Teacher left class & went to motel to prostitute

[elderboy02]

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content...h.html?sid=101

Deputies say teacher who skipped class went to motel to work as prostitute
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:38 AM
By Holly Zachariah

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH



BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio -- It was a delicate conversation, to be sure: the school principal telling a class of fourth-graders this morning that their teacher is absent because she was arrested yesterday at the local Super 8 Motel.

There was little, if any, discussion about how 35-year-old Amber Carter had apparently gone to the hotel to be paid for sex. Carter had taken a half-day of sick leave yesterday, said Bellefontaine City Schools Superintendent Larry Anderson.

Not long after she left the school, sheriff's deputies, following a tip, arrested Carter at 12:05 p.m. in the hotel parking lot.

She was charged with prostitution, a third-degree misdemeanor, and unauthorized use of property, a felony. Anderson said the felony charge stems from the fact that she may have used her school computer to set up inappropriate meetings.

The school district is cooperating in the investigation, he said. Anderson placed Carter on paid administrative leave last night.

Carter was processed at the Logan County Jail and then released.

A substitute assumed her class at Western Intermediate School today, and the guidance counselor and the principal met with the students to answer any questions they might have had.

"It's just a bad situation," Anderson said. "It's not our place to tell them too much, but we figured the students might have heard rumors and would have some questions."

A letter will go home to parents tonight.

Carter has taught in the Logan County district for 13 years and hasn't had a single disciplinary problem, he said. She's been a popular teacher.

No one answered the phone at Carter's Bellefontaine home this morning.

Logan County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Randy Dodds said he couldn't provide any more details on the case.

I feel bad for the sucker who was actually willing to pay for her.

[elderboy02]

Originally Posted by uptown_isy

I feel bad for the sucker who was actually willing to pay for her.

Yep

[SmoknTaz]

Originally Posted by uptown_isy

I feel bad for the sucker who was actually willing to pay for her.

That's so wrong but

[Ahbroody]

Hmmmmmmm where was BamBam during this incident.
He lives in Ohio wonder if he now has a record. Come to think of it he kind of looks like that chick if he was wearing a wig. Well if we dont here from him for a few days guess we know what happened.

[BamBam]

Originally Posted by Ahbroody

Hmmmmmmm where was BamBam during this incident.
He lives in Ohio wonder if he now has a record. Come to think of it he kind of looks like that chick if he was wearing a wig. Well if we dont here from him for a few days guess we know what happened.

YOU MUTHA FUGGA

Hey, with teachers' salaries these days....and she's got some killer looks....

Originally Posted by mrreindeer

Hey, with teachers' salaries these days....and she's got some killer looks....

I was going to say that. I am a teacher. With all the budget cuts and stress of being pink slipped every year, it does not take a genius to see how she was driven to this.

Though, I must say, being a male prostitute is low down on my list of summer income opportunities.

-Tyler

Originally Posted by morefifemusic

Though, I must say, being a male prostitute is low down on my list of summer income opportunities.

uh......

Hang in there Tyler...I was going to be a teacher once; it was really tough for me to justify it out here in L.A. I admire you though; they really need to take better care of you folks.

Originally Posted by uptown_isy

I feel bad for the sucker who was actually willing to pay for her.

Ew

[fxpose]

Originally Posted by uptown_isy

I feel bad for the sucker who was actually willing to pay for her.

Maybe he used a paper bag with a cutout?

[Drazzil]

I honestly do not see a problem with it. Using classroom computers to set up liasons would be a huge no-no and might even be grounds for disclipinary actions, but as long as the two careers the teacher worked never crossed paths, I dont see what the huge issue here is.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by Drazzil

I honestly do not see a problem with it. Using classroom computers to set up liasons would be a huge no-no and might even be grounds for disclipinary actions, but as long as the two careers the teacher worked never crossed paths, I dont see what the huge issue here is.

Sure. She can also be running guns to Nicaragua or selling heroin on the street corner. As long as the paths don't cross, it's all good.

[Jbailey]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Sure. She can also be running guns to Nicaragua or selling heroin on the street corner. As long as the paths don't cross, it's all good.

As long as she's not doing anything bad Peter it's fine.

Originally Posted by Drazzil

I honestly do not see a problem with it. Using classroom computers to set up liasons would be a huge no-no and might even be grounds for disclipinary actions, but as long as the two careers the teacher worked never crossed paths, I dont see what the huge issue here is.

It would be in most unions contracts. Falls under a similar line of using the school computer for any illegal activity.

Originally Posted by pnoon

Sure. She can also be running guns to Nicaragua or selling heroin on the street corner. As long as the paths don't cross, it's all good.

While Peter's response sounds tongue and cheek, the fine line between what is appropriate and isnt for a teacher is a good point.

I am not allowed to smoke pipe at school (obviously), but if I am around town smoking and one of my students see me, is that grounds for discipline? I don't think so (and I think the district would have a real hard time doing anything like that). However, if I am busted on my own time for meth use or something like that, it is a different story.

Item four of the NEA (National Education Association, one of the two main national organizations for teachers_ Code of Professional Ethics states:

[The teacher...] Shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning or to health and safety.

Being a methamphetamine addict would likely pose a risk to health and safety. Engaging in prostitution could be argued to as well.

In particular, I work at a day treatment with students with severe behavior disorders. Many of the students have also been sexually abused or perpetrated sexual offenses themselves. Having a prostitute teaching them would probably not be the best idea.

Anyway, interesting story. I am particularly curious if this was her first time. The new article says her record was clean till now.

Originally Posted by Drazzil

I honestly do not see a problem with it. Using classroom computers to set up liasons would be a huge no-no and might even be grounds for disclipinary actions, but as long as the two careers the teacher worked never crossed paths, I dont see what the huge issue here is.

Perhaps the legality?

Yes? No?

[chippewastud79]

Only in Ohio, must have graduated from OSU or something

[taltos]

Originally Posted by uptown_isy

I feel bad for the sucker who was actually willing to pay for her.

Someone has to service the Ohio State crowd. Come to think of it, didn't she play right tackle last year?

[BamBam]

Originally Posted by taltos

Someone has to service the Ohio State crowd. Come to think of it, didn't she play right tackle last year?

AND YOU MUTHA FUGGA

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Sure. She can also be running guns to Nicaragua or selling heroin on the street corner. As long as the paths don't cross, it's all good.

Whew! I thought for a second there that I would have to give up teaching for all of that prostituting and gun smuggling I do over the summer.