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1. Please sign in and put on your name tag. There are
refreshments and snacks available in the back.
2. Why are you here?
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/teacher-
student-relationships-15843582
Because you don’t want to end up a
teacher turned infamous criminal!
4. How Much Do You Know?
TRUE OR FALSE?
1. It is appropriate to be friends with your students on
Facebook.
2. It is appropriate to e-mail student about school work
through the school e-mail system.
3. It is not appropriate to be alone in the classroom with
a student.
4. It is not appropriate to post information about student
anonymously in a blog.
5. It is appropriate to tutor a student privately
5. How Much Do You Know?
6. It is appropriate, if you lead an extracurricular group,
to text a student about meeting times for practice.
7. It is appropriate to follow a student on Twitter.
8. It is not appropriate to drive a student somewhere,
even with parental permission.
9. It is appropriate to be friends with students, both in
and out of the classroom.
10. It is not appropriate to talk about students to other
students, even if what you say is positive.
6. Improper Student/Teacher
Relationships
The goal of this professional development is for
you to be able to understand what is considered
an improper relationship and have the skills and
knowledge to prevent improper relationships from
forming.
7. Learning Objectives
Properly define and identify what is an improper
relationship
Distinguish between improper and proper
relationships
Comprehend and comply to the necessary actions
that must be taken if one is in danger of crossing
the boundary of proper and improper relationships
Comprehends the consequences of having an
improper relationship
Identify ways to avoid getting into improper
relationships
8. What is an improper
relationship with a student?
Discuss with your group…
9. What is an improper
relationship with a student?
An inappropriate relationship is when a teacher
solicits and/or engages in sexual conduct or
romantic relationship, inappropriate
communication and/or the furnishing of alcohol or
illegal/unauthorized drugs with/to a student
10. If you are here it is because you
are an educator. Educators must
abide by Association of American
Educators and Texas Educators
Code of Ethics.
Are you familiar with these codes
of ethics? Lets see…
11. Association of American Educators
Code of Ethics for Educators
PRINCIPLE II: Ethical Conduct toward Practices
and Performance
The professional educator assumes responsibility
and accountability for his or her performance and
continually strives to demonstrate competence.
The professional educator endeavors to maintain
the dignity of the profession by respecting and
obeying the law, and by demonstrating personal
integrity.
12. Association of American Educators
Code of Ethics for Educators
1. The professional educator applies for, accepts, or assigns a
position or a responsibility on the basis of professional
qualifications, and adheres to the terms of a contract or
appointment.
3. The professional educator continues professional growth
4. The professional educator complies with written local school
policies and applicable laws and regulations that are not in conflict
with this code of ethics
5. The professional educator does not intentionally misrepresent
official policies of the school or educational organizations, and
clearly distinguishes those views from his or her own personal
opinions
13. Texas Educator Code of
Ethics
Standard 3.6. The educator shall not solicit or
engage in sexual conduct or a romantic
relationship with a student or minor.
14. Texas Educator Code of
Ethics
Standard 3.7. The educator shall not furnish
alcohol or illegal/unauthorized drugs to any person
under 21 years of age unless the educator is a
parent or guardian of that child or knowingly allow
any person under 21 years of age unless the
educator is a parent or guardian of that child to
consume alcohol or illegal/unauthorized drugs in
the presence of the educator.
15. Texas Educator Code of
Ethics
Standard 3.8. The educator shall maintain
appropriate professional educator-student
relationships and boundaries based on a
reasonably prudent educator standard.
16. Standard 3.9. The educator shall refrain from inappropriate communication
with a student or minor, including, but not limited to, electronic
communication such as cell phone, text messaging, email, instant
messaging, blogging, or other social network communication. Factors that
may be considered in assessing whether the communication is
inappropriate include, but are not limited to:
(i) the nature, purpose, timing, and amount of the communication;
(ii) the subject matter of the communication;
(iii) whether the communication was made openly or the educator
attempted to conceal the communication;
(iv) whether the communication could be reasonably interpreted as
soliciting sexual contact or a romantic relationship;
(v) whether the communication was sexually explicit; and
(vi) whether the communication involved discussion(s) of the physical or
sexual attractiveness or the sexual history, activities, preferences, or
fantasies of either the educator or the student.
17. As an educator you are
prohibited from…
Embarking on a romantic relationship with a student
Making sexual comments to a student or commenting
about a student’s body in an unprofessional manner
Talking about a student’s sexual history
Improper hugging, kissing, or excessive touching
Planning a romantic relationship with a student after
he/she graduates
Providing a student or students with drugs and/or
alcohol
18. Now that we know what not to
do how to we avoid it?
The following are tips for new teachers from
TCTA (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Find a mentor teacher if one hasn’t been assigned
to you. Your mentor can help give you guidance and
support in your new profession.
Always seek out additional training to enhance your
skills as a teacher and to keep on the professional
track.
19. Keep it Professional
Always remember that YOU are the teacher and the
professional!
You are not a peer to your students
Do NOT invite student to your home
Avoid sharing too much personal information. Also, don’t
share inside jokes or inappropriate remarks. Do NOT
flirt with students.
Keep a professional and modest appearance.
Don’t “hang out” with students outside of school and/or
school activities. Remember, you are not their best
friend!
Do not provide any alcohol or drugs to students or
condone consumption.
20. Keep it Professional
Even if your intentions are innocent, putting
yourself into a situation (ex. Having students at
your home, contacting them on social networks,
being with student outside of school/school
activities, etc.) can give the impression that the
relationship is inappropriate to others
21. What happens if you don’t
keep it professional?
You can possibly lose your job and get your
teaching certificate revoked!
Depending on the situation you can even obtain
felony charges.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=9121922&pid=
9122012
22. Teachers who did not keep it
professional
Shannon Parks
Employed with Cedar Hill
Independent School
District in Grand Prairie,
Texas for 3 months
before being arrested on
June 13, 2013 for having
an inappropriate
relationship with a
student
23. Teachers who did not keep it
professional
Amanda Feenstra
Arrested for alleged sex
abuse on a 17yr old student
and member of the dance
team that Amanda taught
at Humble High School.
24. Teachers who did not keep it
professional
Kathryn Maples
Kathryn Maples was a
teacher and swim coach in
Permian High School. She
was arrested on June 12,
2013 for having an
improper relationship with
a student.
25. What would you do?
Think about what you would do in the following
scenarios and write your answers on the paper
provided.
At the end of the last scenario we will discuss as
a group what the appropriate course of action will
be
26. What would you do?
1. A student who struggles in your class and rarely
speaks approaches you at the end of class and
tells you that they would like to tell you something
privately. They ask if they can meet you after
school at a local coffee shop near their house. You
feel that this student is calling out to you for
help. What is the appropriate course of action to
take:
27. What would you do?
2. A student of the opposite sex seems to have
developed a crush on you; they linger in your
classroom after the bell rings and look for
excuses to try to touch you. You have spoken to
them about how this behavior is inappropriate,
and while the student no longer touches you, you
still feel uncomfortable around them. You believe
that the student still has an unhealthy attraction
to you. What is your next step?
28. What would you do?
3. You help out your school by coaching the girls’
volleyball team in a small district. After an
evening away game, all of your students get picked
up by their parents until only one is left. After
trying to reach the child’s parents with no
success, the child asks if you can drive them
home. What should you do?
29. What would you do?
4. In your English class, one of your students
suggests creating a Facebook group for the class,
so that assignments can be posted there and any
questions about the reading can be discussed.
Quickly, all of the students jump on board with
the idea. Your school does not have a rule against
being friends with students on Facebook, but you
know that it is discouraged. What do you do to
find a compromise?
31. How much did you learn?
TRUE OR FALSE?
1. It is appropriate to be friends with your students on
Facebook.
2. It is appropriate to e-mail student about school work
through the school e-mail system.
3. It is not appropriate to be alone in the classroom with
a student.
4. It is not appropriate to post information about student
anonymously in a blog.
5. It is appropriate to tutor a student privately
32. How much did you learn?
6. It is appropriate, if you lead an extracurricular group, to
text a student about meeting times for practice.
7. It is appropriate to follow a student on Twitter.
8. It is not appropriate to drive a student somewhere, even
with parental permission.
9. It is appropriate to be friends with students, both in and out
of the classroom.
10. It is not appropriate to talk about students to other
students, even if what you say is positive.
33. Resources
Texas Education Agency (2011, June 23). Educators'
Code of Ethics. Retrieved June 17,2013, from
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=21475
01 244&menu_id=771&menu_id2=794
Texas Classroom Teachers Association. (2013).
Improper Relationships with Students. Retrieved
fromhttp://www.tcta.org/node/12941
Association of American Educators (n.d.). Code of
Ethics for Educators. Retrieved from
http://www.aaeteachers.org/index.php/about-us
34. That is all! Thank you for
participating in the novice teacher
professional development:
improper student/teacher
relationships.
