Of course it is wrong. Either I am mixed up in this thread or your are. Most likely me. I sure did not mean to leave the impression I thought this was ok.
And, there are far too many of these incidents being reported now for this just to be some random acts.
There is definitely a very serious problem with teachers. Not all, of course. But if this many incidents have occurred, then you can bet there are more.
I expect in the coming year this will be as big a scandal as the one with the catholic priests. Watch for Letterman and Leno to start making jokes about teachers soon.
Sorry if I sound overly sensitive on this, but it seems that you can not go a day anymore without reading about children being victimized by adults. I can not imagine what it must be like to be a child today and try to reach adulthood physically and mentally intact. The politicians will pander to special interest groups and enact hate-crime laws if 1 of these individuals is so much as called a name, but because children do not vote or cast large donations before them, they are ignored. I saw an FBI crime report the other day that cited 9 hate crime murders and murders of children under the age of 18 was in the neighborhood of 20K or more for the same year. More police officers and pregnant women were murdered than the members of protected groups (squeky wheel truly does get the oil). So, if I sound overly sensitive on this, I am sorry, but also very concerned that the people least able to defend themselves are largely going ignored and abandoned.
Example of part of the problem: I heard a comedian on broadcast television impart the following (so-called) joke - I like my scotch like I like my women, 12 years old and mixed up with coke - the audience laughed