Hot, for teacher
Debra Lafave, the bewitching blond/blue-eyed teacher who had sex with a 14-year-old student at her middle school now—suddenly! conveniently!—claims to be a sexual predator because BIPOLAR MADE ME DO IT.
Ah, my favorite excuse. All together, now:
That old bipolar's got me in its spell
That same old witchcraft that I know so well
I've got those icy, icy fingers up and down my spine
The same old witchcraft when its eyes meet mine
The same old tingle I feel inside
And then that elevator starts its ride
And down and down I go, all around I go
Like a leaf that's caught in the tide
Teacher-Sex Outcome Sparks Outrage [CBS]
Lafave court documents [Smoking Gun]
Comments
Firstly, there seems to be more of these young female teachers having sex with boys. I can't quote you the cases, but locally we have had some and I've heard of others nationally. Why this is I don't know. But it seems to be a fact.
Bipolar made me do it? I don't like to judge. I substitute taught for years and am Bipolar 1. Young boys don't attract me. However, in full blown mania (and sometimes hypomania), I have become hyper-hyper sexual -- I have just poked the old man's shoulder or had relations with myself. Or age appropropriate.
If I were so hypomanic (or certainly full blown manic), that I had a hard time teaching, I'm not sure what would ensue. That is one of the reasons why I always did it part time. Hmmmm.
Judging her? Well, I'm not really privy to the real facts. But, that hasn't stopped me before.
There are some lines you never cross - my belief. If they are crossed because you are in an intense bipolar episode, you are very sick, and wouldn't be capable to be in charge of a classroom. And if you are hypomanic, and hypersexual, and therefore inapproriately attracted, you go home and have relations with yourself or pick on someone your own age.
Did I work it out? Maybe.
Bottom judgement line, if I had to judge (which I don't like to): she's a nasty pedophile who has no respect for what Frank McCourt called "the poor sister of the professions": that would be TEACHING. It's a stomach turning to think a teacher is having sex with a kid instead of inspiring the kid in an academic subject.
Discalaimer: I could be wrong. It's complicated.
Posted by: beagles | March 23, 2006 12:43 PM
I love your column. My son has a bi polar disorder and sometimes your column helps me understand him better.
I have tried to get him to read some of your blogs but, he is resistant to that. He is still very angry.
He has been hospitalized twice for this disorder.
He is slowly getting better about taking his medicine but, he states that he will hold and intervention for me as I appear to be addicted to nagging.
thank you
Linda
Posted by: Linda | March 23, 2006 08:48 PM