Combined Inappropriate Behavior, By Roger Behra

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Combined Inappropriate Behavior

By

Roger Behra

Along with the great number of continuous problems that plague California’s public schools a new one of serious and great importance has reared its ugly head, and the citizens of California are shaking their heads in total dismay. It’s a very serious problem that has been going on for a long time. Only recently has the mass media been focusing on only one part of the seriousness of the problem. It is a compound problem and the mass media does not seem to get the connection between the two parts of the problem. The focus has been only on inappropriate male teacher behavior. There is much more connected to the inappropriateness.

The mass media has frequently been reporting over the past several months that male teacher-female student sexual behavior has been going on for a long time. Some sexual acts have taken place in the teacher’s classroom believe it or not. The inappropriate behavior revealed has included touches, hugs, kisses, and even sexual intercourse in the classroom, private homes, and elsewhere. It also mentioned that pornography has been found on teacher’s classroom computers.

Inappropriate teacher behavior is only half of the compound problem. It is just the end result. The great contributing factor is the grossly inappropriate female student dress. Oh my goodness! How can the mass media fail to mention that? They have so far. It simply cannot ignore because it is the root cause of the inappropriate behavior problem. Female students come to class dressed quite immodestly. Their blue jeans are very thin material and skin tight. It is quite common to see extreme cleavage and partially bare breasts. Some wear this see through blouses. All this is seen by the male teacher from his desk. It is freely seen in halls, on campus, and as the female students walk to and from school. It is highly provocative to say the least. There is no question. What is needed is an answer.

It is very appropriate that so much inappropriate teacher behavior is being revealed in the mass media. It is a giant step forward. Now what is need is for mass media take the second great giant step forward.: focusing on the provocative active female students=male teacher inappropriate behavior. It goes hand-in-hand. Thin skin-tight blue jeans, cleavage, partially bare breasts, and thin see-through blouses have no place on young and teenage girls in the classroom or on student dress on school grounds (or anywhere else for that matter). Until the manner of female student dress on school grounds during the school day is addressed, the human factor of male teachers will always be tested.

In spite of all the reasons why, there are not excuses for a teacher´s lapse in professional and moral behavior. Teachers are adults with a higher degree of education and moral understanding. They should know better and exhibit these qualities as they avoid any temptations as they practice good judgment and proper behavior.

R. B.
3-8-12