Posted on 04/23/2011 1:58:50 PM PDT by takbodan
Corning, N.Y. —
A 40-year-old female East High health teacher admitted Wednesday to having an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old male student, which allegedly included a Valentine’s Day tryst in a classroom at the high school.
Teri K. Decker, of Geneva Street, Elmira, admitted she engaged in an inappropriate relationship with the boy by sending him sexually explicit text messages. She pleaded guilty to a single count of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, in city court Wednesday morning.
Corning police allege the relationship also included kissing and groping on multiple occasions, but there was no evidence the two had sex. Decker did not admit to kissing and groping as part of her plea agreement, according to her attorney, David M. Parks.
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I would have cut my arms off before I would have groped one of the old maids that we had for teachers.
I say not guilty. Not by much, but not guilty.
waiting for Laz’s take before I commit.
Well, you've got to remember that we're talking about a 16-year old male. To them, even the crack of dawn looks exciting.
I dunno. I’d hit it with strong enough beer goggles. Maybe put her on probation here?
There is an updated to the story:
According to New York State Education Law, school district officials cannot fire a tenured teacher like Decker until she has a Section 3020-a hearing.
The law states that the only times a tenured teacher can be fired without a hearing is if they are convicted of a sex offense.
The law also states a teacher can be suspended without pay prior to the hearing only if they’ve been found guilty of a felony drug crime or a felony crime involving the physical abuse of a minor or student.
While Decker was accused of having physical contact with a 16-year old at East High School, she pleaded guilty only to sending sexually explicit text messages.
Endangering the welfare of a child is not a sex offense, meaning a 3020-a hearing is necessary to fire her.
According to the New York State School Boards Association, a 3020-a hearing takes an average of 520 days and costs a school district an average of $128,000. In that case, it could cost the district $200,000 or more in salary and expense before a final decision is made in the Decker case.
Hows about we pack her crap up and ship her off to Afghanistan or Saudi?
Hmmm.....looks a little like Jen Aniston if she never had the benefits of plastic surgery.
jeez what is with kids today...
I have some VERY FOND memories of an older woman when I was 16 who will forever be nameless
and look at how good i turned out?
... i’m series
some makep and a smile and i think she might be very very not guilty
She’s kinda got that Mrs. Robinson kind of thing going on, however her face looks like she’s smoked about 2-packs of Marlboro Reds a day since she was 15.
‘crack’ of dawn... hee heee
I knew a Dawn once
‘crack’ of dawn... hee heee
I knew a Dawn once
I need a full body shot. She could be a butter-head.
Not Guilty!
Scottish law applies. “Not proven.”
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