Teacher resigns after kissing student in Akita
AKITA —
A part-time teacher in his 20s resigned on Thursday after he kissed his female student, the Akita Prefectural Education Board said. According to the board, the part-time teacher kissed the student inside his car in a park in July after she finished school. He also kissed her at school on another day.
The board said her parents reported the teacher to the school after seeing him drop their daughter off at home late one night. The teacher was quoted by the education board as saying, “We liked each other. I didn’t see any harm in a kiss.” The girl’s age was not revealed.
The school principal said, “Apparently, the two had been contacting each other by email. The girl said she liked the teacher and that he didn’t force himself on her. But his behavior was still inappropriate, so we would like to apologize to the student and her family.”
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Beelzebub
Expect the shotgun wedding to follow as soon as she's of the age of consent.
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Altria
Shogakko?
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hidinginjapan
That's probably why he shouldn't be a teacher. But this is Japan, where teacher-student relations are cool.
Sorry which part? Contacting each other through email? (yes while there might be legitimate conerns and queries answered, there is also this kind of to-and-fro) Driving students home? Or finally kissing her?
I regret being brought up in a country with more morals.
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serindipity
It is alarming how many teachers are married to their students. In the west it's called 'grooming' and it is illegal for internet users to use chat rooms to groom young girls for future relationships. But, it's just normal in Japan for a sleazy adult to groom young girls.
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Eizenhauer
Ohh, what a sad love story with a cheesy ending...
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telecasterplayer
I'm assuming she's a high school girl? The articaly doesn't mention the girl's age nor what type of school she attended.
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flammenwerfer
If she is an 18 y.o 3rd grader of high School, then all he had to do was keep it on the down low until she graduates in April and then he would have been good to go, BUT he had to act on his impulses now. Foolish.
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Molenir
And you call yourself a teacher? A teacher of what? Like Serindipity said, sounds a lot like grooming.
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hidinginjapan
Teacher/student relations are rife in this country. I'm not a religious person, but there are a whole lot of values and ethics embodied in them which contribute to a society that makes ethical decisions. Japan, a religious void, could probably use some kind of teaching in this area and why these kinds of relationships are improper. At the same time, I'm sure many a parent is concerned as to what kind of mongs are custodians and supposed educators of their kids.
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medievaltimes
I have talked to several public school teachers about this topic and they have ALL said teacher-student relationships are quite common, sometimes ending in marriage.
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Altria
Akita's kind of conservative - he should come teach in Saitama.
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dennis0bauer
well he is only 20 but he should have known better but now he can persue her.
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white_rabbit
not 20, in his 20s
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cwhite
he should of at least been more careful. Even geinoujin manage to keep things relatively quiet even when dating under the age of 18
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presto345
Well, let's hope it doesn't turn into a Romeo & Juliet kind of thing. People of all ages do fall in love and they sometimes make the wrong decisions as love is blind(ing).
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HonestDictator
Well, I don't think its such a bad thing. C'mon, its Japan. And as most of you have said even the teachers don't see it as uncommon. Now if this were happening in the states (which it is) I'd be a bit more upset.
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helloklitty
it would be easy for the teacher to imagine she's 14 or even 13.
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helloklitty
There's his misstep. Never leave a "paper trail."
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