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Columbiana, Ohio (The Weekly Vice) -- Shari Clark, a 38 year old English teacher at Crestview High School in Columbiana, Ohio has been suspended and will likely be terminated after she allegedly engaged in "a lengthy and repeated pattern of gross misconduct with minor female students," according to school officials.
The Crestview Board of Education voted on Monday to suspend Clark without pay after conducting an investigation into the teacher's alleged misconduct with up to 5 different female students.
Following a lengthy investigation, District Superintendent John Dilling provided a six-page report outlining the accusations against Clark, citing "gross immorality" and "engaging in an inappropriate relationship with minor female students including intentional, improper physical contact of a sexual nature."
The report lists the specific events, times, dates and activities of the teacher's conduct obtained through Clark's own statements, parent witnesses, student witnesses and teacher witnesses.
Among the allegations, the report alleges that a student admitted that Clark kissed her on the lips. Staff at the school also witnessed Clark repeatedly hugging, touching and kissing female students throughout the 2007-2008 school year.
School Principal, John Garcia, then met with Clark to discuss the inappropriate behavior however the report alleges that the teacher continued to engage in that activity, despite Garcia's warnings.
On March 3rd, school administrators instructed Clark that text messaging students was inappropriate behavior and directed her to stop, however Clark allegedly continued to message the student, logging approximately 4,000 minutes in cell phone coversations with that student.
On May 20th a school employee witnessed Clark kissing a student on the lips and embracing her in her class room. On other occasions, Clark was observed kissing students on the lips, rubbing their arms, exchanging "I love you" sentiments and similar behaviors.
The Crestview board voted 4 - 0 to consider termination, but will not finalize the vote until August 18, allowing Clark an opportunity to appeal.
Teachers and students both stated their support for Clark, expressing that they felt the teacher shouldn't be fired, because she's a good 'moral' person.
The Weekly Vice Opinion:
Alright, I have a statement for the "supportive" students and the teacher's union. Are you out of your friggen mind?
Seriously - what in your twisted, degenerate mind leads you to believe any adult has a right to drape themselves all over any one's child - leading up to kissing, fondling, hugging, groping, hiding out in a classroom with them or any other bizarre behavior Clark engaged in?
A teacher is not a buddy, counselor, or sex consultant. She's employed to teach, not text message like a giddy school girl. She's there to grade your test, not play footsie while the class movie plays. And for God's sake, what does kissing multiple girls have to do with teaching?
Students - you're going to find out soon enough that this kind of activity is not tolerated out in the work force world, even among consenting adults. The quickest way to get yourself sued in today's world is to start touching, hugging, kissing them in the workplace. Do you get that? Do you understand this behaviour isn't acceptable anywhere in real life except perhaps massage parlor? I hope so, or else you'll have a rough road ahead.
While I know a 15 year old student THINKS they are an adult...these girls are still some one's child. The teacher's union here should be denouncing this kind of behavior, not encouraging it. The fact that they pacify THESE kind of allegations only proves their motivations and makes me wonder how widespread the problem is at this school.
Yes, I get it. From a "hot for teacher" standpoint, the story is somewhat titilating, but we all have to grow up some time - and so does Shari Clark. She must grow up and live in the real world like everyone else. She does not live in a magical kid fondling play world.
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Mr. Vice, you are right about one thing for sure. The school could have and probably should have turned it over to law enforcement. Other teachers in Ohio have been charged with similar physical / sex-related contact with students.
While I admire the board for trying to handle it internally, the problem is that it's created this big debate in the school among staff and students. It has everyone stirred up, thinking their comments will influence the board.
If it had been turned over to law enforcement, the school could keep it's hands completely clean of the issue and there would be nothing to debate. We'd have to wait like everyone one else to find out the results of the case.
Students and the teacher's union should realize that the school board did this teacher a big favor by keeping it internal instead of letting it rise to a criminal matter. She won't spend a whole year fighting it out in court and risking the prospect of jail time.
I hope the teacher's union gets off their high horse and thanks the board for the way they handled this situation - as opposed to how other teachers are taken down in court.
well I thought schools were required by law to report all incidents of "possible" abuse to authorities. Kissing a student qualifies. Sorry, but teachers can't ran around kissing kids on the lips or any other place on their bodies.
I recommend people watch the video too. (top of the page). It has students and an idiot teacher acting like this teacher's actions were no big deal. Wake up you fuckheads, it IS a big deal.
In the real world, that kind of behavior gets you sued for sexual harassment. Yes dummies, even between two adults, you can't run around a work place kissing, hugging and touching other people - let alone the fact that these are kids, and the teacher is in a position of trust. Parents are assuming that you bastard teachers will keep your hands off their sons and daughters. And to the teacher in the video who seems to think everything is A-okay with the teacher, you should be fired as well. I don't want my kids in that school knowing you think this kind of behavior is okay. They won't be enrolling next year at that school, knowing adults with such poor judgement are roaming the halls.
Terminate her. End of story.
sigh. what is wrong with people?
She was warned and given an opportunity....And she continued with the odd behavior.
Enough said.
She sounds like the only crime she is guilty of is emulating Micheal Jackson. Seriously.
What is distrubing is that this went on so long. She was observed several times prior to this in the behavior. If it was a male teacher they would have been all over him like white on rice. But females get special treatment.
You guys are stupid to respond to things like this if you dont even know the whole story, you don't know the teacher, and you don't know the students. It's websites like this that make stuff like this worse because people who dont need to be involved in the matter at all suddenly feel like there is something wrong with the school, all its teachers, and the students. And there's not. She was a good teacher. So she made some mistakes, whatever. But there are a lot of people who still believe she is a good person and a lot of people that are really upset over the whole situation because they knew her, they trusted her, and they looked up to her.
There are a lot of child molesters who seem like really "nice" or "good" people. How do you think they convince children to trust them? They don't lure kids by being mean dumbass.
Shesnot a child molester. And im pretty sure i know what im talking about when i say that shes a good and trustworthy person that made a few stupid choices considering i know her very well actually. And before all this happened she truely was a very inspirational person and a very good role model and encouraged us to do yhe right think, care about ourselfs, accept ourselves for we were, and almost everyday she reminded us that we were role models too and to act like role models. She encouraged us in everything we did and until recently was one of the best people and most respectable people i have ever known.
Will the "but she is a good person" arguement hold up in a court of law?
Heck no, which is why she is lucky she is not being sent to one.
What a sick pedophile.
Let me explain something. I was a student of hers. I witnessed it. But to be honest....It is the parents fault for not pressing charges.
Don't talk about the school as a whole. Okay moron,blame the teacher, but why blame the entire school???
you all have no idea. what the heck went on and what is still going on. All of you need to keep your own noses in you rown buisness. I have a righ to say that and I will n ot say why but i do. And you guys have no idea what went on but what th epapers said!
you all have no idea. what the heck went on and what is still going on. All of you need to keep your own noses in you rown buisness. I have a righ to say that and I will n ot say why but i do. And you guys have no idea what went on but what th epapers said!
Excuse me little miss muffet, but you can get off your tuffet.
There was a complete report on the details - listing her behavior in detail.
The school board went over those details and they were enumerated in the report in great detail citing instances, testimony and approximate dates of the behavior.
I know you want to act like nobody knows anything but you - but that's not going to happen. Lots of people know what she did.
There was no single victim, there were many.
So crawl back into your hole and shut the hell up. This teacher violated the trust she was given and should have been prosecuted like most every other teacher is, instead of merely being fired.
Were you a victim? Probaly not so you shut up! You do not know the real story and what really happened and either does the board.
If she kisses another chick, can I watch? Please, only 18 or up though.
Wow grow up!!!
I was a student of this teacher, and she had a long and glorious history of inappropriate behavior known the county over. She was practically infamous among the local schools for just this behavior, and several other teachers should take this as a heads up. Crestview has for too long been the good ol boys and girls kind of school in which anything goes if you're connected. Unless this attitude stops, this kind of thing is going to keep happening. We always thought that teacher in the vid had a thing going with her anyway, and the student is just completely out of his small town mind
Not oou of smal town mind!!!!! were you invovled with her or the situation? I suggest you kep quiet because yoiu do not yo do not know the story!
Did she or did new not have more than 10 girls come forward from past classes and say the exact same thing? 16 different counts of sexual misconduct with minors. 16. Over more than 10 years. Arguable behavior in a teacher? No.
ppl make mistakes and some are just worse than others. No one has the right to judge someone else.I am sure you have made mistakes that you dont want people to find out about or that you are ashamed of. Get over it and move on. I was a victim and if i feel this way and other victims of hers feel this way than i dont know what to tell you. You all need to mind your own buisness and take care of your own lives cause I am 100 percent sure they are not perfect.
ppl make mistakes and some are just worse than others. No one has the right to judge someone else.I am sure you have made mistakes that you dont want people to find out about or that you are ashamed of. Get over it and move on. I was a victim and if i feel this way and other victims of hers feel this way than i dont know what to tell you. You all need to mind your own buisness and take care of your own lives cause I am 100 percent sure they are not perfect.
I think that the point that needs to be addressed that has not in this "Leave us alone in our love" bickering is that she was asked multiple times by the administration to stop. Multiple times. Ill repeat that. Multiple. I was only asked once to put my pants back on at work, not several, I think the rules should apply to everyone, don't you? If a man in his late 30's was found doing the same thing this woman did you wouldn't have the same fond delusions that you do now, Predators are Predators, no matter if they are middle aged men or one slightly insane blond english teacher stuck in her senior year of highschool where this sort of thing is acceptable.
just fyi; I'm a student there. It's John Gecina, not Garcia. Second off, 15 year old girls is illegal, however, 18 and 19 year olds, the courts couldnt have done shit. Sorry, they were all seniors.
Heres a little FYI back, Highschool students invovled with teachers, regardless of age, can be considered minors, cases have been filed using that rule before. And besides, just because something isnt illegal doesnt mean you shouldnt do it. The role of a teacher requires them to be impartial and trustworthy, not having multiple homosexual relationships with their students. Our education system has at least some standards, and you cant tell me that this situation, however you phrase it, is something that is normal. If you wouldn't introduce her as your lover to youer parents, that should be a red flag that something is off there, shouldn't it? The students invovled still introduce themselves as "Victums", which implies they were victumized, so that should say something about how they really feel about it, or was that just a Freudian slip of the tongue?
Look I have opinions. I had her as a teacher.
My view of this is pretty long so I just posted a post on my blog
http://steppinoneggshells.info/
The post is
http://steppinoneggshells.info/2010/02/03/i-was-there/
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