work place responsibility - 11/11/06 04:48 AM
In 2003 my WW had her first introduction to the future OM at parent/teacher interviews.At that time she had not yet returned to teaching.They had further contact at our sons' graduation and other school sponsored functions.They were becoming friends by this point and their big opportunity came when the OM, who also coached the girls hockey team on which our daughter played, invited my wife to accompany him, the team and about 10 other parents on a 2 week trip to Europe. She was supposed to act as a chaperone ( her and the coach were the ones that needed chaperoning)This trip was also school sponsored.It was shortly after returning that she told me " I don't love you as a husband"This was in March/05 and in Sept./O5 she returned to teaching and can you guess where? Our local high school, teaching in the same dept. as the OM.I was still unaware of the affair( too trusting,too naive) but everyone in our small community certainly knew, including their fellow teachers at school.In June/06 her job ended as she had only a 1 yr. contract.She left me and our 4 kids on July 29/06 to be with the OM.In late August she was rehired by the same school with a classroom right beside the OMs' My question is this: what responsibility does the school have to ensure that its teachers do not pursue parents of its students at school functions?I am 2 weeks into planB and am hopeful that the affair will end but realize no contact will be impossible if they continue teaching together.