Teacher Resigns After School Finds Alleged Love Letters To Student

[Champ]

ALBANY, Ga. -- A high school English teacher resigned after school officials found notes and a racy poem she allegedly wrote to a 17-year-old student.

"It pleases me that you want me as much as I want you," read one of the 13 notes attributed to Carla Murray, 32. The notes were found in the male student's locker after other students tipped authorities.

One note included a poem: "The smell of your cologne mixed w/sweat/ The sounds you make while -- / The touch of your hands/ The taste of your mouth,/ There's more, but I won't embarrass myself by mentioning them."

The notes were obtained Tuesday by TV station WALB, which sued to have them made public. The notes were unsigned, but school investigators concluded Murray wrote them after a handwriting expert read the notes aloud to Murray and had her rewrite them.

http://www.wftv.com/education/3296828/detail.html

[northzax]

1. damn, she should have been fired

just for writing such crappy poetry. I mean I could see that from a math teacher, but English? she probably resigned in shame that her name was associated with such schlock.

and the reason the district tried to keep them secret? same deal, this will seriously hurt property values in the area, knowing that such crap is allowed in school.

talk about those who can't, teaching.

[Rowdyboy]

2. In the name of every teacher on this board....

and in the Democratic party, I'm very disappointed in your post. I live with a teacher, I know how hard they work and how dedicated they are and that right-wing bull-shit "those who can't teach" is insulting and offensive.

One dumbass who thought with her sex organs rather than her head should not make it open season to trash teachers, especially here.

[FarmerOak]

3. Yes!

And in the name of the Lord, Thy GOD, I command you to stop calling up the names of persons and organizations over which you have no control, nor authority, nor anything but the most casual connection!

Whatever your feelings about this situation, or about any particular post, how DARE you post ANYTHING "in the name of every teacher on this board," much less "in the (name of the) Democratic party"?

The reason the phrase "Those who can't do, teach" has become an adage is because it is all-too-often TRUE. It was not inappropriate to use the phrase in this context, where it was the teacher's ATROCIOUS VERSE that was being criticized, NOT her inappropriate sexual behavior. HER POETRY IS BAD. SHE SHOULD BE TEACHING GYM.

[Rowdyboy]

4. Those who can, learn

Those who can't (or won't), bitch, moan, and blame their teachers.

[tigereye]

6. yes I agree with you

teachers can't get paid enough as far as I am concerned. I have met many fine ones in my work, in my own schooling over many years, and at my son's school. It really bothers me when they are held to such absurd standards and blamed for things over which they have little control.

:yourock:

[northzax]

12. exactly what standards are those?

that teachers of high school english shouldn't write crappy love letters to high school students? you find that standard unreasonable?

[tigereye]

14. no I was talking about testing, expecting teachers to

deal with myriad social and educational problems with little funding from local state and federal govts., and blaming them when children are not at whatever standard the state( not academics and scholars) feels is appropriate. Of course I don't think teachers should be writing love notes to students! However, I don't think it is fair to blame all teachers for every problem under the sun and they are sometimes an easy target.

[northzax]

15. no one blamed every teacher for anything

the aformentioned poster who shall remain nameless simply read that into my earlier post.

[northzax]

7. and in the name of every teacher on this board

you live with one? great, I was one. I am a the son of two, and the grandson of four. (ohh, and the great-grandson of three, nephew to five, and will be the best man to another this summer) who has trumps here? anyway, in the name of all those people, I command you to get a sense of humour and stop stressing so much.

the fact is, this woman (if this is true) writes crappy, crappy poetry, are you denying that? do you think this is GOOD poetry? if I had turned something that sentimental into my Freshman English teacher, I'd have been laughed out the door. It sucked. ergo, I made a joke about it.

and how does saying that one teacher is bad trash them all? I don't get it. I thought the point of my joke was that this woman wasn't GOOD ENOUGH to be a teacher, that's saying that other teachers are better than her, and since she doesn't measure up, she shouldn't be one of them.

I can't believe I have to explain this to an adult.

[DS1]

8. perhaps an even shittier teacher incorrectly classified it as poetry

:shrug:

[northzax]

9. HEY. I will not stand for your attacks on teachers

you are not a good democrat!

[Shananigans]

13. I was gonna say...

I *thought* you were referring to the horrid poetry all along. I was wondering what everyone was getting their undies in a bunch for!

I agree...that poem was just...horrible! I sure am glad we didn't have to see/hear more! ;)

[MikeG]

5. Where were these teachers when I was in school?

[northzax]

10. maybe they were there

and the problem was you?

I don't know, my track coach quit after my junior year to date a recent alum (by recent I mean she graduated two days earlier)

[cleofus1]

11. no shit....

that poem was so sensitive...

[geniph]

16. This is not a person who should be in authority over children...

...or teaching English. Gah! Barf! Besides having pathetic "poetry" writing skills, she clearly has an issue with being inappropriately attracted to students, and ACTING on that attraction. That is a felony. Ask Mary Kay LeTourneau about that.

Granted, no one takes this as seriously with a 17-year-old as with a 13-year-old, but in either case, it's a person who should know better than to act on an attraction to a student. Professional ethics bar such conduct, let alone morality.