A teacher in Louisiana pleaded guilty to serving her students cupcakes that contained her husband’s semen. I want to take this opportunity to assure parents that this is probably NOT going to happen to your kid. This teacher is obviously disturbed and her behavior is NOT typical of the majority of school teachers.
It is unreasonable to expect EVERY teacher to be intellectually and emotionally stable. There are thousands of school employees and occasionally a psychopath is going to slip through the hiring process. Every once in awhile a deranged individual will be placed in close proximity to school children but the odds are good that it won’t be YOUR children. Your kid will probably be fine.
Some will quickly point out that private school is not scandal free and these people are correct. Even so called ‘Christian Schools’ have their share of evil doers in the ranks. Remember, you’re rolling the dice when you send your kid to anyone else to be educated. The ODDS ARE GOOD that your kid’s teacher won’t be a predator, even in Christian school.
Here’s something else that should lift your spirits. Even if your kid’s teacher is a diabolical monster (and again, that’s probably not the case) it is not likely that YOUR kid will be harmed. Teachers have to care for dozens of children and they simply don’t have time to personally invest in every one. This means the good teachers can’t efficiently educate all their students but it also means that terrible teachers can’t efficiently abuse all their students. The inefficiency of the public school system actually protects your child from harm!
If you are a Christian, the odds are good that your kid will be told a lot of things in public school that are contrary to your faith. This should only concern you if you think your kids might LEARN what they’re taught. You know your kid better than anyone. If your child can be subjected to pagan philosophies without LEARNING those philosophies, then there’s little danger that your kid will chuck Christianity for some false religion. You can take comfort in knowing that teachers are stretched too thin to effectively evangelize your child into atheism. Your kid’s teacher probably won’t serve tainted cupcakes and probably won’t turn them into Marxists. Your kid will probably be fine.
I hope I’ve brought some comfort to families who simply cannot educate their children at home. If your situation requires sending your kids into the mine field of public education, take heart! The really bad stuff will probably happen someone else’s kid.
“The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.”
(Proverbs 14:6)
