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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP.  I see many people posting comments of surprise and shock that the teacher would exhibit such bad judgment. Other people commenting on how big 17yo student was, and what he told other students about the encounter. I'm a little surprised there is not more OUTRAGE against the teacher.  This is a 22yo teacher having sex with a 17yo student.  Why is that not viewed as completely offensive?  I'm guessing the lack of high outrage here is because the more common male-female roles are reversed.

If this had been a 22yo male substitute teacher caught having sex with a 17yo female student, would people be more outraged?[/quote]

You're right, there's a double standard. I believe that in some instances a double standard is justified. It's easy for me to believe a 17-year-old football player could physically intimidate a 22-year-old woman; it's harder for me to believe a 17-year-old girl -- even a very athletic one -- would be likely to intimidate a 22-year-old man.

However, I also made the comparison to the Horace Mann abuse case -- in that case, the victims were all boys; the difference is the teachers weren't first-day subs but esteemed employees. So I don't think gender is the only thing at play here.[/quote]

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