You are a teacher at a state school. You have taught there for 25 years and are approaching retirement. Over the years you have seen many teachers come and go and this year is no exception. A young female teacher has started, she is very attractive and you know that in the teenage hormone pit that is the classroom, she will be an instant hit with the young males. She is teaching in your faculty so you decide to give her the tour of the school and its facilities, or lack thereof. You instantly form a bond and over the next few weeks and months, become quite good friends. You notice that in class she is quite flirtatious with the students and whilst you don't necessarily agree with her approach, as a teacher she is outstanding. The students love her, she inspires them and they respond. At the end of the year, nearly all of her students have achieved well above the national average in her class and you are truly impressed. Your friendship continues to grow and despite your age differences you become the very best of friends. One day she comes to you in a state of hysteria. She's quite clearly upset, so you calm her down and she begins to tell you about how the last 3 weeks she's been sleeping with one of the students. He's a 15 year old boy. She doesn't know how it's happened, but she's ended the relationship with both promising not to reveal the secret to anyone as it would be equally detrimental to both of them. She says she's sorry for what she's done and you can see that she clearly is and after much discussion you both agree that this will go no further. You would have been happy for it to be the end of the matter however, two days later you get a visit from a police officer. He tells you that the parents of the student involved in the affair found text messages from the teacher on his found and indicated some sort of improper relationship. The teenager had since deleted the messages, thus destroying all the evidence, however under pressure of the parents, were conduction enquiries on their behalf. They explained that the parents were extremely upset and just wanted to know the truth. You feel sorry for them and feel like you should tell them what you know, not to mention that you would be aiding a criminal act and essentially condoning underage sexual relationships, but at the same time realise it would mean exposing your friend and ending your friendship as well as robbing the school of a fine teacher all over one error in judgement. The officer is pressing you for an answer, how do you respond?
tell the hottie teacher to sleep with me or you spill the beans!!! hahaha kidding I have no clue what I would do...........
Whew, that's a tough one!! Loyalty to my friends is very important, but I would hope my friend would make a better judgement call that what she had done. I'd probably have to tell... I would keep my lips shut if it didn't come down to an investigation.
Loyalty is extremely important to me, and I'm loyal to a fault at times. But loyalty can only be extended so far, and being loyal to the point where you're obstructing justice is too far. Unfortunately, this scenario opens up a can of worms if you're in this position, because if you admit to knowing about this "affair" and concealing it, you could be considered an accessory and lose your career over it also.
I feel exactly the same as Kristen.....once the authorities are involved it is no longer just about friendship.
While we all respect and admire people for thier loyalty it's lawful conduct that is important here. You are not being disloyal to your friend by telling what you know when confronted by the police (although alot of people wouldn't see it this way). Your friend put you in this situation by telling you. What kind of friend is that? She may be a good at teaching but I'd argue that a good teacher wouldn't have done this in the first place. She may be sorry but that doesn't change the fact that she broke the law. A good teacher (or person in general) would stand up and take responsibility for their actions. This is an interesting story because its not just a ethical problem. I think most people would say talking to the police would be disloyal to your friend. But when did we stop being accountable for our own actions?
I would of gone to the police before they came to me... Steal from the government, grow drugs in your basement, kill a man who choses a life outside the law - all the power to you. Harm the innocent, specifically children or the elderly... just hope I don't find out. But because she's hot... and she's going to jail, which will make her hotter... I'd use it against her to bang her, take pictures, get autographs... then tell the cops.
