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Originally Posted by Indian Chief
This is hyperbolic. There is no madness. High school students are anywhere from 14-18, meaning the vast majority are under 18. Hell, there are a good number of graduating seniors that are under 18. You don't make a rule for 90% of the institution and a weird, unneeded exception for 10%. Here's the real issue. There is NO REASON a high school teacher should be, or needs to be, having sex with a student. None.
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It's very simple -- each state has an age for consent. That age -- whatever it is in that state, determines whether a person is deemed by the law to be an adult and be able to consent to sexual relations.
Whether that person is a student or not shouldn't suddenly render them incapable of legally consenting, and shouldn't render their sexual partner subject to criminal penalties.
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The situations in your other examples are completely unethical. They are certainly not illegal.
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Agreed. AND THE SAME IS TRUE FOR A TEACHER OF A STUDENT WHO IS OF LEGAL AGE!
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If an educational institution has a regulation on the books making it a violation, then that's another layer. If nothing else, prohibiting teachers from sleeping with students (at all levels) removes the appearance of impropriety. There is no sleeping with a teacher for a better grade, or any other advantage. It's a similar reason to why many companies either frown upon or outright prohibit dating a subordinate.
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Agreed as to all this also.