Posted on 01/13/2009 3:59:22 PM PST by Sopater
SEATTLE — Washington state law does not bar teachers from having sex with 18-year-old students.
That's the decision of a three-judge panel of the Washington Court of Appeals, which on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of a case brought against Hoquiam High School's former choir teacher.
The teacher, Matthew Hirschfelder, was charged with first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor. He challenged a judge's refusal to dismiss his case. The appeals court unanimously agreed that the state law is vague, and that the Legislature only intended to forbid sexual contact between school employees and students who are 16 or 17.
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But all the supreme court did in this case was decide that in the case of a willing 18 year old student, it's not criminal.
Those who don’t know would be amazed at the rules teachers had to adhere to in the old days—in many instances, they could be fired just for getting married—let alone for having extramarital sex, let alone with a student!
They often lived in the homes of their students' parents, and they'd better not be seen with an MAAAAAN!
/bingo
Exactly!
It was criminal (teacher student relations), it was not a case of statutory rape. The same would hold if she had been 16.
The way the law was written identified it as being with a “minor”. Age of consent being 16, the age of majority there is 16.
“18=adult” had nothing to do with the decision.
And the tradition continues, female gym teachers are never seen with a man.
So? Just becuase 18 is the age for some things doesn’t mean it should be for all things.
It’s the legal age of majority where they should by fully emancipated, not haphazardly.
HAHAHAHA! The most feminine woman in our high school is a PE teacher...but, otherwise, you’re right!
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