A private school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, sent a letter home to parents April 22, telling them that a teacher had engaged in “concerning personal online behavior.” It’s now come to light that a female teacher was caught posting pornography online, and school officials did not approve.
The woman allegedly taught eighth grade math at The Bosque School.
School officials became aware of the teacher’s extracurricular activities after it was brought to their attention by students, according to KRQE.
“As soon as we got this information she was immediately put on leave and as soon as we had that confirmation, she was immediately terminated,” Jessie Barrie, head of school at Bosque School, told the news station.
Although it’s unclear who shot the video, it was made while the teacher was employed at the school.
Her explanation for the video hasn’t been released to the public yet, although the school said that a pornographic video in the public domain that can be accessed by students is a clear violation of school policy.
“I have no idea when her videos were made. I can’t speak to that but clearly, there was online activity that has occurred during her tenure as a teacher and that very much violates our norms as a community,” Barrie said.
The teacher reportedly was employed at the school for the last four years.
Barrie said that the fact that students were able to access the video so easily made the school take action.
“Our teachers should be role models and outstanding individuals that our students can feel safe and comfortable with,” Barrie explained.
“We have a very extensive employee handbook and within that handbook lays out all the guidelines with how we can create that safe and nurturing community and this very much violates that.”
*story by Cafe Mom
