Every now and then the mysterious (or possibly sagacious) Youtube algorthm recommends something on the lines of entitlement meets reality. In a recent offering, a princess was arrested because she sat on a car police were trying to tow in an attempt to prevent the removal. The car was illegally parked, blocked the street, and was unregistered. She claimed the wreck belonged to her boyfriend but he was not there to prove ownership. Both the way she spoke to the police, and her reaction to the threat and ultimate application of arrest were revealing. I was reminded of this yesterday when I met a former colleague for coffee who told me the following tale.
A young-ish male was active on social media, and despite the cautions of his older cautious colleagues, "friended" several students. However, he was also active on Grindr and somehow some of his students discovered this and discovered his profile.
At least one of them created a fake profile and reached out to this teacher, what the young people call "catfishing". Flirty exchanges became increasngly explicit and ultimately pictures were exchanged. Inevitably, those of the teacher were then circulated around the school.
He was gone in a week and by all accounts, is no longer employed or employable in education. What was notable was his indignation at being so exposed (see what I did there?), and insistence that he was the victim and had done nothing wrong. In one world, he was and he hadn't, but in the world of schools and children, the rules of the game are different. So, was this generational or stupidity? The answer is "yes".
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