Teacher Photos Online

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - sorry for not posting again sooner. First, another parent told me about this. Second, when you google this teacher's name, the photos do pull up. He was apparently a nude male model in the not so distant past. I'm not a prude and nudity doesn't bother me. But, when a child (and let's face it, children do get on the internet, and parents can't always control - especially when they're in 4-8 grades on iphones or computers) can see a picture of their teacher in their full glory - it could cause problems. I also think it is a lack of judgement on the teacher's part.

God save us from meddling assholes who worry about "causing problems" and unspecified lapses in "judgement". What a hero.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - sorry for not posting again sooner. First, another parent told me about this. Second, when you google this teacher's name, the photos do pull up. He was apparently a nude male model in the not so distant past. I'm not a prude and nudity doesn't bother me. But, when a child (and let's face it, children do get on the internet, and parents can't always control - especially when they're in 4-8 grades on iphones or computers) can see a picture of their teacher in their full glory - it could cause problems. I also think it is a lack of judgement on the teacher's part.

God save us from meddling assholes who worry about "causing problems" and unspecified lapses in "judgement". What a hero.

Wow PP, what is your problem? The OP is handling her/his side of this conversation with at least respect and honesty about where she/he is coming from. What is up with your name-calling and extra-hostile response?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even if the photos are full frontal, it's just a penis for chrissakes! Not kiddie porn or other questionable behavior. Grow up.

OP ignore this PP's efforts to make you feel bad about your parent instinct. Bottom line: if what you say is true there are nude erotic photos of a teacher of one of your kids out there, and you have every right to respond if you feel it's inappropriate. Everyone may not agree with you, but there are a lot of things parents don't agree about. You get to do what you think is best for your kids and their education. I think it is poor judgement, and I would tell the school, and I'm fine with the fact that some would disagree with that. Maybe they can focus their hostility on this issue on making sure their own kids don't make similar choices, because this case proves that once it's on the net, you don't get to decide how others will respond. It can cost jobs and opportunities, and everyone should allow the pics to be taken understanding that people lose control of pics and vids ALL THE TIME, regardless on what the agreement was at the time the pics were taken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even if the photos are full frontal, it's just a penis for chrissakes! Not kiddie porn or other questionable behavior. Grow up.

OP ignore this PP's efforts to make you feel bad about your parent instinct. Bottom line: if what you say is true there are nude erotic photos of a teacher of one of your kids out there, and you have every right to respond if you feel it's inappropriate. Everyone may not agree with you, but there are a lot of things parents don't agree about. You get to do what you think is best for your kids and their education. I think it is poor judgement, and I would tell the school, and I'm fine with the fact that some would disagree with that. Maybe they can focus their hostility on this issue on making sure their own kids don't make similar choices, because this case proves that once it's on the net, you don't get to decide how others will respond. It can cost jobs and opportunities, and everyone should allow the pics to be taken understanding that people lose control of pics and vids ALL THE TIME, regardless on what the agreement was at the time the pics were taken.

+1 Hay-sus Cristo- I was waiting for another voice of reason to pop up on here about this. No one should be nailed to a cross for having a lapse in judgment, but the reality is with the internet those lapses last and last and last. I'm telling my (age appropriate) DC about this. There's a lot of reasons you want to stay away from erotic photos, sexting and the like. There's consequences out there that last well beyond when you're tired of being punished by them. That's life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even if the photos are full frontal, it's just a penis for chrissakes! Not kiddie porn or other questionable behavior. Grow up.

OP ignore this PP's efforts to make you feel bad about your parent instinct. Bottom line: if what you say is true there are nude erotic photos of a teacher of one of your kids out there, and you have every right to respond if you feel it's inappropriate. Everyone may not agree with you, but there are a lot of things parents don't agree about. You get to do what you think is best for your kids and their education. I think it is poor judgement, and I would tell the school, and I'm fine with the fact that some would disagree with that. Maybe they can focus their hostility on this issue on making sure their own kids don't make similar choices, because this case proves that once it's on the net, you don't get to decide how others will respond. It can cost jobs and opportunities, and everyone should allow the pics to be taken understanding that people lose control of pics and vids ALL THE TIME, regardless on what the agreement was at the time the pics were taken.

Parent,

Be honest: How would you feel if, after reporting this to the school they (seemingly) refuse to act on it. In other words, the guy doesn't lose his job?

This is to all of the parents.

[Anonymous]

OP Here:

First, I never said the teacher should lose their job. I just asked what others thought about this. It isn't like I'm posting his name on here and outing him. I was simply asking what other parents thought. This site is supposed to be for parents to share in discussion as they navigate parenting. I appreciate those that saw my post for what it was worth, and for those that said some mean things - well, you have to live with your own anger. My post wasn't written with anger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP Here:

First, I never said the teacher should lose their job. I just asked what others thought about this. It isn't like I'm posting his name on here and outing him. I was simply asking what other parents thought. This site is supposed to be for parents to share in discussion as they navigate parenting. I appreciate those that saw my post for what it was worth, and for those that said some mean things - well, you have to live with your own anger. My post wasn't written with anger.

Didn't answer my question.

And it's to all of the parents.

What happens if you report these past indiscretions and the teacher keeps his job?

BTW: You said these pics are from his past. And they're easy to find with a simple google search of his name. YET, not one student found them??? Perhaps they're too young to care about google searching a teacher (elementary) or they're harder to find than OP makes it seem. Either way, doesn't seem like a huge issue. Otherwise, it would've already become one, especially if the pics have been out in cyberland for years.

[Anonymous]

Nude pics, from a previous career in modeling.
Not illegal or immoral.

You could TELL THE TEACHER HIMSELF that you know about the photos in a casual, non-threatening way. He SHOULD understand that they are inappropriate for kids and MAY be able to remove them.

Keep in mind he also legitimately may NOT be able to remove the photos. Most models sign away rights to their images as a condition of getting the modelling assignment. There is likely nothing he could do.

Lastly, I do not consider images of the nude human form (be them artistic, erotic, or otherwise) to be anything for anyone to be ashamed of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP Here:

First, I never said the teacher should lose their job. I just asked what others thought about this. It isn't like I'm posting his name on here and outing him. I was simply asking what other parents thought. This site is supposed to be for parents to share in discussion as they navigate parenting. I appreciate those that saw my post for what it was worth, and for those that said some mean things - well, you have to live with your own anger. My post wasn't written with anger.

Didn't answer my question.

And it's to all of the parents.

What happens if you report these past indiscretions and the teacher keeps his job?

BTW: You said these pics are from his past. And they're easy to find with a simple google search of his name. YET, not one student found them??? Perhaps they're too young to care about google searching a teacher (elementary) or they're harder to find than OP makes it seem. Either way, doesn't seem like a huge issue. Otherwise, it would've already become one, especially if the pics have been out in cyberland for years.

I'm one of the parents who would tell the school. And I would be fine with it if the school didn't act. I think it's inappropriate, I would be letting the school know about it, but as long as it wasn't something illegal, I would let the school respond as they saw fit.

And no, I would not tell the teacher first. I would at least expect the school to raise it with him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP Here:

First, I never said the teacher should lose their job. I just asked what others thought about this. It isn't like I'm posting his name on here and outing him. I was simply asking what other parents thought. This site is supposed to be for parents to share in discussion as they navigate parenting. I appreciate those that saw my post for what it was worth, and for those that said some mean things - well, you have to live with your own anger. My post wasn't written with anger.

Didn't answer my question.

And it's to all of the parents.

What happens if you report these past indiscretions and the teacher keeps his job?

BTW: You said these pics are from his past. And they're easy to find with a simple google search of his name. YET, not one student found them??? Perhaps they're too young to care about google searching a teacher (elementary) or they're harder to find than OP makes it seem. Either way, doesn't seem like a huge issue. Otherwise, it would've already become one, especially if the pics have been out in cyberland for years.

I'm one of the parents who would tell the school. And I would be fine with it if the school didn't act. I think it's inappropriate, I would be letting the school know about it, but as long as it wasn't something illegal, I would let the school respond as they saw fit.

And no, I would not tell the teacher first. I would at least expect the school to raise it with him.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nude pics, from a previous career in modeling.
Not illegal or immoral.

You could TELL THE TEACHER HIMSELF that you know about the photos in a casual, non-threatening way. He SHOULD understand that they are inappropriate for kids and MAY be able to remove them.

Keep in mind he also legitimately may NOT be able to remove the photos. Most models sign away rights to their images as a condition of getting the modelling assignment. There is likely nothing he could do.

Lastly, I do not consider images of the nude human form (be them artistic, erotic, or otherwise) to be anything for anyone to be ashamed of.

I agree.

But I am also curious about how these OLD pics have been online for YEARS yet it hasn't been an issue---until a parent decided to google the teacher. (for some strange reason)

Nude pics can become a distraction and an issue when STUDENTS discover and/or pass them around. That's when it becomes disruptive to the teacher's ability to effectively educate those students.

A PARENT finding and making a big whooping issue of an adult's pics from a past career in modeling??? That's something totally different.

I think these situations where high schoolers found out about their teacher's nude pics has confused some parents and made them believe that it's the pics alone that cause the issue. That's not the case.

[Anonymous]

^^ Now the teacher has morphed into an artistic model who may have signed away his rights to the pics. DCUM keeps it creative. The photos were erotic. You may have a difference of opinion about whether the teacher should be turned in, but don't start lying about the type of photos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ Now the teacher has morphed into an artistic model who may have signed away his rights to the pics. DCUM keeps it creative. The photos were erotic. You may have a difference of opinion about whether the teacher should be turned in, but don't start lying about the type of photos.

Here's the problem: One person's simple nude pic of the human body is another person's 'erotica'.

OP's description of the pics as being from a past in modeling does suggest "artistic" to some.

Until one/we see the pic, it's really hard to tell if it was 'artistic' or OP is being an irrational, overly-excited, self-righteous PRUDE.

[Anonymous]

The internet is an invasive hell-hole. As the parent of a teen, just counseling your kid doesn't mean they will 'make the right choices' and I think the entire next generation is going to face situations like this poor teacher--considering what they post growing up without fully developed frontal lobes and on the sly from their parents. Instead of going after the poor teacher, let's go after the internet providers /web browsers etc. respecting people's request to yank this stuff. Let's err on the side of restoring human privacy.

[Anonymous]

I still don't get how a simple google search produced these images? I guess I don't know much about finding nude pictures ... just seems to me it would have required more digging