Dating teacher
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Anonymous
NP. Perhaps I'm more forgiving than most. I'd say always inappropriate to date a married person, with the possible exception of a situation where it's a married-but-separated couple. As far as the connection through the school, I personally don't think that matters unless the mother's child is in the teacher's class, in which case they should wait until after the school year is over. If, for example, it's a high school math teacher dating the mom of a 3rd grader, I don't see that as a big deal at all. Teachers have social lives just like anyone else. To put it in another context, if I'm dating my child's doctor, that's weird. But if I'm dating another doctor who works at the same hospital, or even in the same practice group, there's nothing wrong with it. |
Anonymous
Why is it weird to be dating your child's doctor? I don't see anything wrong with that at all, assuming of course both are single. |
Anonymous
| And this is common knowledge among the other parents? Yes, that'll end well. Not. |
Anonymous
| Why is it weird to date a doctor you're kid sees a couple of times a year but not weird to date a teacher who your child sees every single day (even if they're not your kid's teacher). I don't get that logic at all. |
Anonymous
Conflict of interest if it's my child's doctor (or my child's teacher). I have to worry how our relationship might impact the doctor's advice,and doctor has to worry about how he is perceived since he holds a position of power over me and my child. It's the same reason you can date a co worker, but not a supervisor. How many times a year you see each other is irrelevant. |
Anonymous
| A teacher who would date a married person shows bad judgement and no morals! Definitely would not want him teaching in my DC school. |
Anonymous
| If hired by an independent school, you could lose your job STAT if you date a married parent, regardless of whether the child is your student or not. |
Anonymous
| My divorced mother dated my sister's high school teacher. My sister received top grades from the teacher the whole time they were dating. |
Anonymous
| Bad judgment by both parties. What happens when this blows up and that poor kid is left at school humiliated and embarrassed because the adults were so selfish. |
Anonymous
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Stupid question. Of course the answer is that it's inappropriate to have any affair, regardless of occupation, children, whatever.
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Anonymous
| PLEASE tell the name of the school- juicy! |
Anonymous
| Wasn't there just last year or so a fabulous tell all lawsuit out of similar facts at well known DC independent? Doesn't end well, but with social media everyone knows everything anyway I guess. |
Anonymous
| I'd say ignore it. If we all "outed" everyone we know who is having an affair, we'd hardly have time for all that SSAT prep! |
Anonymous
| Another stupid question. |
Anonymous
| This happened at Mater Dei about 15 years ago. Marriage ended in divorce, teacher moved on. Not good |