Anonymous wrote:^^ I don't want my child exposed to someone who's evidence of poor judgment is out there for the world to see. Sure, there's other conduct out there just as bad if not worse and parents don't know about it. But, when it's in your face, caring adults have to respond. If this teacher had other issues and no one said anything, how would everyone feel if those behaviors came out later. What would everyone say if, for example, the teacher was a pedophile and was taking nude photos of the kids? I'm sure the connection would be made. I also wouldn't want someone who was a smoker around the kids, so if I saw a teacher lighting up anywhere there was a chance the kids could see, I would tell the school. You can call me extreme, but I'd say those who don't give a darn and have no standards for who should be allowed to impact children are extremely foolish. And as far as people coming to school naked under their clothes, so porn is okay because people have sex at home in their beds. The logic here is nonsensical.

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. And if your nudie pics end up on a parent's radar and you interact with their kid, tough luck. Karma will not protect you, nor will it bite that parent back just because YOU think it's an over-reaction.

this makes no sense at all. you still didn't answer the question. what are you protecting your children from?

Anonymous wrote:Wow, a lot of people in this discussion have a LOT of issues and obviously have a lot of skeletons in their closets - partially-clothed skeletons in compromising poses, obviously!

To all the people saying "How did OP find the photos? A simple google search isn't enough!", well only OP can explain how she specifically found them, but seriously, I feel sorry for you guys because your kids are either already or will be running circles around you with their internet use, if you don't understand how these pics can be found! Are you kidding me?

Name of teacher + curious students + internet = If there's dirt to be found under their name, it will be found!

It's stunning to me that it's a mystery to you how anyone would find these pics. When it's happened to 2 teachers I know of, it was kids who found the pics. Why is that suprising? If we'd had the internet when I was in high school, I can absolutely imagine us at an overnight party looking up all our teachers on Facebook and googling them to see what comes up. But it only takes one bored child with a smartphone or computer access to dig up a photo, and then it's viral.

Why is this so surprising to so many of you?

And to all those saying "it's privacy, it's about privacy", you need to wake up and welcome yourself to 2013. There is a level of privacy that people deserve. But guess what? When you take compromising photos (and it really is ONLY about compromising photos - tastefully done clothed photos that are clearly artistic are simply not going to get anyone fired), even if you don't post them online, you need to realize you never ever know what will happen. I've had several past boyfriends (and current DH) try to talk me into taking photos or videos. And I always say the same thing: "Right now, everything's great and you'd never use them against me. But who knows what could happen?" and I don't take the pics.

Everyone doesn't know that, ok, I get it. And sometimes people are forced to take pics in absuive relationships or other situations they didn't choose and don't feel they can get out of. And I seriously and sincerely feel for them.

But the end result is the same: once compromising photosa are captured, and especially when you or anyone else posts them online, you lose your right to privacy once they're "out there". If I can find it by googling you or being your FB friend, that's it, privacy GONE (no matter what your privacy settings are). And there are some fields and professions (and simply some employers, regardless of what field) who will see your compromising photo presence online as poor judgement and it will cost you.

It's reality, it's part of living in this cyber world, and you can huff and puff on DCUM all you want about firing the Walmart cashier; it won't change that you have zero control over how other people use what's online or respond to what's online if they find it.

And a last note about karma: if you think you're doing the right thing, and that you are protecting your kids and being responsible, karma is not going to come back and bite you. Depending on the level of the photos and if kids were the ones to find them, it is totally understandable that a parent would be concerned and tell the school. You don't get to choose other people's reactions, and if you really want to have that level of privacy, don't take the pics and certainly don't post them online!

. And if your nudie pics end up on a parent's radar and you interact with their kid, tough luck. Karma will not protect you, nor will it bite that parent back just because YOU think it's an over-reaction.

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nd that you are protecting your kids and being responsible, karma is not going to come back and bite you.

Protect them from what, exactly?

nd that you are protecting your kids and being responsible, karma is not going to come back and bite you.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the school should know. That demonstrates pretty poor judgement on the part of the teacher in general, and could be very confusing or disturbing to children. If you choose to work with children please keep your photos to yourself. I would QUIETLY tell school admin and ask them to speak to teacher. Doesn't do anyone any good if word gets out!

Okay, so teachers lose their first amendment rights when they choose to teach?

As long as a teacher isn't showing the pictures to students or otherwise mixing them up with her teaching, I don't see why the school has to know.



I'll just add that as long as said pictures don't become a distraction--ie: students find out about them--there's no big deal.

The problem is that so many parents are more concerned with trying to run schools and teachers than they are with worrying about their own homes and families. As long as the teacher is effective in the classroom (and his pics haven't become a known issue), MYOB.

The fact that some parents think it's okay to expose a teacher's past like that is ridiculous. Everyone has a past/things they'd like to keep private. How about I QUIETLY tell your boss about the affair or money troubles your family is having? Don't those two things mean you lack integrity, are untrustworthy, and too irresponsible to handle your own finances to be trusted with your employers business?

See how that works?

Right. Everyone has a right to their private life and just because some PPs don't like it doesn't mean they should have any power to expose anyone's private life.

Why stop there? What about any pictures your pediatrician might have out there? Should you try to get her fired as well by helpfully telling the hospital administration? After all, doctors should be held to a higher standard. See? Not such a slippery slope.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the school should know. That demonstrates pretty poor judgement on the part of the teacher in general, and could be very confusing or disturbing to children. If you choose to work with children please keep your photos to yourself. I would QUIETLY tell school admin and ask them to speak to teacher. Doesn't do anyone any good if word gets out!

Okay, so teachers lose their first amendment rights when they choose to teach?

As long as a teacher isn't showing the pictures to students or otherwise mixing them up with her teaching, I don't see why the school has to know.



I'll just add that as long as said pictures don't become a distraction--ie: students find out about them--there's no big deal.

The problem is that so many parents are more concerned with trying to run schools and teachers than they are with worrying about their own homes and families. As long as the teacher is effective in the classroom (and his pics haven't become a known issue), MYOB.

The fact that some parents think it's okay to expose a teacher's past like that is ridiculous. Everyone has a past/things they'd like to keep private. How about I QUIETLY tell your boss about the affair or money troubles your family is having? Don't those two things mean you lack integrity, are untrustworthy, and too irresponsible to handle your own finances to be trusted with your employers business?

See how that works?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the school should know. That demonstrates pretty poor judgement on the part of the teacher in general, and could be very confusing or disturbing to children. If you choose to work with children please keep your photos to yourself. I would QUIETLY tell school admin and ask them to speak to teacher. Doesn't do anyone any good if word gets out!

Okay, so teachers lose their first amendment rights when they choose to teach?

As long as a teacher isn't showing the pictures to students or otherwise mixing them up with her teaching, I don't see why the school has to know.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the school should know. That demonstrates pretty poor judgement on the part of the teacher in general, and could be very confusing or disturbing to children. If you choose to work with children please keep your photos to yourself. I would QUIETLY tell school admin and ask them to speak to teacher. Doesn't do anyone any good if word gets out!

Anonymous wrote: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