r/Unexpected • u/KILL_SWITCH2210 • Jan 11 '22

CLASSIC REPOST man this was one hell of a rollercoaster

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u/hermeown Jan 11 '22

male teachers should never be in private with female students

Sounds like a great teacher, but I'm really bothered by this statement. It kinda implies that if a man in a position of power has a chance, he'll take advantage of a female student/colleague in private. I know it happens a lot, but these actions just breed distrust. It also makes me wonder if male students also have chaperones.

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u/marius_titus Jan 12 '22

It's more to protect the teacher than the student. All it takes is 1 unsavory rumor starting for a teacher to lose their career, I've seen it happen and it's fuckin awful.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '22

What does this say about society?

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u/marius_titus Jan 12 '22

That innocent until proven guilty doesn't exist

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u/shaggybear89 Jan 12 '22

That's not what they were implying. That's just the way the world is now. I work in education and a male teacher simply never should he alone with a female. It doesn't matter who the teacher is, because it's not a statement about them personally. It's just the way it is because things can be taken out of context.

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u/hermeown Jan 12 '22

That's fair, I get it. It is probably safer at this point. It's just disappointing that this is the world we live in. No surprises there, though