Teacher-student sexual relationships should be criminal in Montana It’s news that sucks the air right out of you – a sexual relationship unmasked between a teacher and a student. In Great Falls last week public school administrators held a news conference to announce a high school teacher resigned in lieu of termination after an investigation found credible evidence of just such a relationship. The GFPS board will decide later this month whether to request that the Board of Education revoke his teaching license for immoral conduct. Because the student is 17, however, the alleged relationship may not be a crime in Montana. It’s time for our state to have a conversation about why and consider making a change. Consent laws are complicated, created to protect younger members of our community from being exploited but stopping short of waging punitive judgments on young people who engage in consensual sexual activity. There are relationships that are criminal, however. In Montana, an inmate at a jail or prison can’t give consent in a sexual relationship. If personnel are found to have a relationship with an inmate, no matter what ... Continue reading... http://www.greatfallstribune.com/st...ationships-should-criminal-montana/304046002/
