Posted on 02/12/2005 8:39:36 PM PST by SmithL
Yeah, I know. My mom is mostly the same way, just a bit more on the moderate side.
Sorta, but not quite. Stephen Williams was the teacher that was told that he couldn't pass out the Bill of Rights because it referenced God. He's suing the school system.
Perhaps that is the image that the MSM wants to portray, in much the same way as they go on the attack against anyone else that represents what is good in our culture. Make a huge issue about homeschooled kids with abusive parents, particularly if they have strong religious beliefs, to prove the "evil" of homeschooling. Keep pedophile priests front and center to "prove" that the church is deserving of scorn, and so on.
Thanks for the post. I actually know a small handful of decent teachers, too.
Still, "33% of the NEA members voted for Bush" means that 67% voted for Kerry. That's pretty sick.
They don't let a kid come through the door of a government school with things like those.
Now, a rap CD, a 'Quotations of Chairman Mao' book, and a "Protect Partial Birth Abortion" t-shirt will get you on the Honor Roll in most government schools.
To be honest, I tend to think of my female students more as my daughters than as potential romantic interests. It's one of the reasons that I'm known as the school dresscode-Nazi; I wouldn't want my own daughter to wear some of the stuff that these kids show up to school in!
The only possibility that I can see is that the teachers doing so are as immature as the students. Unfortunately, I have met a few teachers who actually teach in high school because they loved high school so much when they were that age, and they want to relive it again. They get way too involved in the students' world. I can see how those folks might do something so stupid, but I just can't see how a rational adult could...
Any male teacher with an ounce of testosterone in his body would have to be either a Saint or gay to not be attracted to some of these sluts that throw themselves at their male teachers.
That is all well and good for the ones that have been caught. But with some many incidents, there ought to be measures taken to protect school children from teachers so no more fall victim.
Something must be done not only to punish but to stop this as well.
What in the world is going on in PUBLIC SCHOOL these days?! I wonder if "teaching" sex education has anything to do with it? Do these so-called teachers think they can abuse these kids and get by with it?!!!
Choir teacher suspected of having sex with student
A choir teacher at Homestead High School was arrested Tuesday after he and a 16-year-old female student admitted having a two-month sexual relationship, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department.
Brett Michael Bartlett, 25, of Campbell, was charged with oral copulation with a minor and unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, both felonies.
Bartlett was taken to county jail in San Jose and booked, authorities said.
Anyone with any information related to this case or who has information of other cases involving this teacher and students is urged to call detective Carlos Dona, (408) 808-4500, 808-4400 (24 hours), or to remain anonymous, call the Tip Line at (408) 808-4431.
They either loved him or hated him. Ummm...
I sympathize with you. Perhaps, however, it is time for the good teachers to start doing something about the bad ones, and the predators among your ranks.
You more than anyone else has the power to correct this. From the tone of the posts in this thread, it seems it is not long before someone is going to start asking questions about what the heck is going on. And they won't be asking it just of the ones that are bad.
There are some very bad apples. And it is not just one or two. It is darn near the entire bushel.
Something must be done to stop this. Children's lives are at stake. Will you continue to post here that "it is not me, it is not all of us." Or come Monday morning will you take action to correct these dispicable activities.
In other words, how do you feel about the Catholic priest that knew what other priest were doing but did nothing about it?
Well, if he were female and the students were male he could go on Larry King and talk about how romantic the whole situation is.
Teacher suspected of sex with student
Daily Journal wire report
A choir teacher at a Cupertino high school was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office announced yesterday.
Brett Bartlett, 25, was arrested at 9:20 a.m. at Homestead High School after the female student admitted having a sexual relationship with him for two months, sheriff's Deputy Terrance Helm reported.
Bartlett, a resident of Campbell, also admitted to the relationship and was arrested for felony oral copulation and unlawful sexual intercourse.
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The Homestead High School Mighty Mustang Marching Band Home Show is scheduled for 3 p.m., Saturday, on the school's football field. The marching band, color guard and jazz ensemble will give their final performance of the 2004 award-winning field show, "Spiderman," with music by Danny Elfman, arranged by Ed Teleky. John Burn and Brett Bartlett are the band directors, and Robert Imada directs the color guard.
Mr. Brett Bartlett, Choir Director
Mr. Bartlett is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he earned music degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Education. This is Mr. Bartlett's second year of teaching. Under his direction, Homestead's vocal music department has grown from 34 students last year to over 100 allowing the school to now offer an advanced choir dubbed "Lyrica", a treble choir and a concert choir. Mr. Bartlett has been diligently studying instrumental techniques and conducting methods, in addition to attending music educator conferences, in order to continue to challenge and improve Homestead's music students.
It could be that what the MSM used to keep as a local stories are now getting much wider coverage because of the internet.
A music teacher at a Cupertino high school appeared in court yesterday to face charges that he had sexual relationships with two of his students. Brett Bartlett is accused of having sex with a 16-and-15-year-old while teaching at Homestead High School. The 25-year-old Bartlett faces a maximum sentence of three years and eight months in prison if convicted. Bail has been set at 30-thousand-dollars and Bartlett is due back in court on Monday.
Baker said he has been charged with one count of statutory rape in connection with a relationship he had with a 16-year-old student between September 2004 and Feb. 5., 2005.
A friend of the alleged victim became concerned over the matter and reported it to a school employee.
An investigation revealed that Bartlett also had a relationship with a 15-year-old student sometime in August 2004, according to Baker.
He has been charged with one count of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a minor 15 years of age in connection with that relationship.
Bartlett, who lives in Campbell, worked at the school for three years, Baker said.
He faces a maximum sentence of three years and eight months in state prison if convicted.
Baker said Bartlett's bail was set at $30,000 and he will next appear on Monday for identification of counsel.
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