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MARCH 3, 2016
LEIGH ANNE ARTHUR: TEACHER FORCED TO RESIGN AFTER STUDENT STEALS NUDE PHOTO, STUDENTS PETITION TO GET HER HIRED BACK

AARON HOMER

Students have started a petition to have Leigh Anne Arthur, the South Carolina teacher fired after a student shared nude photos of her, back on the job, WYFF (Greenville) is reporting.

As previously reported by the Inquisitr, Arthur was forced to resign this week after a nude photo of her was discovered on her phone by a student, who then texted the image to his friends. The nude photo soon began circulating throughout the school.

As Arthur explained, she had taken the suggestive photo as a gift for her husband on Valentine’s Day. Fast forward to this week: Mrs. Arthur was away from her desk, patrolling the hallways of her high school between classes, when a student saw the phone on her desk and accessed her photos. He found Mrs. Arthur’s photo, took a photo of that photo with his own phone, and spread it around the school.

To make matters worse, the student allegedly approached Mrs. Arthur, a mechanical engineering teacher at Union County High School, that her “day of reckoning” is coming shortly before the nude photo began going viral at the school.

Union County School District interim superintendent David Eubanks confirmed that the student shared the nude photos through text messages and social media. He also insists that Mrs. Arthur was in the wrong for leaving her phone unlocked and, therefore, making the inappropriate picture accessible to students.

Arthur says that the 16-year-old student who took the photos has yet to be disciplined for stealing her property and invading her privacy.

“He knows right and wrong. He had the ultimate decision to take pictures of my pictures, and he had the ultimate decision to send them out. He had to hit my apps button and to open up all my apps and then open my gallery.”

In addition to losing her job over the nude photo, Mrs. Arthur claims that her privacy and security in her personal life are being jeopardized by the photos as well. She tells WYFF that she returned to her home Wednesday to find four printed copies of the photo in her mailbox. One copy had a handwritten message on the back; Arthur declined to reveal the contents of that message.

Now, students at the school have started an online petition to pressure school administrators to give the popular teacher her job back. Three students – Jacob Barnett, Josh Sinclair, and Matthew Caldwell – publicly put their names on the petition on behalf of “many more students who just want their teacher back.

“Leigh Anne Arthur is the victim of a blatant attack of her privacy. Personal photographs were illegally obtained by a student and were sent to other students in the school(Union County High). After being escorted off of school property, we (the students) are left to believe that she has been forced to, or given little choice but to resign. Mrs.Arthur has not only shown tremendous dedication to her students, but also the mechatronics program itself, often reaching out to local businesses and colleges to get materials that would not normally be available for the class.”

Most of the comments on the petition have been positive, with signers noting that she’s being punished for being the victim of the sex crime, and calling for punishment of the boy who shared the photos.

However, other commenters are not so kind to Mrs. Arthur. One writer said that Arthur “brought porn into the school” and should “absolutely be fired.”

Mrs. Arthur, meanwhile, says she’s may not return to her old job teaching mechatronics — mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer programming – even if school administrators offered to give it back.

As of this writing, the petition to reinstate Mrs. Arthur has received just over 3,200 signatures, well over its authors’ goal of 1,000.

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Unbelievable.. she's fired, kid not punished.. and we wonder where this sense of entitlement comes from. If I had touched the private property of a teacher (let alone what this kid did), I would have been paddled hard at school, suspended, paddled again at home, grounded, removed from sports, then forced to write an apology to the teacher... and this kid is laughing it up while she is out of a job. smdh

Can't believe she lost her job because she was the victim. that's ridiculous of the school board to do that.

The kid who got in the phone should've been at the minimum, suspended.

You know, I saw this story and feel the same way you do. I would have suffered the same fate and it would have been well deserved. I simply find it beyond understanding.

I can't believe they trumped up a charge to fire her for leaving her phone unattended.. what I read in a different article was that she was in the hall in between classes, like most teachers are... and she was fired for leaving her class unattended... I don't care if she walked out the entire period and left them alone for 50 minutes, if she did, then suspended her for that... but that still doesn't give any of the kids a right to mess with her stuff.

That's just ridiculous.

Would she have been fired if someone set up a camera outside her bedroom window, and recorded her and her husband having sex?

This country makes no sense sometimes.

Welcome to century #21.

I think we're becoming a country of whiny wimps.

And I don't think it's a "oh they think that every generation" thing.

I don't think that 50-year-olds thought the 18 and 19-year-olds returning after fighting in Europe and Asia during WW II were wimps or winy.

So war is the only variable to determine who is wimpy or not?

If Erin Andrews can get millions for the invasion of her privacy, maybe this gal can get a few hundred thousand.

Can you imagine a mandatory conscription in the US now or ever again?

Like they have in Russia or China.

Among other things it sure helps with the "per capita wimp factor".

I think a lot of men grow-up, become better citizens.

Suspension is not nearly enough.

Incarcerated for texting her nude photos around. To me, that comes very close to rape. (JMHO).

He needs a lot more than suspension. Even expulsion would be too soft. (IMO)

Funny, I read somewhere that the average age of the person fighting in WWII was almost 5 years older than the average age of the person fighting in Iraq back in the 90s....

Secondly, that generation that returned from WWII is the generation that raised the ones who are making the rules today... So something obviously changed.

See, this is where I think we have gone off the rails a bit.. you speak of incarceration and expulsion... back in the day, the school would have handled it, the average parents would have handled it, the kid would have paid a steep price... but he would not have had his life ruined because of one incident.

That's the part that I struggle to get behind.. this notion that we always have to get the law involved and every kid has to have this permanent mark on his/her record for some stupid moments of really poor judgement.

Like I said, as far as I'm concerned what the student did is very close to a form of rape. I think if someone did that to your wife or your daughter, you might think a little differently.

I believe in mercy, but I also believe in justice. We must have a balanced view. But what that student did is an utter atrocity. Pure evil.

I don't think of this as a minor "incident" I think it is VERY SERIOUS.

I was a ROTTEN kid when I was growing up, but I never would have thought of doing something like this. Also, if one of my kids ever did something like this, I would probably have a stroke. Absolutely appalling.

...and then the schoolboard, absolutely no sense of right and wrong.

This country is going crazy because too many times, the kids are allowed to do whatever they please. My wife worked at a middle school, and she said you couldnt do or say anything about kids cussing, the school said you have to let them "express themselves". A teacher even got cussed out by a student, and the kid didnt even get disciplined.

Madness!

We've come a long way, in the wrong direction.

you don't know that because camera phones, social media and photo text messaging weren't around when you was brought up.

you might not have done this, true. but with each passing year, and technology getting better and better, we are dealing with a new set of social standards and policies that past generations just simply never had to deal with. it has been like this for thousands of years.

What does that matter? thats like saying I don't know if I would have raped someone or not because I didnt have access to roofies (sp?), or I dont know if I would have murdered someone or not because I was never given an opportunity.

What are we, a nation of sociopaths?



The problem is not technology. The problem is with the human heart. If left to itself, it is capable of great evil...and we are gradually losing all restraint in this country. That's because more and more "do what thou will" is becoming our way of life, and this is the natural result.

Crowleyism has made great advances in our society.

This story just seems bizarre to me. So a 16 year old student goes through a teacher's phone and basically steals a nude photo of her and then the student forwards it around the school, and the teacher is the one who gets fired?? (or pressured to resign, whatever)

That doesn't make sense. The teacher has already learned an embarrassing lesson I'm sure and the student is the one who should be punished. I disagree with LA that this offense comes close to rape but it's disturbing nonetheless.

we are a nation of narcissist.

you cherry pick my statement, as i see you didn't quote the part where i said you wouldn't had done it.

but that's the type of stuff i gotta deal with on this board. so whatever.

That's fine, you said I wouldnt have done it, AFTER you said "you don't know that". So I apologize for leaving that part out.

Nevertheless, things like this are becoming more and more prevelant in our society, not merely because of technology (You and I ar not using advanced weapons technology to blow people up), but rather because of the "do what thou wilt" mindset of many people in our country.

When the adults act like children, the children become monsters.

Wonder if she locks her phone now when she isnt near it...the kid is a little you know what...and she should be more smart with her phone, especially if it has nudes on it..what a dummy

well look at the "parents"

we argue and bicker and talk trash and name call with the best of them. want an example, look no further than the people in politics, or who have a massive following on radio shows and such.

i'm simply saying that for generations, each group claims the country and society is going to hell in a hand basket(right phrase?) we've been declining for thousands of years now.

Shouldnt blame the victim.

I was a rotten kid, but I could go to someone's house and there could be money lying around and I wouldnt take it. In fact, one of my friends said that's one thing he liked about me, that he could leave things lying around and I wouldnt steal them. I was thinking "why would I do that?"

Humiliate someone by sending nude pics, goodness gracious!

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That's a big part of it, but having good parents doesnt always guarantee you will be a moral person, and having bad parents doesnt necessarily mean you have to be bad. It certainly helps when parents set good standards and are a good example for their kids, discipline them, etc.



Doesnt really apply to something like texting nude photos of someone, but you are right that listening to people trash other people is not good for kids. But respectful disagreement, that's another story.



Because of progressive moral decline. One part of people get more tolerant of evil, and another part rightly complains about it.



Totally agree with you on this.

Good post.

I didnt blame the victim I said she was dumb for not having her phone secure when she knew she had nudes on there...you saying that isnt dumb?

And I think you can do something dumb and be the victim, which she did. Who in the heck leaves their phone laying around and not locked...especially when its vulnerable to kids or people getting their hands on it??

Well, I wouldnt call her dumb, but you have a point that she should have secured her phone. Point taken. But that does not excuse what the student did (as we both know) and that's not reason to get fired. Talked to about being more circumspect, but not fired.It's not like she was being an exhibitionist, the student invaded her privacy.

No, I agree she shouldve never been fired that was bull.

I think most of us do know that... I did a lot of goofy stuff as a kid, I messed with teachers but it was usually joking and they knew it. I went too far a couple times and got punished, I deserved it..

But to pick up her phone and actually start going through it? That's like going through her purse.. dude I would have never done that.

Okay she's not dumb, she's an idiot.

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this is currently my 7th year as a hs teacher (i've taught all honors kids for all 7) ... and i can firmly say i see a difference in kids now compared with even 7 years ago.

most of them act as if they can do no wrong. they have little accountability or self awareness. they treat most teachers as equals (they certainly aren't afraid or respectful).

i don't know why they act so entitled, but they do

and this is with me loving my job, students, school, staff, etc. i'm one of the lucky ones and i take my job very seriously.

I'm in my third year into the profession, teaching in entirely different circumstances, but I think part of student misbehavior is kids not feeling like they're valued by their school.

Did they school board even count to three yet, or in a none threatening tone warn the student that he would have to at least stand in a corner if he did this 10 or 12 more times?

It's the message children are sent today.

It's like this Tamir Rice thing here in Cleveland. I feel for the family, I really do, But the kid pulled out a gun (toy yes, but he orange thing was gone) and pointed it at officers. They shot him and now the momma is going nuts on the police.

Again, I feel for the family and for his mom, but damn.

Many of them act as if they can do no wrong because NOBODY EVER TELLS THEM THAT THEY ARE WRONG!!!

It's kind of like the participation trophy argument, there is no right and wrong, no winners and losers, only differing opinions, varying degrees of acceptable, and making sure everybody feels good about themselves all the time.

As for why they treat teachers as equals and show no fear or respect... because kids are smart. They know the game, they know the rules... you can't touch them, the school administrators can't touch them, many of the parents won't touch them.. (and I'm not talking just about "touching them" as in whooping their butts) I'm talking about discipline in general.. they feel above the law because they are treated like they are above the law, this case is a perfect example. The kid is 100% in the wrong but somebody else is paying the consequences for HIS BAD BEHAVIOR. Where is this balance of fear and respect supposed to come from?

“Uncoachable kids become unemployable adults, let your kids get use to someone being tough on them. It’s life – get over it.”

Having raised two Men and one Woman, my opinion as a parent is it is your duty to raise your children to be independent Men and Women, able to face the world as it is.
They must be able to stand alone, making decisions and being responsible for their actions, just like you.

They do not need you as a friend.
If you fail to provide what the child needs to someday be an independent adult and part of their society, you are a failed parent and adult.

Yep, those darn millenials! The generation that has fought in the two longest U.S. wars, been raised with awful politicians, inherits an ungodly amount of debt incurred by previous generations, and a social security system in complete disarray is surely the root of our problems!

They could stand to learn from the generation that inherited America at its greatest, took out massive pension plans, spent on credit, smoked themselves silly in the 60's and 70's, sported mullets in the 80's, and drove the country toward financial crisis and massive decline.

Sorry for derailing the thread. It's just a topic that really irks me.

How could she? That photo is going to follow her wherever she goes to teach. She will always know that most of the kids in the class have seen her in whatever state of undress that photo was. It's a really unfortunate situation.

Yes, the kid should be punished for this, but the reality of the age group is that a large number of teenagers do things that they later find regrettable. Kids (even older kids) don't have a great grasp on the enduring impact of how they treat other people in the moment. I'm sure this little jerk will come to regret doing this in a few years if he doesn't already.

Just a sad situation.