Originally Posted by
Endus
Not sure why that makes it a problem.
You've correctly identified that shitty people who want to be abusive won't opt for becoming cops. That's a good thing.
I've said before I'm a certified teacher. If I had a job in a school (I'm working elsewhere currently, not that it matters, but I maintain my certification), and there was an accusation of abuse, and I couldn't fully clear myself, I'd be fired and I'd lose my license forever.
And that would be the right and proper decision.
I knew that going into this career. I knew it before I got my Education degree, let alone certifying. It isn't a problem for me, because I'm not ever going to intentionally put myself into a position where a false accusation could be made, and if I were to, I'd completely understand why no administration should give me the benefit of the doubt on this. Because it doesn't even have much to do with me, it has to do with protecting the students. They could totally believe it's bullshit, they'll still take my license.
And that'll be the correct decision.
I'm not speaking in hypotheticals I'm trying to apply to someone else. This is the active legal standard for the profession I've been an active part of for years now.
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That's why you don't ever be in a room with a student alone, especially if the building is empty.
If you have an office and a student comes to see you, you make sure there's colleagues in the teacher's space outside, and you leave the door open.
This is standard practice and it was covered during my training. You're acting shocked about basic standard precautionary measures that exist to protect the students in question (because pulling a student aside into a room where no one else can see the two of you is pretty common abuser tactics).