree the child should be suspended and the teacher should be left alone.

Well my first question is what was done to the student who found the film and was passing it around. I hope he didn't get off scott free for viewing a film while underage and giving it to others to view. I think it's great that she found a legal way to find funds back then and managed to turn her life around. She should be applauded for that. It's just unfortunate that this came up to bite her in the rear. I can understand why the school suspended her not because she did anything wrong but due to how it has disrupted the classrooms. It would be very hard for her to teach however there is no reason for her not to have been able to transfer to another school. If it had not been so blown out of proportion where so many heard about the situation this might have been possible. Now though who knows.

I don't think it's fair. It was commendable that the woman pulled herself up from homelessness and supported her children any way she could. Now, instead of rewarding her for her courageous feat, she's being punished. That doesn't give much incentive to other people who find themselves in desperate straits, does it?

I have to say that I am sorry that she had such a tough past but she made some very poor decisions by turning to that as an option. About anyone could get a fast food job or factory job to earn money if desperate without doing something like that. I certainly wouldn't want someone with that kind of past with my children. Teachers carry a big responsibility and must have a clean past and reputation in my opinion.

If it were you son in her class, where do you think his mind would be on his school work??? The teacher was very naive to think the past wouldn't come into the here and now! We all make life changing descisions and have to take responsibility for them as she will ultimately need to! But as a role model....the schoolboard would have no choice I believe other than the action they took!

hmm

I don't agree with it at all. it was along time ago and she is not the same person as she was. if anything i think she is a great example to kids and everyone on how you can turn your life around after making a mistake.

I dont think that should of cost her her job. Plus it was 11 yrs ago, its not like she is still doing it. She did what she felt she had to do to take care of her family