Coach, 40, Weds 16-Year-Old Student

[Oh8ch]

It is interesting how times change.

I read an article in the paper a few years ago about a couple that had been married 80 years. Lots of details on their children, dedication to one another, all their wonderful memories.

He was 98. She was 92.

You do the math.

 

[OCBuckWife]

It is interesting how times change.

I read an article in the paper a few years ago about a couple that had been married 80 years. Lots of details on their children, dedication to one another, all their wonderful memories.

He was 98. She was 92.

You do the math.

There was a time when children were treated as though they were simply small adults, expected to act and think and speak as adults. Chronological age meant less than observed mental age.
Marriageable age has been mutable throughout the ages. Princes and Kings married princesses with larger age gaps then even this couple the article is about, but often, sexual congress was put off until the young girl had her first "woman's time" and that could be as early as 11 or 12!

It's a morals issue now more so than any biological issue such as previously mentioned. Nowadays morals change and adjust with each successive generation. What was acceptable before (the example from Oh8) is no longer acceptable. Who can predict what will be acceptable 90 years from now?

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

"Windy"? Her parents obviously were fans of The Association.

It is interesting how times change.

I read an article in the paper a few years ago about a couple that had been married 80 years. Lots of details on their children, dedication to one another, all their wonderful memories.

He was 98. She was 92.

You do the math.

Great point. Up through the early 1900s, it was no big deal for girls barely into birthing ability to get married off. What is considered repulsive now was common place back then...what's ironic as hell is that back then sex was not open at all--almost repressed--and sex today is about as open as can be.

 

[Romanowski]

"Windy"? Her parents obviously were fans of The Association.

That's the first thing I thought of...

 

[Muck]

For one thing, it appears, the parents say the were coerced into signing the forms through what is essentially a childish tantrum (their child refused to speak to them or have contact with them outside everyday requirements until they signed) That's called duress.

It's called incompetent parenting.

 

[ulukinatme]

I'm going to go with incompetant parenting as well. If these parents had a head on their shoulders, they would have pulled the girl from the school and transferred her somewhere else. Take away the cell phone so he can't text her, change your phone number and move, see if you can get the guy's number blocked. This really is shocking, scares me to think the kind of things that will happen when I have kids, I'm praying for boys.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I'm going to go with incompetant parenting as well. If these parents had a head on their shoulders, they would have pulled the girl from the school and transferred her somewhere else. Take away the cell phone so he can't text her, change your phone number and move, see if you can get the guy's number blocked. This really is shocking, scares me to think the kind of things that will happen when I have kids, I'm praying for boys.

Or just place a TRO on the teacher...

 

[Muck]

Or just place a TRO on the teacher...

According to the article they claim to have tried to do so.

Obviously there is more to the story than is being told.

Not satisfied with that answer, the Hagers turned to the school district, which spoke to the coach.

The principal of the high school wrote to the Hagers, "I have seen nothing but a cooperative attitude from the teacher, and to the best of my knowledge, he has not had any contact with Windy since then."

"School officials can't be responsible for what happens the other hours of the day, and I would think the relationship developed much more outside of school," said Brian Shaw, an attorney for the school district.

The Hagers contacted police; they even tried to get a restraining order.

"We've tried everybody. We've been to the law. We've been to the school board," Betty said. "Our family has come and tried to talk to her. We've had people on the phone with her for hours — family, friends. We've been to our pastor asking for guidance. We've been to his pastor."

The comments from the school are particularly bizarre and don't seem consistent with the attitude of most school districts these days. Heck two weeks ago there was a report of a teacher in KY who was disciplined and then forced to resign because he bit a piece of candy off of a students garter at prom because everyone egged him on.

Every school district I am aware of takes claims of molestation very seriously, to the point where they tend to act first and ask questions later just to cover their ass until everything gets sorted out.

I can't help but wonder if Windy's HS is one of those that forces their athletes to sign a "morals clause" before allowing them to participate in sports...if so that would really bring into the question the claim that the school isn't responsible for what happens during non-school hours. Regardless I'm sure the teachers are thrilled to know they can tag the students as long as they wait until after the final bell of the day.

 

[scooter1369]

I have no sympathy for parents that allow themselves to be bullied by their spoiled rotten, offspring.

 

[Muck]

I have no sympathy for parents that allow themselves to be bullied by their spoiled rotten, offspring.

....but, but Scoot...she gave them the silent treatment and everything...what were they supposed to do?

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Of course ABC news wants to make a big deal out of it... Just let the people be.