Reply #40: Rhee: Teachers fired for having sex with students

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January 23, 2010 - 4:09pm

WASHINGTON - D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee says some of the 266 teachers who were laid off last fall either had sex with students or hit them.
Rhee would not get into specifics with "Fast Company" magazine, but did say that one teacher missed 78 days of school.

George Parker, president of the Washington Teachers Union, tells WTOP the chancellor owes the teachers an apology.

"It is an unfortunate and dangerous statement to paint all these teachers as child abusers is simply not true. She owes the teachers an apology. It is simply not the case. We are not aware of any cases of teachers being charged with sexual assault. it is reckless and damages the reputations of a lot of teachers -- it's just not true."

Rhee made the statements in response to union claims that she made up a budget crisis to get rid of older teachers. She and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced the firings as part of a $43.9 million budget shortfall.

"I got rid of teachers who had hit children, who had had sex with children, who had missed 78 days of school," Rhee told the magazine. "Why wouldn't we take those things into consideration?"

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray tells WTOP he's stunned by what Rhee told Fast Company, and wants her to explain why this information is just coming out.

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http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1871149

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Rhee set the stage for this. She is a dangerous, vicious woman. T