[BornInFL]

OMG! 150 teachers in FL involved in sexual misconduct. This is a big FL problem, I know it happened in other states, but FL has a BIG problem. We look ridiculous on the news, I'm sorry. Sometimes I am disappointed and other times just embarrassed about how often FL is in the headlines.

I cant imagine what I would do if I found out a teacher fondled my child. If anyone gets the Orlando Sentinel, read it. They said the major problem areas in FL were Tampa areas, and of course, S FL. But Central FL, (or maybe it was the Orlando metro area, I cant remember exactly), had 34 I think.

[Keeper]

Here is a link.. but there is no mention of Tampa or Hillsborough county specifically in their article.


Review: Central Florida teachers disciplined in past three years -- OrlandoSentinel.com

[Suncoast Guy]

Tampa has had it's share of teachers arrested for sexual misconduct. I think that it is absolutely sickening that this happens. Teachers should have better judgment than that. I say that they need to be thrown in prison for a long time. Makes you would just what is going on in public school these days. Pretty sad.

[BornInFL]

"Here is a link.. but there is no mention of Tampa or Hillsborough county specifically in their article."


Absolutely there is. It's in the Orlando Sentinel (newspaper). It said Tampa and S FL (big suprises there) are the most problematic areas, but Central FL had 34 too.

It didnt mention anywhere in the panhandle, or NE FL that I remember.

[Rachael84]

Yes, you do look ridiculous in the news down there. Never hear of any of us teachers in NYC.

[HowDeDo]

Originally Posted by Rachael84

Yes, you do look ridiculous in the news down there. Never hear of any of us teachers in NYC.

Theres paedophile Teachers everywhere in the nation , and our highly sexualized culture fuels it as well as other sexual perversions ; sadly its to be expected when a nation doesnt want to be a Godly one in favor of sexual 'freedom' (hedonism). This Nation is beyond hope now and it will get worse.

[FLBob]

I know I might be reaching here, but the good side of this is that the predators are being caught. Sometimes having a high number of reported cases means that the kids feel comfortable going to authorities and reporting the problem and that the authorities are following up on the complaints.
I think I'd be concerned if some other state was reporting this type of incident and none were being reported here.

[Granny Sue]

Does the article mention how many were falsely accused? I looked at the article yesterday and didn't see mention of that. I know there were a rash of them.

[TheJagMan]

Originally Posted by HowDeDo

Theres paedophile Teachers everywhere in the nation , and our highly sexualized culture fuels it as well as other sexual perversions ; sadly its to be expected when a nation doesnt want to be a Godly one in favor of sexual 'freedom' (hedonism). This Nation is beyond hope now and it will get worse.

Well said...

Half of those "sex crimes" were very bad. But many of them were teachers having consensual sex with a legal (FL state-wise) age student.

Also there is such a shortage of teachers that odds are you're going get more bad apples.

[bale002]

Originally Posted by HowDeDo

Theres paedophile Teachers everywhere in the nation , and our highly sexualized culture fuels it as well as other sexual perversions ; sadly its to be expected when a nation doesnt want to be a Godly one in favor of sexual 'freedom' (hedonism). This Nation is beyond hope now and it will get worse.

Well, a similar scandal broke out in the US Catholic Church not long ago. Similar scandals in such secular European countries as Belgium and France a few years ago as well, and I can image that similar phenomenon occurs in other countries that we do not receive news from too often.

The bottom line: human adults abuse human children, humans exploit one another.