Monday, March 13, 2006

Teacher-student relations

High school teacher Robert Drummond has been sacked after a year-long investigation into his relationship with a student. The relationship because public after the student, Melanie Docwra, sat her HSC exams at the end of 2004.
Why does it take so long to investigate these and similar allegations? Does it take longer if the student/teacher are both willing participants? What if Melanie had accused Mr Drummond of unwanted sexual advances? Would this have taken a year to investigate? Or would this have become a police matter?

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