Gadzooks! What are you smoking? Or better yet, how old is your bed mate?
Mine... 
was made last Thursday!
Not sure why it is a “felony” to have sex with someone of age. While it is a breach of trust between teacher and studant, can someone explain why this if a felony?
Regardless of age, in Texas it is illegal for a teacher to have sex with a primary or secondary student.
It is a felony because the legislature made it a felony. That is all the law means, ie it was passed by a legislature.
Now I understand your point, but consider the continuum:
1. A person has sex with an 18 year old they have no relationship with.
2. A person has sex with an 18 year old employee.
3. A teacher has sex with an 18 year old student.
4. A prison guard has sex with an 18 year old prisoner.
To me 4 is clearly a coercive situation and 1 is no one’s business but the parties involved. So the question is should 2 or 3 be a be a crime?
In the article they state the law says they made it a felony for any teacher to have sex with a primary or secondary student regardless of age.
Several reasons probably why. The first sex acts may start when the kid isn’t 18. Second because it’s a felony the school district will be able to fire the teacher and prevent them from doing this to other students than if it’s only a misdemeanor. Further it would diminish the seriousness / punitive nature of this crime if it were just a misdemeanor. There is a power/authority thing here whether or not its consentual. We don’t let kids under the age marry just because they love each other and both would want to. We don’t let people kill each other even if one of them wants to die. Consent is irrelevant.
The law is to prevent a teacher who has authority over a student to take advantage or coerce a student into doing something he or she might not want to do.
Gadzooks! What are you smoking? Or better yet, how old is your bed mate?
Mine... was made last Thursday!