Teacher Out Of Job After X-Rated Video Surfaces

Wave 3 TV ^ | May 04, 2006

[Kjobs]

(PADUCAH, Ky.) -- A teacher in western Kentucky has been suspended and will not have her contract renewed after administrators found out she appeared in an adult movie more than a decade ago.

Tericka Dye, a science teacher and volleyball coach at Reidland High School in Paducah for the last two years, was suspended Wednesday and told she would not return to the classroom in the fall.

"Your presence in the classroom would cause a disruption to the educational process," McCracken County Schools Superintendent Tim Heller wrote in a letter to Dye. "I fear there would be less than a serious approach to schooling by students who viewed the video or know about it."

[Kjobs]

The guilty party.

[Huck]

If you get a few beers in ya, turn the lights down, squint...

[fishtank]

Ridiculous penalty.....

[ElTianti]

It was ten years ago.

[Mad Dawg]

Well, photo to the contrary notwithstanding, if she's at all, um shapely, I think the video would spare the adolescent boys the distraction of trying to undress her in their imagination. So they'd be able to concentrate more effectively on their studies, right? I think it's a good thing.

heh heh heh

[mtbrandon49]

Bump.

[Lx]

OK, who found out and how?

[TXBSAFH]

It was 10 years ago, firing her is a bit much I think.

[Renfield]

How did the school board find out that she was in the movie?

[ContemptofCourt]

probably not too shabby 10 yrs ago...

[martin_fierro]

I always had suspicions about my Torts prof.

[pissant]

Gotta a link to the video?

[bondjamesbond]

I've never seen that woman before in my life...

[NonValueAdded]

Well, on the plus side, attendance would be great at Parent-Teacher conference night (no autographs, please). Put her on the PTO and there goes that problem getting dads involved.

[xsmommy]

oh LORD.

[WKUHilltopper]

"she suffers from bipolar disorder"


I bet that's not the only bi thing she's into...

[Steve_Seattle]

"Your presence in the classroom would cause a disruption to the educational process,"

Using that philosophy, they would have to fire every sexually attractive teacher in the school district. Teens are going to fantasize about an attractive teacher even if the teacher isn't a former porn actor.

[ContemptofCourt]

Yeah...someone must have had a bone to pick with her...she was in one movie...only one day of filming, and under an assumed name...10 years ago.

[WKUHilltopper]

"Using that philosophy, they would have to fire every sexually attractive teacher..."

I'd say in her case, she's disqualified.

[ozzymandus]

It boggles the mind to know that the hedgehog has had sex with hundreds (thousands?) of women. Bless his grotesque little heart.

[Junior_G]

"she suffers from bipolar disorder"

Two poles at once?

[gondramB]

It would be a serious distraction once the kids find out but I'm not sure this is grounds for firing. But in this state (like in Georgia) you may not need grounds.

[longtermmemmory]

girls who work their way through law school as a stripper have the similar problem.

(actually there is some male lawyer in FL who has the same problem but he is a throwaway candidate put in to split the ethnic vote.)

[fortunecookie]

My eyes! My eyes! Aaaarghhhh....

[markman46]

I wonder if there was a morles clause in her contract

[Steve_Seattle]

This seems like something out of a Simpsons episode.

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[MikefromOhio]

someone must have had a bone to pick with her

Interesting choice of words there.....

[Publius6961]

So much for rehabilitation...

I note that there are no charges of current or recent criminal or even improper improper behavior.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I'd say in her case, she's disqualified."

Take off her glasses, tell her to smile, and she might look a lot different. And possibly she has a figure that would compensate for the face, if taking off the glasses and smiling didn't work.

[colorado tanker]

"Your presence in the classroom would cause a disruption to the educational process," McCracken County Schools Superintendent Tim Heller wrote in a letter to Dye.

. . . after watching the video several times alone in a darkened room.

[stinkerpot65]

In her prime, before the tummy-tuck.

[The_Victor]

She just needs to head for Hollywood. She's on the same career track as Paris Hilton.

[CatoRenasci]

Talk about small-minded!

It was over 10 years ago, she's since served in the military and gone to college to become a teacher. Sounds to me like someone who did some dumb things (perhaps out of desperation) that were not illegal, got her life together, and is now being punished for her earlier (not illegal) mistake. I don't think this will wash, although if she doesn't yet have tenure, they can probably not rehire her. She may well have a good lawsuit, even under the ADA, over this.

[boss man]

What is just fascinating is this woman is fired for a one time thing she did 10 years ago when she was desperate for money and homeless....YET....that blond haired teacher queen in Tampa has raped two boys and is still walking in freedom.

I agree with the article where someone pointed out everyone has past behaviors and acts we would never want known. Yeah, this teacher had hers on video. Right afterwards, she tried to get her life in order. She joined the military and now is teaching school. She is bi-polar and hopefully is getting treated for it.

If she was trying to recruit minors at the school for her own porn flicks, or bedding minors like the Tampa harlot, I could understand this termination.

This isn't right.

Before it is brought up - yes, I would feel the same way if this had been a male teacher. People make mistakes and poor choices, especially when desperation sets in.

[HitmanLV]

Remarkably dumb penalty in this case.

I wonder how the straight laced admin 'discovered' this moral infraction, anyway? :-)

[najida]

He's disgusting.

[llevrok]

Ok to teach gayology 101 to kids - just not good clean fun between consenting adults. Sheeesh!

[JamesP81]

My dad went to Reidland HS.

Not sure what to think about this. She didn't do anything illegal, and even thought it was distasteful and immoral, she does seem to think that it was a mistake. Given all that, and given the abscence of any crimes, it might be best to just let it go.

The only thing I'd be checking for is making sure the video didn't include any minors and that she didn't do anything inappropriate with any of her students while a teacher. If she did, then I'd drop the hammer.

[TexanByBirth]

"I fear there would be less than a serious approach to schooling by students who viewed the video or know about it."

And just how are these students suppose to "view the video?" Guess the Superintendent wants them to rush down to local adult video store and rent a copy.

Chances are they didn't "know about it" until you fired the teacher and made it "must-see TV" for every boy in the school.

Anyone want to take bets on how many times the Superintendent had to "view the video" before he made this decision. I say at least 3-5. I'm sure the Superintendent wanted to be positive it was her, after all it had been 10 years!

[Huck]

That's a fair point about the 10 years. I thought the same thing--once I actually read the article.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Damn YOU TO HELL.

[martin_fierro]

He's disgusting.

He sure is.

He gave me a "C".

[najida]

Ya know,
I could say something really, REALLY bad to that.

But I won't.

[mtbopfuyn]

I had an English Lit prof who had been in Playboy. No one much cared. Although, the university library kept those particular periodicals in the attic.

[HIDEK6]

I'd say in her case, she's disqualified.

I don't know about that. She enters as the tight-laced shoolmarm, lets her hair down, tosses her glasses, ...

You get the idea.

Caterpillar to butterfly and all that.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Oh.........................words fail me.

[gondramB]

"I wonder if there was a morles clause in her contract"


usually that would only apply to what you do after you take the job.

[mlc9852]

That's what I would like to know....

[Interesting Times]

I wonder if there was a morles clause in her contract.

Or possibly a morels clause...