Abducted student, 15, was forced to hide from teacher, 50, after he began showing up to her.....

daily mail uk ^ | march 27, 2017 | Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com

[Morgana]

FULL TITLE: Abducted student, 15, was forced to hide from teacher, 50, after he began showing up to her work unannounced reveals her tearful sister in emotional family interview

The family of a 15-year-old Tennessee high school student who was last seen on March 13 shared shocking new claims about the girl's relationship with her teacher in an emotional interview with Good Morning America.

The sister of Elizabeth Thomas fought back tears as she revealed that Tad Cummins, 50, had begun showing up unannounced at her sister's work shortly before the pair disappeared together, and that his last visit had come just two days before the girl's abduction.

'She would go and tell people to tell him she wasn't there and she would go and hide until he left,' explained Sarah Thomas.

'She thought it was the only way. She felt uncomfortable.'

This latest news about the relationship between the pair comes shortly after investigators learned that the two had been sending love letters to one another which were at times sexually charged by writing draft emails on a shared classroom computer at Culleoka School.

Meanwhile, Cummins' wife Jill spoke with NBC News on Monday and urged her husband to turn himself in, saying: 'You know you can't hide forever. For your sake and for Beth's sake, please go to the police or please just drop Beth off somewhere safe.'

She also said 'nobody understands the pain and shock I am in now.'

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[Morgana]

FReeprs you all knew more would come out, it was a given.

He was a stalker and their family did not call the police to report this?

[Morgana]

another update

[Tennessee Nana]

where on Earth would a 15 yo be “working” ???

Babysitting ??? What ???

[Morgana]

In some states they can apply for a work permit. Oh they can only work like 15 hours a week but yes they can hold after school jobs. Know my brothers did. Can 15 year olds do this in your state?

[Tennessee Nana]

Oh this is an English newspaper...where at 15 a child has often already finished high school and is working...

theres some confusion here...

[Nifster]

Fast food or commercial retail

[MeganC]

I see the article says the authorities now believe that Thomas was a willing participant.

You have to wonder what she was missing at home that made her consider this.

[Tennessee Nana]

when my kids were young they had to be 16 to work...the late 80s early 90s..

I don’t know how it is now...

[Mr. Douglas]

...by writing draft emails on a shared classroom computer...

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I understand terrorists communicate with each other this way. With Gmail, you don’t even need to be using the same computer. Heck, you can use your cell phone to “talk to each other” by continuing to update the draft email.

[Morgana]

I believe it see kids that young working jobs like that around here.

[Hildy]

I feel bad for that wife. Another victim of this perv.

[ColdOne]

This story is strange. She was afraid of him....yet they sent love letters to each other?

[notdownwidems]

when my kids were young they had to be 16 to work...the late 80s early 90s..

I started working at 14, no work permit required, c. 1973; first job was working Bingo at the parish school, parking cars, flipping the little light board, handing the numbered balls to the caller, setting up and breaking down the gym on Saturdays...paid $40 a month, we thought that was great. Man, those were the days.

[TankerKC]

where on Earth would a 15 you be “working” ???

Anywhere that illegals aren't taking all of the entry-level jobs.

I worked from age 14 on.

[Bob434]

[[This story is strange. She was afraid of him....yet they sent love letters to each other?]]

She m ighta been afraid not to-

[Responsibility2nd]

You have to wonder what she was missing at home that made her consider this.

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Mom appears to be a few beers shy of a six-pack.

News 2 also learned that Thomas’ mother, Kimberly Thomas, hasn’t had contact with her five minor children in over a year. There are 10 children in all, but five of the children are adults.

In January of 2016, Mrs. Thomas was charged with four counts of child abuse and neglect. A family friend we spoke to denied the allegations tied to the charges were true.

http://wavy.com/2017/03/20/school-documents-show-relationship-between-missing-tennessee-teen-teacher/

[Bob434]

yup me too- (I actually worked before that unofficially- just didn’t get paid for it lol- Chores? Sure, if you call doing chores 40 hour per week ‘chores’ lol- j/k it wasn’t that bad)

[Former Proud Canadian]

My daughter started work at 14 in a “farmer’s market” store. Young people are allowed to work in agriculture in some jurisdictions.

[Red Badger]

I had a work permit at 15. Worked fast food places....................

[Nifster]

I e worked with em. Some are terrific. Some are ok. Some are yuck. No surprise