DADvocate

Ever so often I visit LissaKay. During my visit today, I came across her post in which she describes a male teacher having inappropriate physical contact with her daughter when she was 11 years old.

Now, to compare ... my daughter, at age 11, was pushed up against a desk by her teacher as he leaned closely toward her. He swatted her on the butt, and made obvious learing glances at her well-developed chest. When she reported this activity, she was treated as if she were making it all up. It was her word against his. He of course denied it. The school officials gave him a month off with pay. She was left to feel cheap, used and abused. She later had to transfer out of his class because, after he returned, he made her life hell.

Now, guess what, five years later he's under scrutiny again.

THEN, when reading the WBIR account of the teacher, I saw an article about a Knoxville business man pleading guilty to raping a high school student while she was visiting his own daughter. I had met this guy many years ago, very upper class.

Moving on, I checked the website of the local newspaper where I now live. Oh my God! A teacher in the next county is busted in an Internet predator sting. Is any place safe?

Having four children, I worry about the many dangers lurking in a child's world. My oldest is an adult with children of her own. My two boys are bigger and stronger than the average adult male.

But my 10 year old daughter is a developing 5' 3" long legged beauty. I warn and instruct her often regarding the dangers facing her. Considering what she tells me about her life now, I feel fairly confident she would tell me of any transgressions.

All I can say is if someone harms my daughter or any to the other kids, including the adult, they better hope the police get to them before I do.