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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
A few centuries ago, when I was in HS back in the Chicago area, there was a student in my class who was dating a teacher. She started seeing him in her sophomore year. She was 16. Everyone knew about it, and we knew better than to "tease" her brother about it because he was a pretty tough guy.
She turned 18 her senior year, they got married and she dropped out with only a few months until graduation. He continued to teach there for at least 5 more years, but then I left the area so I don't know what happened after that.
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I actually worked at the school (after it happened) where the lawsuit in Texas originated. Everyone in town knew about it -- school personnel, the mom, etc. and apparently no one was too concerned (he was 26, she was 17). Then he broke her heart and all of a sudden mom decided to sue. The law not only serves to punish bad behavior but because it is constantly hounded into us in trainings and meetings its also serves as a reminder.