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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, sexual contact with a minor who is not of the age of consent is already illegal.

I think the way she constructed her argument was ill-advised and she used some examples and drew some parallels that undercut her premise. But ultimately I agree with her.

Teachers who have any kind of sexual contact or inappropriate interaction with students of any age should be summarily fired. Period.

Teachers who have any kind of sexual contact with students under the age of consent (16 in MD and DC, 18 in VA) should be prosecuted.

Teachers who have any kind of non-consensual sexual contact with students over the age of the age of consent should be prosecuted (as should non-teachers).

But consensual relationships between two people, both of the age of consent, are not illegal, nor should they be, even if one of those people is a teacher. Fire the teacher, yes. Prosecute him/her, no.[/quote]

If a 45 year old teacher has a sexual relationship with my 18 year old kid, I will be prosecuted for murder. Do you have kids? Do you understand the teacher-student relationship is not equal? Are you simply an asshole?[/quote]

I don't think I am an asshole, but YMMV. I do have children, and I am quite familiar with the teacher-student relationship.

The reality is that if your 18-year-old kid wants to engage in a sexual relationship or even marry any 45-year-old , of any occupation, he or she is free to do so. It doesn't matter if that 45-year-old is your best friend's DH or your kids' babysitter or your DC's college professor or your DC's boss. As long as your DC is of the age of consent, and as long as the relationship is consensual, it is legal in every state in the US. Why should it suddenly be illegal because the 45-year-old is a high school teacher?

I wouldn't like it either, and I completely sympathize with your hypothetical reaction. I would be beside myself. But if we have an age of consent, then we have to respect what the person in question is consenting to, however uncomfortable it makes us or unethical the behavior. The teacher should be fired. But the behavior is not illegal.[/quote]

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