‘Bad Teacher’ Porn: the Politics Behind Our Obsession with Stories of Student-Teacher Sex We Americans may not like to admit it, but we love crime. Look at the recent popularity of the podcast "Serial," or the 10 odd new detective shows that pop up on cable networks every fall. One particularly weird element of our crime lovefest is the obsession with news stories about school teachers having sex with their students or selling them drugs. You don’t hear stories about other local government employees—mail carriers, for example—committing sex crimes. Has television made us hungry for horror stories from classrooms, or is something more sinister at play? On the surface, it’s clear why these ... Continue reading... https://www.alternet.org/education/student-teacher-sex-stories-media