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Teacher cleared of sex abuse makes peace with her ex

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Teacher cleared of sex abuse makes peace with her ex - TODAY People - TODAYshow.com

Craft was acquitted in May of 22 felony counts that, had they been proven, could have sent to her prison for the rest of her life.
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When the emotional meeting was over and they informed their lawyers that they had decided to share custody of their children, Craft and Henke stepped in front of the cameras and announced that going forward they would be — as Henke put it at the time — “one big happy family.”

Not only would Henke’s wife, Sarah, be welcome at Craft’s home in Tennessee; Craft’s current husband, David, would be greeted warmly at the Henke household just over the state line in Georgia.
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She plans to contiue her lawsuit againt the school... and I hope she kicks their ass in court.
 
As a teacher I can say I'm scared to death of false accusations concerning this type of thing. We had a teacher here last year falsely accused, his accusers eventually admitted they lied, and that was the end of his career. Naturally, nothing was done with the jr high girls who lied about the situation. Pity.
 
Dutch said:
As a teacher I can say I'm scared to death of false accusations concerning this type of thing. We had a teacher here last year falsely accused, his accusers eventually admitted they lied, and that was the end of his career. Naturally, nothing was done with the jr high girls who lied about the situation. Pity.
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I taught with a guy who had that happen. girl accused him of "touching her" in his classroom after school. he wasn't even at school the day she said it happened. he was on admin leave for 18 months before she finally admitted she made the whole thing up. mother put her up to it so they could sue the school system. he didn't lose his job, but his reputation was shot. no one will remember that it was all BS...only that he was "that guy accused of molesting a girl"

If you make **** up and it is proven you lied, you should go to jail
 
This is one of the big reasons I dont want to be a teacher. I dont want some female student getting pissed at me for a low grade and telling the administration I touched her. It's like being called an addict; you cant defend yourself against the accusation and even if you prove it false you cant get rid of the stigma.

Other people have told me "Oh dont worry about it, just make sure you have your door open and are never alone with a student and you'll be fine." I'm not so sure
 
OscarB63 said:
I taught with a guy who had that happen. girl accused him of "touching her" in his classroom after school. he wasn't even at school the day she said it happened. he was on admin leave for 18 months before she finally admitted she made the whole thing up. mother put her up to it so they could sue the school system. he didn't lose his job, but his reputation was shot. no one will remember that it was all BS...only that he was "that guy accused of molesting a girl"

If you make **** up and it is proven you lied, you should go to jail
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I don't know about jail........but letting people who falsely accuse anyone of such a deed should expect something to come back on them. I don't think we'll see such a thing tho, at least I haven't yet.
 
Hoplite said:
This is one of the big reasons I dont want to be a teacher. I dont want some female student getting pissed at me for a low grade and telling the administration I touched her. It's like being called an addict; you cant defend yourself against the accusation and even if you prove it false you cant get rid of the stigma.

Other people have told me "Oh dont worry about it, just make sure you have your door open and are never alone with a student and you'll be fine." I'm not so sure
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I'm not so sure either, but that's what I do. I don't know how old you are but someday you'll come to the conclusion there are few if any guarantees in life.
 
Hoplite said:
This is one of the big reasons I dont want to be a teacher. I dont want some female student getting pissed at me for a low grade and telling the administration I touched her. It's like being called an addict; you cant defend yourself against the accusation and even if you prove it false you cant get rid of the stigma.
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bolded: and there you have it. once accused you will always be "that guy who was accused". no one will remember that the charges were dropped a year later because it was total BS.

Other people have told me "Oh dont worry about it, just make sure you have your door open and are never alone with a student and you'll be fine." I'm not so sure
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see my example above. this guy had taken a personal day and was at home on the day he was accused. didn't matter. I testified on his behalf. he had two daughters in pre-school that had to be picked up before 3, he ALWAYS left school before the last bell. my planning period was the last period of the day, so I always covered the last 5 minutes of his class so that he could pick up his girls on time. he was never at school after hours and yet it still took 18 months to clear him.

That was one of the other reasons I got out of teaching. it just wasn't worth the headache and risk any more.
 
Dutch said:
As a teacher I can say I'm scared to death of false accusations concerning this type of thing. We had a teacher here last year falsely accused, his accusers eventually admitted they lied, and that was the end of his career. Naturally, nothing was done with the jr high girls who lied about the situation. Pity.
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You should be scared. The burden of proof is on the defendant in these kinds of cases. I'm very sympathetic to victims, in general, but these types of cases get tried in the court of public opinion and ruin people's lives (and careers).
 
Catz Part Deux said:
You should be scared. The burden of proof is on the defendant in these kinds of cases. I'm very sympathetic to victims, in general, but these types of cases get tried in the court of public opinion and ruin people's lives (and careers).
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As I indicated to hoplite this life brings with it no guarantees. I don't know of a profession that does. I remember crossing the atlantic in a old carrier. We ran into a storm that damaged the ship. It killed two men. I didn't know them but I felt the loss. I also felt the stupidity of it all. We weren't at war. This sort of thing should never have happened, but it did. I've walked away from three situations that I shouldn't have in my time. I shouldn't be here today, but I am. Like that kid with the red hair says in the commercial, "life's random." It certainly is. :peace
 
Dutch said:
As I indicated to hoplite this life brings with it no guarantees. I don't know of a profession that does. I remember crossing the atlantic in a old carrier. We ran into a storm that damaged the ship. It killed two men. I didn't know them but I felt the loss. I also felt the stupidity of it all. We weren't at war. This sort of thing should never have happened, but it did. I've walked away from three situations that I shouldn't have in my time. I shouldn't be here today, but I am. Like that kid with the red hair says in the commercial, "life's random." It certainly is. :peace
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Very true. There is no possibility of doing work that needs to be done, and avoiding all risk.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
Very true. There is no possibility of doing work that needs to be done, and avoiding all risk.
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Teaching is important. I like doing it. I like the way it makes me feel. I can't say that about everything I've done in my life.
 
Dutch said:
As I indicated to hoplite this life brings with it no guarantees. I don't know of a profession that does. I remember crossing the atlantic in a old carrier. We ran into a storm that damaged the ship. It killed two men. I didn't know them but I felt the loss. I also felt the stupidity of it all. We weren't at war. This sort of thing should never have happened, but it did. I've walked away from three situations that I shouldn't have in my time. I shouldn't be here today, but I am. Like that kid with the red hair says in the commercial, "life's random." It certainly is. :peace
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there is "life's random" and "**** happens" and then there is intentional malicious actions by another individual, there is a difference.
 
Dutch said:
Teaching is important. I like doing it. I like the way it makes me feel. I can't say that about everything I've done in my life.
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I felt like that for about the first 4-5 years and then it started going downhill. The last couple of years I absolutely hated it.
 
Dutch said:
Teaching is important. I like doing it. I like the way it makes me feel. I can't say that about everything I've done in my life.
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I've always liked teenagers. I miss working with them on a daily basis. Now, I just interact with the two at my house. And most of their friends.
 
OscarB63 said:
I felt like that for about the first 4-5 years and then it started going downhill. The last couple of years I absolutely hated it.
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I understand. It can happen to anyone. I've been at it about 14 years now. So far, I'm still good to go. ;)
 
Catz Part Deux said:
I've always liked teenagers. I miss working with them on a daily basis. Now, I just interact with the two at my house. And most of their friends.
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I'm actually an old elementary teacher. However, I've been working as a librarian for the last four years. I'm qualified to work high school and I am looking forward to, someday, working with teens.
 
My wife has never been accused of anything but what burns me up are these stupid uneducated parents that come to school complaining about the way their child is treated when they misbehave at school and a teacher must deal with them. These kids are not taught how to behave in public and then the parents claim the teacher is picking on their child because they have never spent the time and effort to teach their child proper behavior. Kids run around like madmen, cuss, disrespectful, cannot keep their hands to themselves and when the teacher does something about it, its the teacher fault the kids are misbehaving. For once do these people ever think that a child is a responsibility and not a way to get more money out of the govt?
 
Heavy Duty said:
My wife has never been accused of anything but what burns me up are these stupid uneducated parents that come to school complaining about the way their child is treated when they misbehave at school and a teacher must deal with them. These kids are not taught how to behave in public and then the parents claim the teacher is picking on their child because they have never spent the time and effort to teach their child proper behavior. Kids run around like madmen, cuss, disrespectful, cannot keep their hands to themselves and when the teacher does something about it, its the teacher fault the kids are misbehaving. For once do these people ever think that a child is a responsibility and not a way to get more money out of the govt?
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These are the kinds of parents all teachers tend to remember. An awful lot of parents suck at being parents..............and they know that. In my experience parents like this tend to overcompensate for their deficiencies as parents by being confrontational with teachers rather than working with them for the benefit of their children. Unfortunately, they invariably end up teaching their children the wrong lessons.
 
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my first year teaching, I taught physical and earth science to 7th and 8th graders. I pissed off one mother because she wanted me to teach her son how to behave. I told her very plainly, "I cannot do in one hour a day what you have failed to do in 13 years". yeah, that didn't go over very well.
 
OscarB63 said:
my first year teaching, I taught physical and earth science to 7th and 8th graders. I pissed off one mother because she wanted me to teach her son how to behave. I told her very plainly, "I cannot do in one hour a day what you have failed to do in 13 years". yeah, that didn't go over very well.
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That's funny. I wish I could have heard you tell her that.

Legend has it around here we once had a jr high teacher that had this interaction with a child's mother. Mother; how come my kid is failing your class. Teacher; Well...........just look at him. ;)
 
Dutch said:
That's funny. I wish I could have heard you tell her that.

Legend has it around here we once had a jr high teacher that had this interaction with a child's mother. Mother; how come my kid is failing your class. Teacher; Well...........just look at him. ;)
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I once heard a child tell his mother to STFU during a parent/teacher confab on why he was failing. I just looked at her and said "That's why". Turned to my principal and said, "We're done here". got up and walked out.

I quit at the end of that school year. just couldn't stand all the BS any more. I was physically assaulted by a student in my classroom. choked the bastard until he passed out in front of a room full of 36 kids.
 
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