Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Loss of Pension

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my pension...
--with apologies to REM

There's no evidence this guy broke the law. Yes, he's a horrible person, but if that's sufficient reason to lose your pension, then maybe the California teacher pension system will have enough money in it when I retire:
Angered by a 41-year-old Modesto teacher who moved in with an 18-year-old student, a California lawmaker is crafting legislation that would strip teachers of their retirement benefits in such cases.

Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/03/teach-a-high-school-class-date-a-student----lose-your-pension.html#storylink=cpy
Look at the picture in the linked article, then to REM's modified lyrics above. Aren't they appropriate?
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2 comments:

  1. maxutils8:35 PM

    It will be interesting to see how one could craft a law such that one could be stripped of pension benefits for having a consensual relationship with a woman of legal age . . .but, I guess that's why they're lawmakers. This man was horrible to his wife, but apart from that, he's done nothing wrong.

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  2. Carol1:24 PM

    Gee this is nothing new. At my HS in the 60s, the band teacher married the drum majorette as soon as she graduated.

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