Should a former porn star be fired from her teaching job. Languish decides.

[crazy canuck]

No. It's a stupid knee-jerk decision.

There is exactly zero evidence provided in the article that her former career impacted her abilities as a teacher in any way. Rather, she was "outed" by some busybody to the school board, apparently in revenge for her "outing" of a drunk driver to the cops.

In short, she is being "punished" via internet troll shaming for displaying civic mindedness and supporting the work of the police. A wonderful message for the kids!

That's not the argument being made.  Rather that, now that she has been outed, it will impact her performance.

There is no evidence provided that it will impact her ability to teach in the future. Only supposition. Moreover, supposition based on some busybody making her former career generally known - given that she was only "outed" to the School Board. That the School Board then fired her and touted her porn star past as a reason of course made it generally known, but they didn't have to do that. 

In short, the allegation is that someone will take the time to tell the kids in her classes that she was a former porn star, and that because of this, she will no longer be capable of being an effective teacher. Neither of these events were certain to happen. It seems very silly to assert this as a reason for pre-emptively firing her.   

The alleged reason for her termination is a "good character" clause. It is just ironic that she is in this situation for, basically, showing good character *now*.

Agreed.

[11B4V]

Probably paid for her college.

[Caliga]

Just did some homework.  The article sounded to me like she just did lesbo porn, but she did straight scenes as well.  You're welcome people.

[11B4V]

Just did some homework.  The article sounded to me like she just did lesbo porn, but she did straight scenes as well.  You're welcome people.

She's a sinner

[Ed Anger]

A soiled dove.

[11B4V]

A soiled dove.

A dirty birdy

[CountDeMoney]

I dunno...it may have been a long time ago, and completely unrelated to her ability to teach...but it compromises her ability to be an authority figure in the classroom.

Stop. 

How do you expect her to take control of those disruptive girls? To maintain strict discipline over her students?  She would be at their mercy.

[merithyn]

I don't see a reason for her to be fired. I wouldn't have had a problem with someone with a former porn life teaching my kids unless they did specifically teen porn or something. It's not illegal, she broke no laws, and it's from over a decade ago.

[11B4V]

I dunno...it may have been a long time ago, and completely unrelated to her ability to teach...but it compromises her ability to be an authority figure in the classroom.

Stop. 

How do you expect her to take control of those disruptive girls? To maintain strict discipline over her students?  She would be at their mercy.

See Mery's post.

[DGuller]

I don't think the fact that she now denounces porn should have any bearing on her employment status.  Of course she would denounce it when faced with job loss.  There needs to be proof that she was seeking forgiveness before the whole thing blew up in her face.

[CountDeMoney]

See Mery's post.

Mery has magnificent ta-tas that would be at the mercy of disruptive schoolgirls.

[11B4V]

I don't think the fact that she now denounces porn should have any bearing on her employment status.  Of course she would denounce it when faced with job loss.  There needs to be proof that she was seeking forgiveness before the whole thing blew up in her face.

Why would that matter?

[merithyn]

See Mery's post.

Mery has magnificent ta-tas that would be at the mercy of disruptive schoolgirls.

There would be no disruptive schoolgirls in my classroom.

[CountDeMoney]

See Mery's post.

Mery has magnificent ta-tas that would be at the mercy of disruptive schoolgirls.

There would be no disruptive schoolgirls in my classroom.

BRB

[Camerus]

A difficult situation for the school to be put in. A better response might have been a suspension to see if it would be feasible to bring her back at some point later (assuming they actually wanted to keep her around and weren't considering getting rid of her before this).