New Posts For Thread: Coach Takes Student to Prom; Gets Firedhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_FiredlinkIn exchange for bringing up his grades by a considerable margin, a 17-year-old student went to the prom with his 41-year-old coach; both his parents and her husband were fine with the arrangement, but the school decided otherwise and canned her.This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=521328615#521328615This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:47:14 -0500The reason for firing should be simple stupidity!Kenhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=521024759#521024759The reason for firing should be simple stupidity!KenTue, 19 Jun 2012 22:49:28 -0500I don't care. It's still just as inappropriate as a boss or supervisor dating an employee under the person's direct supervision.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=520718439#520718439I don't care. It's still just as inappropriate as a boss or supervisor dating an employee under the person's direct supervision.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:56:51 -0500Crazy story Star Dove, being reported because of a happy baby. I think some people get a little bit of education on a subject around abuse and they really want to report people. They see the potential for hidden child abuse everywhere and they wanthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=520573685#520573685Crazy story Star Dove, being reported because of a happy baby. I think some people get a little bit of education on a subject around abuse and they really want to report people. They see the potential for hidden child abuse everywhere and they wantThu, 07 Jun 2012 18:59:40 -0500This wasn't done in secret, if this had been some secret affair that would be another matter."she was reported to authorities by a chaperone at the dance" reminds me of 33 years ago I was reported to CPS after going as a widow with baby to the Bahamahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=520573343#520573343This wasn't done in secret, if this had been some secret affair that would be another matter."she was reported to authorities by a chaperone at the dance" reminds me of 33 years ago I was reported to CPS after going as a widow with baby to the BahamaThu, 07 Jun 2012 18:45:31 -0500In the school district I taught in, about 15 years before I got there (so this would have been in 1979) the High School Principal married a student a year after she graduated. What happened to him???... well, he became superintendant, and an elementhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=520509805#520509805In the school district I taught in, about 15 years before I got there (so this would have been in 1979) the High School Principal married a student a year after she graduated. What happened to him???... well, he became superintendant, and an elementWed, 06 Jun 2012 00:17:09 -0500I'm not sure if firing her was the right response but I certainly think this was inappropriate. That said, I don't envy modern teachers. They have to be close enough to be supportive and notice if there's something amiss but that closeness can easilyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=520509497#520509497I'm not sure if firing her was the right response but I certainly think this was inappropriate. That said, I don't envy modern teachers. They have to be close enough to be supportive and notice if there's something amiss but that closeness can easilyTue, 05 Jun 2012 23:51:27 -0500Erey, I completly agree with you.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=520509119#520509119Erey, I completly agree with you.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:20:45 -0500The whole thing is nonsense!If the girl and her parents were ok with it then of course it is ok. Why anyone would want to go to a prom at any age is beyond me, but really, who gives a #$%^? It is way past time that we as a nation ended this hysteria.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=520503243#520503243The whole thing is nonsense!If the girl and her parents were ok with it then of course it is ok. Why anyone would want to go to a prom at any age is beyond me, but really, who gives a #$%^? It is way past time that we as a nation ended this hysteria.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:38:15 -0500Maybe so Templar. There is no real reason for me to form a hard oppinion on this subject. It does seem as you say "sad". Just today's world is so full of litigation that people really can't be trusted to be themselves and act out of what make senshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43971/29160993/Coach_Takes_Student_to_Prom;_Gets_Fired?post_id=520497253#520497253Maybe so Templar. There is no real reason for me to form a hard oppinion on this subject. It does seem as you say "sad". Just today's world is so full of litigation that people really can't be trusted to be themselves and act out of what make sensTue, 05 Jun 2012 15:49:43 -0500