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Second-graders stripping naked and having oral sex in the middle of class?
"If the reports are true, there was a serious lapse of judgment or lack of supervision in the classroom," Troy Flint, a spokesman for California's Oakland Unified School District, tells the Associated Press.
Surprisingly, few people disagree.
Children learn basic school rules on the first day of class. No running in the hall. No pushing in the lunch line. No oral sex while the teacher is trying to read "Charlotte's Web."
Yet, a second grader at Markham Elementary School in Oakland told school officials she saw some of her classmates doing a lot more than sitting in a tree and K-I-S-S-I-N-G. The 7-year-old girl spoke of two incidents, ABC News reports, one that included some of her classmates stripping and another where two kids allegedly had oral sex.
The network reports school officials and police officers are investigating the charges.
School Principal Pam Booker sent a letter to parents and staff last week, informing them of "a disturbing event which, according to initial findings, took place at Markham Elementary recently."
Booker added that the teacher is on administrative leave and will not be returning to class while the investigation is under way.
Reports conflict on whether the teacher was in the room when the alleged incident took place. The grandmother of the girl who reported the incident tells ABC New she doesn't think the teacher was present, but school officials tell the network they're not so sure.
Regardless, parent Nikki Turner tells ABC News, "the teacher should have paid more attention to what's going on."
Allen Saunders, who has a nephew in the class, blames the parents for the children's alleged behavior.
"They learn that at home," he tells the network. "They don't teach that at school."
Pediatrician and child abuse expert Dr. Jim Crawford tells ABC News what people should be most concerned about is the children themselves.
"My concern would be maybe something happened to one or more of the kids involved and that they're responding in this type of behavior because of what happened to them," he tells ABC News.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 3)
1-24-2011 @ 1:55PM
Alicia said...Okay, I'm all for honesty with your kids, but I don't even want to think about how kids learned that that young. I don't know who I feel worse for, the poor kids who took part or the witnesses.
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1-24-2011 @ 4:28PM
Megan said...Sounds like reasons to home school if you ask me.
At least you can keep an eye on your own kids and teach them right. Sadly, what children are allowed to watch on TV and movies and play as video games, is what's teaching them the disgusting ways they're acting like these days. Keep it family friendly, clean and fun - HTtp://bit.ly/coolflashgames
1-24-2011 @ 9:29PM
NW Girl said...Megan-
I can't imagine how 2nd graders would behave as alleged in this story unless something is VERY wrong at home. Home schooling might protect children from observing this behavior in the classroom. On the other hand, home schooling might result in the children allegedly engaging in this behavior from coming to the attention of anyone who could find out what's going on in that child / those children's homes.
4-23-2011 @ 5:35PM
Gerald Logue said...When I was in 2nd grade, I didn't even know what oral sex was. . . how much things have changed since 1977. . .
5-07-2011 @ 10:59AM
Mike said...The culprit is in your living room and your kids room. Watch TV lately ? Ther's isn't any show that does not use 'soft porn' to lure their viewers and to make the show 'interesting'. I'm not surprised at all that this goes on in schools because the kids are a reflection of what they have seen at home and on TV and their violent and sexually explicit 'games' on their phones and Xboxes. Parents are too scared that strict rules of behaviour may 'hinder the development' of their child and shows like '2-1/2 Men' accentuate the need to cater to a childs wants without giving any direction or enforcing any rules except that 'I was just kidding when I said that'. The people to blame are THE PARENTS. They are RESPONSIBLE for what their children watch and what they do. Too many parents abdicate that responsibility and foist the responsibility onto the teachers that are always blamed but have ZERO authority to correct the situation.
1-24-2011 @ 2:32PM
Kristin said...This story is so disturbing. I also don't think it's appropriate to use humor in an article about children having sex in the classroom. And why is it "surprising" that few people disagree about there being a lack of supervision in the classroom? It would only be surprising if few people AGREED with that statement. It's pretty obvious there was a clear lack of supervision in that classroom.
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3-29-2011 @ 6:39AM
ed said...its not lack of supervision its lack of parenting at home the teacher shouldnt have to watch every kid every second of the day they should know how to behave outside of the home clearly this is bad parenting and nothing else.one again i believe people should take mental tests before being able to have kids.
1-24-2011 @ 2:49PM
STACI said...Ummm, is it just me or are others questioning where these seven year olds learned this behavior. Has CPS been sent to these homes? Who has been sexually abusing these children? Have the children been removed from the home? Yes, a teacher has to be attentive, and teachers are expected to be role models, but teachers are not babysitters, nor are they the ones who should be raising the children. I have taught parenting, my mom and sister are teachers, I was once a teacher and i have five children between the ages or six and 16. My heart breaks at this story, and they should be a major outcry from every community.
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3-31-2011 @ 8:11PM
Grace said...This is NOT the teachers' fault. I work in a special ed preschool with two girls who have obviously been taught some "moves" at home. We are severely understaffed bc of the budget cuts and have had to rearrange our furniture so that the two girls don't try to "get down" in some corner of the room. Also, there is nothing reportable about it, so the teacher feels powerless to help the students. This is very, very sad and the victims here are the students. The teacher is the scapegoat.
1-25-2011 @ 10:55AM
Beverly Teal said...This article is very disturbing.
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6-02-2011 @ 5:15PM
mitch said...What I want to know, is how did second grader get that twenty dollar bill?
3-04-2011 @ 10:30PM
AYOKA said...There are so many things wrong with this story. If the teacher was in the class, he knew what was taking place. Children don't remove their clothes and engage in sex activities in total silence. The story of the teacher claiming dumb doesn't wash with me. No teahers aren't babysitters, bt, when a parentis leaving their child in the care of an sult for the sake of learning, that adult has a responsibility to monitor the children's behavior. So often convicted child predators end up working on Elementary school campuses. Has anyone checked this person's criminal record against a national database? And if CPS is not sen to the homes of these children and the children aren't interviewed separately withour repercussion or blam for their acts to find out where they learned this behavior, then the ball will have been dropped--lieterally. I am disgusted at the non chalant attitude of the parents interviewed and the easy manner in which the principal talked about this very disturbing incident. The child who witnessed this doesnt need an award. She needs counseling to help her deal with what she saw. I am so sick of adults acting like its the onus of the children to raise themselves.
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4-29-2011 @ 11:35AM
Angela said...How do you know it's nonchalant, the parents of those who were involved in this disturbing behavior were not interviewed. It was the witness' kids' parents that were. There is no tone that speaks they were nonchalant. If anything they sounded confused about this behavior, and maybe a bit disturbed that their child had to witness this.
Kids exaggerate, so who knows what happened. The teacher could have gone out for a second and then the kids do this. I agree with the psychologist, this is something that kids were taught elsewhere or seen elsewhere and have it done on themselves. To them, it's normal behavior since they think that's how it is. It's truly sad that is the case, if it's true.
Instead of putting the blame on if it's the parents or teacher, get the kids involved counseling.
3-09-2011 @ 1:32PM
skbn113 said...THANK YOU, LIBERALS.
A curse on you who think you
have the "liberty" to do everything
under the sun and push your
immoral agendas down our throats.
When we cry out for righteousness,
you mock and scorn us to ridicule.
God will have the last laugh.
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4-11-2011 @ 2:09AM
Justine said...except, this article has nothing to do with liberal agendas. Where you got immoral liberal agendas from, I do not know. Lets leave the politics out of this discussion.
3-10-2011 @ 7:10AM
t said...A rather vague and incomplete news article..... Where is any information as to what was done to counsel the children and investigate what allegedly happened in that classroom? Do authorities know which children were participating? If so, what is being done to assess whether or not they are victims of adult abuse, and what is being done to provide them with treatment and counseling? Either the news writer is too lax and incomplete, or the authorities where this took place are. JMHO.
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3-12-2011 @ 11:11AM
AnOldWarDogg said...This is about as sick as it gets, even for Caifornia, Disgusting. Fire the Teacher and investigate the parents.
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3-15-2011 @ 9:56PM
JoAnne said...Unfortunately, I knew a family where the parents would bring home X,XX,XXX movies and have their young son watch with them. Other cases children walked in on parents. Then there are teenage siblings with boyfriends, girlfriends, Playboy, internet, movies and TV. ALL available almost every day. And most people don't know there is ACTUAL sex-ed curriculum, that TEACHES them how to, complete with pictures and in class movies. Not as prevalent now, bu thatnks to Janet Reno.
6-08-2011 @ 5:28PM
lorenda1 said...Really? This is the teacher's fault? What about the parents? Teachers can't look at a book, read to the kids, and watch all 25-30+ students at all times. That's not only physically impossible, it's making teachers the scapegoat, AGAIN! What about holding KIDS and their parents responsible??? I can guarantee you that that teacher DID NOT condone this behavior, let alone teach or encourage it.
3-16-2011 @ 12:32AM
mzpebz93 said...I currently have a second grader and I find this very disturbing. How could they not know if the children were not supervised or not. And CPS needs to be called on these kids parents. No 7 or 8 year old should know what oral sex is. So something is obviously go on at home.
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