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This story concerns SIX YEAR OLDS. Undressing in the classroom? Having oral sex in the classroom?
Either the story is utter bullshit -- I hope to God that's the case -- or there is something BADLY WRONG with at least one of these kids. I dun give two shits where they live, whether they're allowed to watch MTV or if their folks have seen porn.
That behavior is NOT NORMAL -- and to have found the one teacher in America, or anywhere on Planet Earth, that would ignore it is just one coincidence too much for me.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) A second-grade teacher in Northern California was placed on leave while a school and police investigate accounts by students that classmates engaged in oral sex and stripped off some of their clothes during class, officials said Friday.
The investigation was under way at Markham Elementary School in Oakland, where the principal notified parents of the situation in a letter Thursday.
"We believe if the reports are true, there was a serious lapse of judgment or lack of supervision in the classroom," said Troy Flint, a spokesman for the Oakland Unified School District. "We're investigating how could this have happened. It seems unthinkable to us, just the same way it does to the public."
The male teacher, whose name has not been released, told investigators he did not see any of the acts that authorities suspect occurred last week. The teacher is barred from campus at least until the investigation is completed.
The principal learned of the allegations Wednesday after a student gave an account to a teacher's assistant, Flint said.
"Upon hearing these reports, we immediately launched an investigation which, to date, suggests that the reports have merit," Principal Pam Booker wrote in the letter to parents. "We have interviewed all the student participants who were implicated, as well as their teacher, and we continue to investigate the matter aggressively."
One incident involved several students who partially undressed and acted disruptively during class, while the other involved students who engaged in oral sex, district officials said.
"I apologize for this and assure you that we are collaborating with counselors and parents to provide support to those involved, address any concerns and take whatever actions are necessary to ensure that a similar act does not occur again," Booker told parents in the letter.
Counselors were at the school Friday to speak with students.
District officials emphasized the students were not accused of any wrongdoing.
"It's an incident of kids expressing their natural curiosity that went too far because an adult didn't step in," Flint said.
Some parents said they were outraged when they received the letter and saw the story on the news.
"It kind of scares me to know that the teachers aren't really watching them," said Ane Musuva, who has two children at Markham. "I don't want my kids growing up in this type of environment."
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This story kind of freaked me out. They're just kids who had no idea what they were doing. At the age of like 6 (2nd grader) they are just shooting blanks and don't know what they are doing. Had it been two 13-18 year olds in class having sex, then it would probably result in a suspension.
This sort of stuff shouldn't start happening until 7th, 8th, and 9th grades. Children are asexual (they have no sexuality) until they are 13. Why wasn't the teacher paying attention to his class? These kids are most likely being sexually abused by their parents (or their teacher) and that is why they are playing doctor.
This story kind of freaked me out. They're just kids who had no idea what they were doing. At the age of like 6 (2nd grader) they are just shooting blanks and don't know what they are doing. Had it been two 13-18 year olds in class having sex, then it would probably result in a suspension.
This sort of stuff shouldn't start happening until 7th, 8th, and 9th grades. Children are asexual (they have no sexuality) until they are 13. Why wasn't the teacher paying attention to his class? These kids are most likely being sexually abused by their parents (or their teacher) and that is why they are playing doctor.
It shouldn't be happening in 7th, 8th and 9th grades either.
Not in the classroom, of course. But two teenagers having consensual sex is perfectly alright. Almost all teens do it anyway, I'm sure you (or most people at your high school) did/do.
Not in the classroom, of course. But two teenagers having consensual sex is perfectly alright. Almost all teens do it anyway, I'm sure you (or most people at your high school) did/do.
2nd gade would be what 7 or 8 years old? Well at least no ones getting pregnant.
Are you usually concerned about the risk of pregnancy from oral sex?
2nd gade would be what 7 or 8 years old? Well at least no ones getting pregnant.
Are you usually concerned about the risk of pregnancy from oral sex?
Terribly. Can you tell this is evoking a rather cynical response from me?
OAKLAND -- The morning after receiving a letter about "sexually explicit behavior" that may have occurred in a second-grade classroom last week, parents arrived at Markham Elementary School wondering what had taken place and whether the rumors were true.
Maria and Susana Garcia, sisters whose children are in kindergarten and first grade at Markham, said the reports made them feel uneasy and worried.
Both incidents reportedly happened last week, but Flint said the school administration only learned about them Wednesday after a child came forward. Flint said preliminary interviews conducted by the school principal led officials to believe there was truth to the story, although he acknowledged that some of the details were vague.
He said the investigation is continuing with school district police officers and the city's special victims unit. Counselors have been brought to the school, he said, and the administration was holding meetings with parents