The most incredible statement in the article:
“Under state law, the district can fire teachers for conduct it deems immoral or unprofessional, even if the acts fall short of criminality. Rooney, for instance, allegedly showed up at the house of the first student at night and drove her around in his car.”
You have got to be kidding me! The guy shows up at the house at night wanting to drive your little girl around the neighborhood. AND THEY ALLOWED HER TO GO!!??? This is beyond belief.
Sitting on porch maybe, with parents temporarily gone and teacher making some official sounding excuse. Why parents didn’t afterward insist on the teacher’s head for doing this, however, would be a mystery.