An Arkansas middle school teacher is under fire after she
accidentally showed a personal sex image to her class last week.
An x-rated photo of the unnamed female teacher somehow
became mixed in with classwork through the teacher's iCloud account.
While the teacher even personally called parents to apologize
and sent out an apology for the embarrassing mixup, she's now been disciplined
by the Little Rock school board.
And parents like Nicholas Tolerson, whose son was in the
class and exposed to the material, say that may not be enough.
Tolerson was one of the parents the teacher called after
school on Wednesday. His son had come home announcing he'd seen a sex video.
'(My son) says she was performing sex acts,' said Tolerson.
Parents of the kids in the classroom, like Nicholas
Tolerson, have demanded answers but feared the damage was already done 'My
heart goes out to not only my son, but other kids in the classroom,' he said.
While there's some discrepancy between what was actually
seen--Tolerson's son said it was a video while the school maintains it was a
fleeting still image--it's clear that the young teens saw something highly
inappropriate.
'She was apologetic,' said Tolerson of the phone call he
received from the teacher.
KARK also obtained a copy of the apology the teacher sent to
each parent:
'Hello my name is [redacted] and I am your child's
[redacted]. Today an unfortunate and embarrassing incident occurred during
class.
'An inappropriate picture that was taken on my personal
phone was transferred to iPads in the classroom.
'Unfortunately some of the students were exposed to the
photo by accident. I would personally like to apologize for and inappropriate
and unprofessional image that your child may or may not have seen.
'Please know that the photo was never intended for view by
anyone here at the school. The incident is being investigated and appropriate
sanctions for my actions will occur.
'Every measure is being taken to ensure that the picture is
not accessible from any source.'
While it remained unclear Sunday what exact disciplinary
action has been taken, KARK reports that she was punished under the Arkansas
Teacher Fair Dismissal Act, which covers both terminations and suspensions.
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