Yep it seems that this is all too common.
I think part of it is how the whole culture has become so open and relaxed about any sexual activity, any number of partners, any gender of partners.
All of these 20 and 30 something teachers grew up in the permissive era we now live in, in which it’s okay to have sex outside of marriage, okay to have sex with random boyfriends, okay to have sex with anyone.
Their better judgement should tell them that having sex with anyone means another consenting adult, but as sexual barriers have fallen, there is no barrier in these teachers minds to adult/adolescent sex.
The fact that we have become so open about all sexual matters creates a culture in which student/teacher sex or adult/adolescent sex doesn’t seem so bad to the adult who participates.
On the other hand, since we’re so open about sex matters, this is one of the taboo areas that still exists in the sexual area.
Oh, puleez. These young teachers weren't even born back when I was in school and it was happening back then. It's nothing new and has nothing to do with today's world.
If it was okay for this woman to have sex when she WAS a 14-year-old, why shouldn't she have sex WITH a 14-year-old?