Teacher Addresses Student's Cleavage in Class: Acceptable or Awkward?

by SodaHead News Posted 2012/03/30 20:09:00

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A teacher at Eustis Middle School in Florida resigned this week after the school launched an investigation into how she handled a student's "boobage" -- that is to say, how she apparently handled a student's excessive cleavage. According to the Orlando Sentinel, 53-year-old Joan Bannister pointed out a student's cleavage in class on January 30 and proceeded to measure it, eliciting a complaint from the student.

Bannister admitted to addressing the issue in the middle of class and measuring the "boobage," but denied using that word and claims she never touched the student. The district recommended a five-day unpaid suspension, but Bannister requested a hearing. On further consideration, she resigned prior to the hearing, which was scheduled for April 2. Do you think the teacher did anything wrong, or were her actions over said "cleavage" acceptable?

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GeorgeAMartini 2012/03/30 20:27:23

Awkward

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WTH? If the attire was inappropriate you send her to the principals office. You don't whip out a measuring tape! WTH???
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eMac52 2012/04/02 14:36:01

Acceptable

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any pics of the cleavage ?

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Greg 2012/04/02 14:35:50

Awkward

Let's see a photo of the perpetrator, allow us to be the Judge and jury...but I agree, who cares!!! We have Obama to worry about...

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Randu 2012/04/02 14:35:38

Awkward

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Apparently, teacher Bannister was trying to make a point as to who was the "biggest boob" in her classroom. She won hands-down!

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BlackandWhite 2012/04/02 14:35:21

Awkward

That is way more than awkward, that's completely inappropriate.

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Ron 2012/04/02 14:35:07

Awkward

+1
DUCT TAPE!!!!

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Bill 2012/04/02 14:34:39

Acceptable

Students are there to learn, not to show their various body parts. A female dressed as such would be a distraction to the male students.

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Juan Iota to Bill 2012/04/02 14:52:10

WELCOME distraction.

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Bill to Juan Iota 2012/04/03 12:47:23

Valid point!

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DanielPowers 2012/04/02 14:32:53

Awkward

Doesn't she have teaching to do?

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rach 2012/04/02 14:32:31

Awkward

its not her job to handle it........................

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Thinker 2012/04/02 14:30:55

Awkward

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How did that child get out of her home in the morning wearing inappropriate clothing? Once again teachers are required to do the job of parents. Sounds like the teacher did not deal with it very well, but if the parents would have done their job, the teacher could have done her job...that is TEACH! Too much of a teacher's job ends up with policing student behavior. It's sad that our society forces adult behavior on children too young to handle it through the bambardment of media.

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PatrickDraper 2012/04/02 14:29:38

Awkward

You talk to the student after class, not by doing this and you definitely do not touch the student.

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See 2012/04/02 14:28:38

Awkward

That is not except able 4 a teacher 2 do that 2 a student

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xcide13 to See 2012/04/02 14:31:46

+1
You obviously never attended school. How would you know?

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See to xcide13 2012/04/02 14:47:06

I did attend school. I know it's never ok to do something like that to a student.

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xcide13 to See 2012/04/04 22:03:08

Then what the hell does "except able" mean? And my wife, who was a teacher for 7 years, said, "Oh yeah, i definitely have done that to a girl who had repeatedly worn clothes that revealed too much."

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Lin to See 2012/04/02 14:37:09

I think you need to go back to school and learn how to spell
and write!!!!!

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See to Lin 2012/04/02 14:44:59

I KNOW HOW TO SPELL & WRITE SO LEAVE ME THE FRIGGIN HECK ALONE YOU JERK!!!!!!!!!

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MorganRae 2012/04/02 14:28:15

Acceptable

+1
she went over the top with measuring it, but other than that it is perfectly acceptable for a teacher to call a girl out on too much cleavage.

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Ray Senior 2012/04/02 14:26:32

Awkward

+1
Should have been handled privately, with parents and school leaders.

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moebby 2012/04/02 14:25:01

Awkward

+2
I think teachers have the right to tell a student they're dressed inappropriately; however, they do not have the right to touch the student, do I guess this all depends on what actually happened.

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Maiko 2012/04/02 14:23:54

Awkward

+2
She "measured" them? Nevermind awkward, how about
"wrong?" I could see her maybe mentioning something IN PRIVATE, if the students attire was not appropriate. But, again that should be done in private and measuring them is definitely wrong!

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Tom 2012/04/02 14:22:10

Acceptable

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If the parents don't teach children what is appropreate, then the teachers have to, simply because if they don't others will come to feel it is acceptable. Seriously, parent who let their kids go to school like they are going to a Meat Market, should be fined and punished for not taking care of their children.

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Maiko to Tom 2012/04/02 14:25:43

Agreed, however it still doesn't make it right for the teacher to measure them. Plus if she was not dressed appropriately she could have spoke to the student in private.

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Tom to Maiko 2012/04/05 14:52:19

Well, how many teenagers do you know that will argue the point? They say, it's not exposed much, so the teacher show her 8 inches is over exposure. THe teacher did that instead of sending her to the principle's office and/or sent home and likely beaten by the parents.

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Roxxi 2012/04/02 14:21:41

Awkward

+1
I don't know. I don't think it really matters as long as she does her work and is not loud or disruptive in class, unless her boobs are spilling out of her top. I only finished highschool last year, and we wore uniforms, but the teachers still seemed more concerned on our hair, clothes and us chewing gum than actually teaching us something or helping us understand something they barely knew about. I think they need to get their god damn priorities straight.

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Rufus 2012/04/02 14:19:16

Acceptable

+2
Does anyone really care

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SEAL76 2012/04/02 14:17:56

Awkward

+1
Not her business to interfere. If she has a concern refer to principal or parent.

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Claude 2012/04/02 13:29:19
Maiko to Claude 2012/04/02 14:26:50

Wth?!

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Greys 2012/04/02 13:11:10

Awkward

+1
While the cleavage issue should have been addressed rather than just leaving it alone (especially if it's against school dress code), that sort of reaction is just plain beyond acceptable.

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dekecds to Greys 2012/04/02 14:09:49

i can definitely understand why she might measure it. In my school, to clarify acceptable dress, there are measurements that must be followed.
Shorts: no greater than 3.5" above the knee
Pants: no longer than 1" below the cuff of a short top sneaker
Hair: Cannot touch the collar of your shirt in a pullover OR no longer than 3" below the back of the head. (bobby pins,buns or braids may be used to prevent this no matter the sex) Whichever is longer.
Button ups: no more than 2 buttons undone OR no more than 2.5" below the collar may be exposed, whichever is shorter.
Every teacher had a ruler with them....

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ticker 2012/04/02 13:01:32

Acceptable

she was asking for it; look how she was dressed

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Mr Wayne to ticker 2012/04/02 14:05:24

lol

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brunyon 2012/04/02 12:59:24

Acceptable

+1
maybe now the student will keep her tits covered

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Patric 2012/04/02 12:21:05

Awkward

strange is more like it

what was this woman thinking , checking out a minor's boobs ??

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dekecds to Patric 2012/04/02 14:11:09

I can definitely understand why she might measure it. In my school, to clarify acceptable dress, there are measurements that must be followed.
Shorts: no greater than 3.5" above the knee
Pants: no longer than 1" below the cuff of a short top sneaker
Hair: Cannot touch the collar of your shirt in a pullover OR no longer than 3" below the back of the head. (bobby pins,buns or braids may be used to prevent this no matter the sex) Whichever is longer.
Button ups: no more than 2 buttons undone OR no more than 2.5" below the collar may be exposed, whichever is shorter.

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Patric to dekecds 2012/04/02 14:43:05

well, I " definitely " do not understand .... not agree with....

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dekecds to Patric 2012/04/02 14:56:47

That's fair, some have expressed that a measurement is not the way to define the dress code at my school, but then what would you do? It's a tough issue.

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Patric to dekecds 2012/04/02 15:23:07

what would I do ?
well, first off , I hope I was not googling the minor's boob's in the first place.

but for any type of intervention with the young lady, I think it would be out of the classroom ( principal office ? ) and done by a female .

just saying..

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