Who exactly is Mary Kay Letourneau? What happened to her? How did the scandal begin? Mary Kay Letourneau also known as Mary Katherine Schmitz Letourneau, born on January 30, 1962, is a mother of four and former teacher at Shorewood Elementary School. Mary Kay was a married 34-year-old teacher from Seattle, Washington who was convicted of second degree rape, which involved an emotional relationship with one of her 12-year-old students.
Letourneau first met Vili when he was in the second grade. Letourneau became affectionate towards the boy, introducing him to the piano, buying him art supplies, and basically supporting his artistic abilities. She continued to mentor him for years after he left her classroom. The relationship deepened when Fualaau …show more content…
A school is a place where your child should be safe, you shouldn’t have to worry about the teacher doing harm or having any sexual relations with your child. Mary Kay Letourneau and her improprieties with her student continue to impact education in negative ways. This friendship role often blurs the boundaries between ethical and non-ethical teaching practices such as working together after school one on one without others around. A teacher is there to teach and not to be the entire emotional support for their students. Because so much time is spent with students, attachments starts to form. The bond between a teacher and student can either be a good or bad thing. Many students do not receive the affection they should from parents or even their peers outside of the classroom and because of this can be manipulated or become easy targets of unethical educators. Many continue to look for emotional support and will take any attention that they can get. society’s less restrictive moral code, feelings of confusion often affect today’s students in terms of proper relationships and boundaries between adults and children, many kids don’t have the innocence that we would expect them too. For example, Vili mention that he thought Mary Kay was “very pretty and he thought she was a movie star” he even asked Mary would she have an
Letourneau first met Vili when he was in the second grade. Letourneau became affectionate towards the boy, introducing him to the piano, buying him art supplies, and basically supporting his artistic abilities. She continued to mentor him for years after he left her classroom. The relationship deepened when Fualaau …show more content…
A school is a place where your child should be safe, you shouldn’t have to worry about the teacher doing harm or having any sexual relations with your child. Mary Kay Letourneau and her improprieties with her student continue to impact education in negative ways. This friendship role often blurs the boundaries between ethical and non-ethical teaching practices such as working together after school one on one without others around. A teacher is there to teach and not to be the entire emotional support for their students. Because so much time is spent with students, attachments starts to form. The bond between a teacher and student can either be a good or bad thing. Many students do not receive the affection they should from parents or even their peers outside of the classroom and because of this can be manipulated or become easy targets of unethical educators. Many continue to look for emotional support and will take any attention that they can get. society’s less restrictive moral code, feelings of confusion often affect today’s students in terms of proper relationships and boundaries between adults and children, many kids don’t have the innocence that we would expect them too. For example, Vili mention that he thought Mary Kay was “very pretty and he thought she was a movie star” he even asked Mary would she have an