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Teacher Fired After Wearing a Bikini on Howard Stern Show

wfsb.com — A Southington teacher who appeared on the Howard Stern Show no longer has a job at Thalberg Elementary School. Second-grade teacher Marie Jarry took part in an Ugliest Guy and Hottest Wife contest on Stern's show. She and her husband won $5,000. "I can't believe she would go on TV and do that when she is a second-grade teacher."

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  • lucidguru, on 05/09/2008, -13/+639Yup, it's become apparent... teachers aren't allowed to be people anymore... not only will we not pay them enough, but we demand that they spend all their time at home alone when they aren't at school.
    • neognostic, on 05/09/2008, -6/+191Here is the email address of Dr. Joseph V. Erardi, Jr.Superintendent of Schools - jerardi@southingtonschools.org
      My family has 5 teachers, and I've seen them all in bathing suits, and somehow I managed to still grow up normally, except for my digg addiction.
      • oletexasgal, on 05/09/2008, -135/+7she wasn't just wearing a swimsuit. She was hanging out of a bikini and working beside topless coworkers for the explicit entertainment of men. Huge difference! Wake up.
        • neognostic, on 05/09/2008, -2/+78OMG! That means those girls in the ads in newspapers, magazines, and on TV clad only in a bra and panties should be whipped, and my eyes torn out for looking at them too. Wake up prude.
        • CharlesMay, on 05/09/2008, -0/+84Yea, what you said EXCEPT that with your argument how the hell does that affect a 2nd grade child? The real problem would be with the parents allowing their 2nd grade child to watch Howard Stern! Go back to sleep, it's past your bedtime.
        • nblsavage, on 05/09/2008, -1/+60and? Was she doing it while teaching her class?
        • BetterOffEd, on 05/09/2008, -2/+62"A 55 year-old female from Texas (US) who joined Digg on May 9th, 2008"

          Just joined Digg TODAY? Hmmm.... I smell a troll......


          .
        • Forsakenmantra, on 05/09/2008, -4/+30I think the from Texas explains a lot, no offense to normal people that also happen to live in Texas.
          • dondara, on 05/09/2008, -9/+25"no offense to normal people that also happen to live in Texas"

            Yeah, all both of them
          • BetterOffEd, on 05/09/2008, -4/+12C'mon... Austin is cool and you know it.


            .
          • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -7/+6Normal people are in Texas? Wow.
          • Fullvinyl, on 05/09/2008, -1/+9Don't worry, they're just passing through; they'll be in New Mexico soon enough.
          • PolarBearCa, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Do you really think both of them read Digg?
        • inigomntoya, on 05/09/2008, -0/+10Am I the only one that didn't get that from the article? All i read was that while wearing a bikini, she made sexual references about her husband. Who hasn't been to a county fair and seen/heard the same stuff?
          • positron, on 05/09/2008, -4/+1*raises hand* WTF is a county fair?
          • jgzman, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4If you don't know, it is better to stay clear. Some things man was not meant to know.
        • qwertydvorak, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1at least she wasn't wearing a bikini on this radio station, for this contest:
          http://www.webn.com/cc-common/gallery/
          http://www.webn.com/cc-common/gallery/display.html ...
        • AzureRise, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1"and? Was she doing it while teaching her class?"
          A class I would never be late to.
      • DonCarcharo, on 05/09/2008, -2/+62Complaining to the superintendent is pointless. This is her fault. She should have read that wanted ad for the teaching position a little more closely...

        "Position requires a college degree, multiple certifications, ongoing training, seminars and extensive background checks and clearances. While all teachers will receive summers off (which is convenient because you'll need a second job in order to survive on this salary), please note that this is a full time position and therefore you will be expected to assume the role of a teacher, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in public and in private. As such, we suggest you spend your spare time at home creating lesson plans and grading assignments. Don't even think of having a social life - it will not be tolerated. Males are encouraged to stay far, far away from this position unless they want to end up as chemically castrated sexual offenders."


      • madeingermany, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9Exactly! And if there are any parents that let their 2nd graders watch the Howard Stern Show, they need to be fired!
      • mpancha, on 05/09/2008, -1/+7I guess Howard Stern has a huge 2nd grade fan base.... makes sense.
      • bluechips23, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3DIGG ADDICTION IS NORMAL!!!!!11
    • unreg, on 05/09/2008, -118/+2Stupid statement. The women was a teacher. She should have know better.
      • brownr21, on 05/09/2008, -6/+40Please kill yourself.
        • PopcornDave, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3Twice.
        • harveywalbanger, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2with a spoon. unreg, you are the reason we should legalize euthanasia.
      • BoneheadFarker, on 05/09/2008, -1/+36...then to work with a bunch of uptight pricks? Yeah, she should have known better...
      • ryananger, on 05/09/2008, -4/+15She also should have KNOWN better.
        • subliminalurge, on 05/09/2008, -1/+17Also.... The WOMAN was a teacher.

          The article is about one teacher, not multiple teachers.
      • halobender, on 05/09/2008, -0/+17The point is it just means less teachers. Who wants to put up with this ***** after being college educated.
      • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -1/+4unreg needs to drink bleach.
      • WasabiBomb, on 05/09/2008, -1/+34Please explain why anyone should be concerned about a teachers off-duty, LEGAL actions.
      • TheHayze, on 05/09/2008, -0/+17And? So? You're saying teachers aren't allowed to have lives outside of class? I dunno about YOUR kids, but I certainly wouldn't allow them to watch the Howard Stern Show. Especially if they were in the 2nd grade.
      • eddie72, on 05/09/2008, -0/+11What are you 80? She was in a bikini. People wear those at the beach. Yeah she wasn't at a beach but you are saying Teachers aren't normal human beings?
      • norman619, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8So I take it teachers aren't allowed to wear or be seen in a bathing suit? You've been sitting on your brain a bit too long.
      • CryRightardCry, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1You are remarkably stupid.
        Congrats!
        • mikeej, on 05/09/2008, -2/+2She didn't deserve to be fired in fact it was disgraceful, but, she should have seen it coming and should have thought twice before going on.
      • nonymous666, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Digg needs a special option where once a day, you can press the 'digg down' button to do 10 buries (or more?) instead of just one. Just once a day.
    • chrisduser, on 05/09/2008, -5/+39I can't be a teacher and a part time male stripper? But that is my life goal.
      • BetterOffEd, on 05/09/2008, -1/+12With summers off? Sign me up too...

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      • PopcornDave, on 05/10/2008, -0/+4Stick to an all girls school then.
    • p51d007, on 05/09/2008, -69/+6Ok, here is the deal. When you are put in a position of RESPONSIBILITY, then you MUST act accordingly. Teachers, judges politicians, police officers, military personnel should be held to a HIGHER STANDARD, than "normal" citizens, because of the position of trust they
      have, given their position. Granted, firing her is a little overboard, not knowing exactly what was said on the air, but, when you are put in position, such as a ELEMENTARY TEACHER, you have to have the good judgment to go along with that position.
      • h3lx, on 05/09/2008, -0/+30Hot ass and a nice rack netting $5000 seems like great judgement to me.
      • o0joshua0o, on 05/09/2008, -1/+33Are bikinis legally considered obscene or lewd? If not, she has not overstepped her bounds.
      • WasabiBomb, on 05/09/2008, -1/+28If teachers aren't allowed to have private lives in which they can do whatever the hell they want, assuming it's legal, the PAY THEM MORE. They're individuals, not live-in nannybots for your offspring. They teach your children facts- YOU teach your children how to behave.
        • compdude32, on 05/09/2008, -11/+2I am so sick and tired of the ass hats who thing teachers don't make good money.
          http://www.payscale.com/research/US/All_K-12_Teach ...
          Lets look just at the elementary teacher, cause that is what she is, the average is $39,332

          Now lets look at how many days a teacher actually works.
          http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/tables/table_15.asp
          180 school days a year, I will be nice and add 3 weeks for in-service days and such. so that is 195 days a year a teacher works, or 170 days off, not counting vacation and sick time.

          $39.331 divided by 195 is $201.70 per day worked or $1008.49 per week worked, if they actually worked a full 52 weeks a year they would be making $52,441.33. Is that amazing pay? no, is it horrible pay? no way, especially considering the 170+ days a year they don't have to work.

          So please stop this stupidity, Teachers make decent money.
          • Nitrodist88, on 05/10/2008, -0/+3***** that. They're making $40,000 a year with 4 years of college behind them, certification and only God knows what else. They're also stuck in a room for 7+ hours a day with children who mostly don't want to be there. Then, they have to teach them facts to get them ready for their life. This is a lot of responsibility and $40k a year isn't enough at all.

            Also, if you think teaching is a 8-3/4/5 job (etc.), let me tell you: it isn't by a long shot. You have lesson plans, recertification, after school meetings, meetings in general, meeting with parents, extra curricular activities....

            Hell *NO* $40k a year isn't worth it. During the summer months you get ready for the rest of your year, anyway, so it's basically being unpaid to do that work that you're expected to do anyway.

            The federal government isn't doing ***** either. Only 2.3% ( http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html ) of the federal budget in 2008 was put to use for the Educational Department. Compare that to some 40% of the budget was put towards the department of Defense...

            All in all, it's a ***** deal. Teachers deserve to be paid more.
          • compdude32, on 05/13/2008, -0/+0You can't read can you?
        • jgzman, on 05/09/2008, -2/+7The things, they don't work 52 weeks a year. Also, does that 180 days count weekends and federal holidays? If not the rest of your math is useless.
          Second, Teachers do a great deal of work both after school and over the summer. This work is unpaid.
          Third, considering the importance of what they do, they do not get paid enough. Education of children is a crucial job, and should be compensated accordingly.
          • Monk22, on 05/09/2008, -3/+1"This work is unpaid."
            so they dont get paychecks for being a teacher?
          • piginawig, on 05/09/2008, -1/+4Maybe if you read the sentence before it that said they are unpaid for their work after school and over the summer.
          • Monk22, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1so your really that stupid to belive their salary doesnt include work done over the summer. its actually illegal to not pay someone for work they have done. so using non retard logic it would be assumed the work they do over the summer is factored in to their pay.
          • compdude32, on 05/13/2008, -0/+1Your right, they don't work 52 weeks a year, There are a ton of careers that pay far less than $40,000 and they do have to work 52 weeks a year, that would be torture for a teacher, I mean can you image them not getting their 100+ days a year off.

            You guys can whine and cry all you want, but teachers make decent money and get killer time off.
      • mozert, on 05/09/2008, -0/+16The dumbest comment I have read on DIGG for a while.
      • Metman, on 05/09/2008, -0/+12Why does it matter that she teaches? Who could be watching that it would influence? The kids? No. The parents? Maybe - so are they bad parents then?
        What she does in her spare time - as long as it does not infringe upon the rights of others - is her business.
        The problem here is not her problem, it is YOUR problem. My guess is you somehow connect bikinis with sex, even worse you are somehow connecting said sex with children. It is not HER but YOU that has a problem.
      • a6n28f, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8"must" "should" "have to" blah blah blah

        Why, exactly?

        Doesn't it bother you that you cannot articulate a basis for your opinion? Critical thinking and coherent, cogent arguments will trump gut feelings everytime. Absent that, my "feeling" that you are simple, judegmental moron holds as much water as your opinion of this teacher.
      • myststrngr, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9It's not like she was trying to catch hot dogs in her mouth for a new boob job... she wore a bikini for $5000. *****, I'd wear a bikini on HS for $5000.
      • norman619, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9Since when is wearing a bathing suit in public acting irresponsibly?
      • wardsac, on 05/09/2008, -0/+15Get over yourself. Teachers are people. You want us to act like judges? Pay us like judges.
      • CryRightardCry, on 05/09/2008, -1/+8Moron.
        I can't believe how many ***** are actually arguing that this woman should be ashamed to be in a bikini.
        What's the deal with this right wing stupidity that forces us to PRETEND that bodies are shameful?
        What a bunch of *****.
        • norman619, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5It's not right wing anything. It's plain stupidity.
      • Beaver1279, on 05/10/2008, -1/+0People in authority should be held to the exact same standards as the rest of us.
      • Abomonog, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1She didn't do anything irresponsible or illegal. She just showed up on Howard Stearn in a bikini.

        If she had shown up on Jerry Springer in a bikini she would still have her job. It even says in the article that the only reason she was fired is for appearing on Howard Stearn.
    • Merendino, on 05/09/2008, -2/+81Whats even more ***** up, is that the Howard Stern show is regulated so that adults only watch it. Why would they care if a 2nd grade teacher was on it. Her students can't watch the show anyhow.... why the ***** have ratings if you're not going to use them like they are intended.... ***** AMATEURS!
      • cha5e, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8Thank you. That is exactly what I was going to say, but you beat me to it. I seriously doubt that even a single student in her class, or her entire school, was aware of her appearance on the show until/unless their parents got all up in arms, so where is the harm?
      • DeathfireD, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3My guess is one of parents where watching the show and noticed that their child's teacher was on it and became over protective and brought it up with the school board. I think things like this get blown out of proportion because of hypocritical and overprotective parents. The school board just doesn't want to get sued so they try and comply with all the crap parents put them through.
    • Ghstfce, on 05/09/2008, -1/+51Honestly, I had a really hot 5th grade teacher. If I had even seen her in a bikini I think I would have gotten straight A's. I'd hang on to every word she ever said. I don't see what the problem was, it's not like she rode the Sybian thing, she was in a bikini. Wow, big deal. And is she not allowed to go to the beach because of the people that would see her? Stupid F'ing people. No wonder this world is nothing but pussies nowadays.
      • rockefeller2, on 05/09/2008, -2/+1and I still can't get laid.
      • Carlix, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4You mean USA, and some arabic countries?
      • je12u, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1I like how you censored out "*****" but spelled out "pussies" while talking about people being pussies.
    • shmatt, on 05/09/2008, -17/+16Title is very inaccurate-- she WASN'T fired, she resigned. the superintendent said they had not even discussed the matter prior to her resigning. The ones to blame are the local sensationalist news media that blew the story waaaay out of proportion.
      • BetterOffEd, on 05/09/2008, -6/+18"The Southington School wouldn't say whether Jarry was forced out...."

        Kudos to someone who actually READ the article. It never actually said that she was fired.

        .

        • nonymous666, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Either way, it should be a NON ISSUE.
          • BetterOffEd, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1I completely agree. Just lookin' for a little TRUTH in storytelling, that's all....
        • harveywalbanger, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1She was fired by proxy you pinhead.
          • BetterOffEd, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1I have no problem at all with her actions on the show, but it's very possible that she may have QUIT out of embarrassment before the administration even had a chance to evaluate the matter when the story got out. The entire issue is the media getting a hold of this and blowing up like they did.

            Read between the lines before you comment you *****' idiot.

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      • acdcfanbill, on 05/09/2008, -2/+33Yes, because it would be against the law to fire her for something like that, so they just apply pressure and get the local media involved and whip up some controversy with parents forcing her to resign. It's still a sham.
      • shmatt, on 05/09/2008, -0/+10Well, of course I needed to see a picture, i googled this and it said the school board didn't care too much:
        School Superintendent Joseph Erardi said the district had no discussion regarding termination and accepted Jarry's resignation immediately. The resignation was submitted after Marie Jarry had spoken to a lawyer, her husband indicated on Stern's show.
        "She submitted an irrevocable letter of resignation to me, which I accepted," Erardi said Thursday. "Any reports that she was terminated are not true. I do not intend to make any further comments on this matter, given it is a personnel matter."
        http://www.myrecordjournal.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsi ...
      • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -1/+21True, maybe she resigned because $5000 was more than she would ever earn as a teacher.
        • Monk22, on 05/09/2008, -0/+25000>40,000?
          • dbalaski, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1agreed --- this is Connecticut , $40K is starting salary for a teacher ...

            (and before anyone says anything -- I grew up 10 miles away from southington, and currently live apx 25 miles away ....)
      • shmatt, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3another article with PIC
        http://www.myrecordjournal.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsi ...
    • darthabominis, on 05/09/2008, -3/+19I see since she is a teacher she has no life can't go out must be dedicated to teaching 24/7 go to Church every Sunday and oh yea get paid dirt, and still be thankful. what a crock
    • allengeer, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7Reuben E. Thalberg Elementary
      145 Dunham Road
      Southington, CT 06489
      Phone (860) 628-3370

      • marx2k, on 05/09/2008, -0/+10Would you like me to act as your parent and tell your teacher you're sick and can't come in today?
    • inigomntoya, on 05/09/2008, -2/+15Remember when you saw your first grade teacher at the grocery store for the first time and you were like - "Wha?! I thought you LIVED at school!"
      Its too bad she got fired for this - especially since it was on the Howard Stern show. Come on - what do people EXPECT to see when they tune into Howard Stern!
      "Hey Tommy! I hear teacher is going to be on Howard Stern tonight. Do you think she will be wearing her red pant suit or that long purple dress?" Here's an idea - don't let your kids watch Howard Stern. MAYBE record it and show it to them at their High School graduation party...
    • NeoCortex, on 05/09/2008, -0/+42I like the comment from the last person in the video linked in the article:
      "People say she was great with the children and a phenomenal teacher, and sometimes that's important, too"

      Sometimes that's important too? *****. Shouldn't that be the primary thing that matters?
    • NotOptium, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9A teacher at my old high school got fired a year ago because he was in a play with his wife, and in it his wife said "*****". It made its way to Youtube and that was grounds for firing him. The day he was fired the best teacher the school had ever seen put in his resignation papers.
    • jgsketch, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4If this keeps up, there will only be ugly teachers in school. How will my son be able to daydream then?
    • culbeda, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2For the record, she wasn't actually fired, but they did railroad her into quiting. Her husband talked about this on the Stern show, but he couldn't go into any real detail other than to say that "there was a great amount of pressure" and that "there really wasn't anything else she could do". The worst part is that she was tenured.
  • ita4ever, on 05/09/2008, -21/+226Amen lucidguru. This is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. Just b/c she was on the Stern show? Please! All those bible-thumpers are screwing everything up. She didn't do anything obscene/lewd. Just in a bikini, wow, what a messed up country we're living in.
    • Argentian, on 05/09/2008, -53/+7It's not bible-thumbers you little squirt. There are many more Humanists out there who are prudes to the nth degree. Don't just reflexively blame someone who uses the bible to read the word of God. Especially if that bible is called or Koran, or your head may adorn the end of a pike near a mosque doorway.
      • oletexasgal, on 05/09/2008, -50/+3Bible thumpers ? Oh puhlease. This was exploitative (look it up) and inappropriate for a school teacher.
        • Spire3660, on 05/09/2008, -2/+39By who's measure? yours? Do you think she should have been fired for going to the BEACH in a bikini too? Grow up, what she does outside of school is none of the district's business.
        • dondara, on 05/09/2008, -0/+12Exploitive? WTF are you talking about? She got the money and had some fun till some blue nosed assclowns screwed it all up because they can't deal with their bodies. Sexuality is nothing to be ashamed of. Telling others how to behave is.
        • munkyxtc, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2oletaxasgal is only upset because she's jealous I'm sure. After reading her comments this is the visual image I have of her:

          http://boston.freeblog.hu/Files/fat%20women.jpg
      • ngmcs8203, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6Squirt... really?
        • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1Especially when the story includes Howard Stern.
    • CrazedLeper, on 05/09/2008, -13/+2Is the termination of a single teacher's employment the straw that breaks your back? With all else that's wrong with the US, is *this* the clincher? Interesting set of priorities you have there.
      • Metman, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Really? Our brains are not capable of handling more then the number of issues you deem important? You sir, are exactly what is going wrong in this country. Your mother told you that you were special and you believed her. So now every issue you deem important is the end-all-be-all of matters and anyone who pays attention or find problems more significant not listed in your top 10 obviously has mental issues or bad priorities. You miserable asshat, please go to Home Depot buy 15' of rope - take it home to a nice dark, but quiet closet and do what should come naturally....
        • ProfessorFoo, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1Yeah a guy who thinks one teacher resigning isn't the worst thing to happen in the US is what is wrong with this country and should go kill himself. You, 'sir', need to grow the hell up.
    • Gamer2k4, on 05/09/2008, -1/+50It's not necessarily Bible-thumpers. Just a bunch of tools who don't understand three things:
      1) Wearing a bikini does not affect your ability to teach.
      2) Second graders shouldn't be watching the Howard Stern show.
      3) If they ARE watching it, they've probably already seen things that are more inappropriate than a woman in a swimsuit.
      • jakatak, on 05/09/2008, -9/+3Where do you get off categorizing it as bible thumpers. I know a lot of liberal atheist that would have fired that teacher.
        Stop stereotyping people. The bible says nothing against bikinis or teachers wearing bikinis.
        You wouldn't like it if I said all non believers are all morons.
        • Gamer2k4, on 05/09/2008, -1/+5I get off categorizing it as Bible thumpers because that's what the person who I responded to said. That's why comment systems are set up as a series of indented posts and replies: So you know the context of a post without the poster having to quote anything.
        • Gamer2k4, on 05/09/2008, -1/+3(comment closed before I could finish editing it)

          Your stereotyping comment shouldn't have been directed at me, since I said it might NOT have been Christians who did this.

          Also, the Bible does tell us to be modest. Therefore, people who oppose bikinis for moral reason have the Bible (or Torah or Koran or whatever; pick any book that's thumpable) as a backing for those beliefs.
      • passedoutghost, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2You're right about the last point. I work at a child care center and was talking to my boss when he mentioned Borat. Suddenly at least 10 kids (meaning 5-10 year olds) all go, 'I've seen it! I've seen it! It was sooo funny!'
    • tman84, on 05/09/2008, -5/+6Howard Stern is still on the air? Wow. And hopefully this woman files a grievance with her union.
      • citizenchan, on 05/09/2008, -1/+6The headlines are misleading. She resigned because the board members and school peeps were angry with what she SAID, NOT because she wore a bikini. Whether that changes the legality or validity of the resignation is up to debate, but the reason is not simply because she wore a bikini on tv.
      • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7Resigning != Firing

        She can't file a grievance for quitting.
    • tao52nyc, on 05/09/2008, -13/+9"I'm getting SICK AND TIRED OF THESE ***** CHURCH PEOPLE!" -- George Carlin
    • davosjh, on 05/09/2008, -1/+6you began your comment with 'amen.' that's just silliness.
    • shinythingy, on 05/09/2008, -0/+13I read the story and didn't see any mention of religion. Maybe i need to read it again or maybe Digg is just blaming everything on religion once more.
      • catbeller, on 05/09/2008, -2/+5It always comes down to God smiting the whores. God's just like that.
      • mordero, on 05/09/2008, -2/+5That seems to be the norm around here. Its always either religion or corporations.
        • ProfessorFoo, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Yeah that sounds about right. Or politics, but then again our government is run by the corporations and their lust for greed and human suffering.
      • AzureRise, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1We're sorry, it's just that most of the time it is their fault. Lets counter the stereotype. Someone find me a Christian who goes to church every Sunday, loves whores, wants to legalize weed, and plays violent video games!
    • askegg, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Unfortunately, it's not just your country either: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23670052-2,00 ...
    • BlackGum, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2O and A never got a teacher fired for wearing a bikini. Maybe the children should listen to O and A. Fraunkiss.
  • Happy_Phantom, on 05/09/2008, -14/+97That'll teach her.
    • BetterOffEd, on 05/09/2008, -9/+9I see what you did there.

      .
    • Ozymandias42, on 05/09/2008, -5/+16I see what you did there....thanks in part to public education.
    • mozert, on 05/09/2008, -19/+1+1 digg for the joke
      -1 digg for the content
      --
      = I leave the task to the other diggers to decide your fate.
      • Rockmaninoff, on 05/09/2008, -0/+14I"m going to go ahead and Digg you down for not being able to make decisions on your own.
        • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -4/+2Yeah, Why can't you join the mob and just digg him up? It's obvious most here like his joke.
    • cowsgonemadd3, on 05/09/2008, -3/+1"teach"
  • DeskFlyer, on 05/09/2008, -12/+308FTA: "I can't believe she would go on TV and do that when she is a second-grade teacher," said parent Dean LaPoint. "It just doesn't make sense."

    What a prudish bitch.
    • V3n0M, on 05/09/2008, -0/+39Agreed. It's not as if there are 2nd graders watching Howard Stern - and if there are, it is their parents responsibility to allow them to or not to - and if they are allowed to then the parents should know what they are seeing and be ok with it.
      • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -3/+12nd graders don't pay enough attention. Howard mumbles too much and the most they'd take from it is memories of blurred ***** and having to watch and hear Robin's obnoxious laugh. Every 2 minutes.
        • ventralnet, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Not more blurry necessary these days with on demand and satellite
    • KingGorilla, on 05/09/2008, -1/+12She's right, she doesn't make sense
      • philz, on 05/09/2008, -0/+0Exactly what I was thinking. It doesn't make sense since the two facts have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
    • chrisduser, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7Dean LaPoin is ***** retarded and proof that our children need to learn better critical thinking skills.
    • NeoCortex, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4Really. Was the person complaining worried that her students would see her on the show? If 2nd graders are watching Howard Stern, you have other issues to deal with.
    • assbeard, on 05/09/2008, -0/+20What I love is how these people can criticize her for being on the show, yet here they are either watching it or looking it up on the web. It's not like she was "interrupting our regular programming for this important message from a teacher in a bikini."

      I hate prudes who feel that everyone should feel the same way they do.
      • marx2k, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6Worse are the prudes that demand legislation in order for all of us to follow the way they feel
    • jxfallout, on 05/09/2008, -0/+12Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that the Howard Stern Show was only aired via Satellite Radio (a paid service for uncensored content) and Howard TV (a paid On Demand television channel)? So, unless someone downloaded the episode in question, someone was shelling out the extra $$$ to watch Howard Stern UNCENSORED on his/her TV (and I don't think it was the children...).
      • kokoshka, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3F**k the kids! She didn't even take off her bikini!
    • Metman, on 05/09/2008, -0/+27"I can't believe she would go on TV and do that when she is a second-grade teacher," said parent Dean LaPoint. "It just doesn't make sense."

      ....Meanwhile back at the LaPoint household Dean puts on a latex body suit and gets drilled by his wife with a strap-on. However, since he is not a teacher....
    • AYork, on 05/09/2008, -0/+18I would wager Mr. LaPoint doesn't even know what she said on the show. He just heard "Howard Stern" and went crazy.
      I actually listened to that show as it aired. (Guy I work with has a Sirius subscription and streams it through his computer. Yeah, I have a great job).
      She made sexual comments about her husband. She talked about how much she loves her husband, and had learned to love him for the deeper qualities of his personality, despite his appearance. She talked about how much she loves her husband and how much he loves here. She talked about using the money to get a master's degree to become a better teacher. She talked about having sex with her husband. How is that at all immoral? How does that even approach immorality?
      Let's see, what kind of example did she set for kids all over the country? Don't judge a book by its cover. Try to overcome first impressions. Give people a second chance. Always strive to improve yourself. Be faithful to your spouse, despite numerous opportunities to stray. Love your spouse deeply and passionately. Be proud of who you are.

      Those are exactly the kind of qualities I want my kids to learn (and yes, I do have school age children).

      but.....OH MY GOD...SHE SAID THOSE THINGS ON HOWARD STERN???? WITCH! WIIIIIIIIIITCH! BURN HER! BUUUUUURN HHHHEEEEEEER!
      • SunCrushr, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Congrats, you get my "I have to log in just so I can digg this comment" award for the day.
        Both poignant and funny. Good job.
    • lineweight, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3I love that! "She's a wonderful teacher and good with kids...and sometimes that's important too." I lol'd.
    • PaleGhost, on 05/09/2008, -7/+4I think all the pc liberals should find hot pointed sticks and poke their eyes out. Then find the most painful way to burst their ear drums and cut out their tongues. Do this country a big favor.

      So she was wearing a bikini. BFD. And made sexual comments about her husband. Damn, I hate you ***** liberal piles of useless *****.
      • SunCrushr, on 05/09/2008, -1/+5PaleGhost, the prudish nature of the people who had her fired is textbook conservative, not liberal.
      • Vuredel, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4You're a good example of how the term "liberal" gets thrown around so much as an insult that nobody seems to know what the ***** it means anymore.
  • Argentian, on 05/09/2008, -3/+322Good grief. If there are seven year olds watching the Howard Stern show, blame the parents, not the poor teacher.
    • suzywang3000, on 05/09/2008, -29/+6exactly... and vote for Obama in 08.
      • snowpatrol, on 05/09/2008, -12/+4Obama is a mac daddy!!
      • V3n0M, on 05/09/2008, -14/+6The man who blames video games for raising our children. No thank you.
        http://www.mcvuk.com/news/30431/Barack-Obama-talks ...
        • lucidapathy, on 05/09/2008, -2/+14Did you actually read what he said? He congratulated the developers for making their money on the game, said the game is for adults (it is), and then said parents should raise their children correctly and help them with studies, not just plop them in front of a video game to "babysit" them. Sounds like a good idea to me. And I work in the video game industry :P
        • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -2/+5Protip: Whenever you link an article, READ IT FIRST!
          • V3n0M, on 05/09/2008, -2/+1To you both - I read the article, but rather than be snowed by the glory that is Barack Obama listen to what he is really saying. What does he plan to do about video games raising our children? What does he plan to do to force parents to help them with their studies? "Hope" and "Change"? Or pass legislation banning these games? Ok, you read the articles - now read deeper and get a clue.
          • lucidapathy, on 05/09/2008, -2/+3Going from saying "parents need to be more responsible" to "passing legislation banning games" is a bit of a leap. Don't you think?
          • V3n0M, on 05/09/2008, -2/+1Given Obama's socialist tendencies. No. I don't think so.
          • scottbaez, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2You don't even make sense. The people who want to ban games are about as far from Obama on the political spectrum as possible. Conservatives tend to disagree with regulating the economy (they make more money that way), but when it comes to personal life, all the business about personal responsibility and freedom goes out the window. They are the ones who want no women's right to choose, tougher penalties for drug charges, FCC control of cable TV, bans on video games, and the list goes on.

            Liberal like Obama tend to side with personal and parental responsibility when it comes to those things. You think that Jack Thompson would relish Obama in office? No! It is the religious right that wants to legislate personal life. Pull your head out of your ass.
          • V3n0M, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1You are mistaken. It is not people "far from Obama on the political spectrum", it is Democrats just like him.
            http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details. ...

            But you are correct too, Conservatives have their moral agenda, as well. Both sides, "Conservative" and "Liberal" think they know how the government should raise children better than parents. It isn't a Republican vs. Democrat fight anymore, they're both playing the same game - it is us vs. them - the people vs. the government. They're just using a 2 party system to divide and conquer.
          • Nitrodist88, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1Clinton is just like Obama? Yeah, you make sense. Idiot.
          • V3n0M, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1Please explain *one* difference - and if you use the words "Hope" or "Change" or any synonyms thereof, you automatically lose (race and gender also disqualify any arguments).
          • Nitrodist88, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1Who are you even talking to? I didn't say that. I said that you were an idiot for saying that Clinton is just like Obama.
          • V3n0M, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1Nitrodist88 - I am ignorant of any difference between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Please, educate me. Please explain one difference, any difference, between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton...
          • Nitrodist88, on 05/10/2008, -1/+1http://flickr.com/photos/kentbye/868063604/sizes/o ...

            Death penalty. Q.E.D.
          • V3n0M, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1LOL!!! The Death penalty! That's it!? That's not even a Federal issue! Whether a State chooses to have the death penalty on the table or not is up to that state.

            I appreciate the chart, but I don't think it is very accurate. For example - it says Hillary and Obama oppose the war in Iraq, when in fact they keep voting to keep it funded, they keep giving Bush more money to continue the death, odd way to show opposition... It also says Ron Paul is Same-Sex Marriage/Civil Unions, when, if he were President, same-sex marriage/union would be much easier to get per-state. It also says he's against stem-cell research, when he is for the research, just not the federal-funding of it (which will bring a lot more research of stem-cells than we've got today). Those are just a couple of examples of the errors on this chart.
          • Nitrodist88, on 05/11/2008, -1/+1Don't get your tears on me just because you lost. Okay, bye.
    • weitzner, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1right on!
    • slantyeyed, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3yeah, these 7 yr olds would have to FIRST pay monthly subscription for sirius, buy the radio just to LISTEN, then need digital cable and then pay an additional monthly fee to subscribe to Howard TV on demand.
    • jojo77, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2I'm an atheist but Amen Brother
    • GoneFishing, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3wow, telling parents to take responsibility. A genius solution to solve most of our children problems.
    • MrCoke, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1oh charlie brown
  • Four20, on 05/09/2008, -5/+69This was the 'hottest chick with the ugliest dude' contest. . .best contest ever!
  • lnf69, on 05/09/2008, -11/+72A 4th grad teacher in a bikini!!!
    Next we'll have them teaching that the human body is a temple! And that illustrations and representations of the human naked body can sometimes, if rarely, be considered some sort of ART and not pornography.
    It's liberal's like this immoral woman who are trying to make this country into some sort of place where freedom reigns!!!
    /sarc..... blah blah.
    • Mageling, on 05/09/2008, -1/+14It's sad that the /sarc was necessary.
      • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -5/+1It wasn't. It's sad that you think it was.
      • purplehaze420, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4No, he's right, it definitely WAS. People take comments wayyyy too srsly on here.
    • shmatt, on 05/09/2008, -11/+1LIBERALS?!?! And you have a pot leaf avatar? News flash, liberals advocate privacy and free speech. They also are perpetually defending art against those who can't grasp its value... notice how conservatives are always trying to kill the NEA? Remember Guliani shutting dow the Brooklyn Museum cause of ***** Christ?

      ENOUGH ***** namecalling. Partisanship is pointless if you don't even understand their philosphies.
      • RockeN5, on 05/09/2008, -2/+6hmm... Did you bother reading his complete comment? You know... the end has this /sarc part.
      • jgzman, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Does this count as Poe's Law? Or some variant thereof?
    • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -6/+2Can somebody hurry up and figure out a clever and insulting name for people that use sarcasm tags?
      • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5People who understand some people are just ***** retarded and have no idea what sarcasm is?

        ah nuts, it's too long
    • Andrwmorph, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Lets organize the sending of an angry letter!
    • shmatt, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5yeah, OK, whoooooosh, missed it. Sorry, time to take a digg break I guess
    • uberchaoslord, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Eventually we'll get to "pictues depicting jesus aren't allowed" - yeah the ***** christians are getting as bad as muslims ffs.
  • geodescent, on 05/09/2008, -40/+3*****
  • yosserhughes, on 05/09/2008, -6/+160Moderators please ban 'davidander' users IP.
    All users, Do not click on the 'See movie link", if you do, don't download codec.

    Its just a link to a porn site that's locks you in an endless loop and you have to use Task manager to close the Internet.


    "It should be seen!

    Teacher Fired After Wearing a Bikini on Howard Stern Show..."

    • kent1146, on 05/09/2008, -32/+7Thanks for that warning. I almost clicked on it.

      Here is the entire 10-minute segment from that episode of Howard Stern. Fast forward to around 3:25 for the good stuff.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0
    • PabloMac, on 05/09/2008, -2/+79Task Manager can close the Internet!? Please, nobody close the Internet!
      • mozert, on 05/09/2008, -1/+13Haha I dugg him up for that.
      • chanop, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9I was going to reward you 1000 initernets for that comment, but if people are just going to end the task............
      • Wootstapler, on 05/09/2008, -10/+1Go back to your mac.

        /flamesuit
        • PabloMac, on 05/09/2008, -4/+1I never left it. Thanks for sharing.
          • Wootstapler, on 05/09/2008, -4/+1You sure left it that one time to go suck that guy's dick behind the street corner.
          • PabloMac, on 05/09/2008, -3/+1In your fantasy.
          • Wootstapler, on 05/09/2008, -3/+1Nice replying to your own comment ability
          • PabloMac, on 05/10/2008, -2/+1Uhhh...we're out of reply links. I'm sorry you couldn't follow along.
            I'm done with you.
      • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -4/+1Windows is just that good at ***** up, it can break the internet.
    • dgreichert, on 05/09/2008, -1/+24You mean... "THE Internet"?!?!?!?
      wow... thats powerful...
    • CAPITALLETTERS, on 05/09/2008, -2/+19Digg has no moderators.
    • NeoCortex, on 05/09/2008, -0/+26We have mods? That's news to me.
    • WayOfTheIronPaw, on 05/09/2008, -4/+17I HAZ A INTERNET. (holds out floppy disk) LET ME SHOW IT TO YOU.
      • positron, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1Let me show you my internets. My internets, let me show you them.
    • purplehaze420, on 05/09/2008, -1/+12We ARE the mods, so please everyone digg him down and report as offensive.
  • enronias, on 05/09/2008, -3/+124Give me a ***** break, does that mean teachers can't go to the beach? . . . teachers can't swear? . . . since when are teachers just automatons expected to teach kids then go home and knit while watching soaps instead of living real lives. I hope she gets hired back and the whole school board gets fired, they have no ***** right to control her life like that.
    • p51d007, on 05/09/2008, -31/+3No, it means that teachers cannot go on a RADIO SHOW and act like a jackass.
      As for the "control of her life", she took the job, and I'm sure there has to be a "morals" clause in her contract, which she obviously
      violated.
      • o0joshua0o, on 05/09/2008, -1/+9Wearing a bikini is morally wrong.
      • WasabiBomb, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8So are you willing to pay all teachers for the loss of their private lives?

        Did you know that, not too long ago, teachers weren't allowed to get married?
        • Schmecky, on 05/12/2008, -0/+1Hint: it's not very private if it's on the Howard Stern show...
      • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7There is a morals clause, but it specifically only applies to working hours on school grounds.

        I'm fairly certain Howard Stern's station is NOT on school grounds.
        • AzureRise, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2That would be a ***** up school.
          • jitterbits, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1You mean a ***** Awesome school!
          • loungechair, on 05/12/2008, -0/+0Or the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, where you could learn what you need for an exciting career in the world of radio broadcasting!
      • Metman, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9There should be a morals clause to comment on Digg too. So assholes like you can not impose your morality on anyone else. Beyond that YOU are the people making a big production out of this. Had this not been on Digg you probably wouldn't even have known about it. Unless of course you were watching the show. By your own standards would mean your are being immoral and undoubtedly a bad parent. As for the morality of wearing a bikini. Who gets to make that call? You? Why do people in this country combine the human body with sex and with such contempt. If you were to travel to South America or Southern/Central Europe you would probably have a heart attack. People there accept the body for what it is and do not need to make a connection to sex. When sex is brought up or discussed it is a beautiful and natural event - not some sin that should be locked away in a dark dungeon never to be acknowledged. It is people like YOU who are perverse. You take something that is part of life and make it dark and ugly.
    • IphtashuFitz, on 05/09/2008, -1/+35Teacher is married? Does that mean that somebody who actually has SEX is teaching my kids? God forbid that my children learn that my teacher engages in sexual activity!
      • CedEx, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Their teacher is having sex? Well, this hits even closer to home. The children's PARENTS ARE HAVING SEX! OMG! I guess that must be the reason why the first born is always messed up compared to the last born. It's because they were around adults who had sex!
    • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -1/+9Why isn't this a court case yet?
      • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -1/+3Because she wasn't fired, she resigned!
      • ubuwalker31, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3It figures in a case like this that every amateur internet lawyer out there is saying that she doesn't have a case because she was fired. B.S. Any first year law student can think of at least 3 or 4 causes of action and legal theories that she could pursue. I'll throw two out there: constructive firing and hostile work environment. Prime example of why you should always consult an attorney, and not your friends, about legal issues.
    • ronaldinho, on 05/09/2008, -4/+4The truth is that they are considered to be more than just teachers......they are also supposed to be role models to those students, whether they want to or not. Most school boards do exert pressure like this. She should know that this could get her into trouble regardless, even though I agree that this is no reason for her to be removed. I mean, it's not as if the school board is known to have open minds.

      I also understood why the school made that choice though. The board must be thinking that anything linked to Howard Stern is bad and should be eradicated. I don't think it's so much her wearing bikinis on TV that got them squirming (I'm sure they will have no problem if she was in a beauty pageant) as much as the words "Howard Stern Show". Baby boomers don't exactly like the guy apparently. Despite trying to look from both sides, this firing is still ridiculous
      • lpferris, on 05/09/2008, -1/+5It is true that teachers need to be role models, but how far does that go? And how is wearing a bikini in a completely legal contest somehow construed as being a bad role model?
        Teachers are not paid nearly enough to throw away their lives being boring prudes and having no fun in life just for fear of losing their jobs. Unfortunately, that's the reality, and many teachers live in fear of losing their jobs due to extracurricular activities. It's a sad reality. Good work, christian nation (not capitalized on purpose).
        • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Not to mention that you can't have a myspace without bosses scouring that for excuses to fire you.
      • Nitrodist88, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1I guess doing completely legal stuff allowed by a free society would be the wrong role model for these kids.

        The problem with your statement is that you're already subscribing to a system of moral values (morally wrong, morally right) versus something that is actually considered harmful to a society (i.e. criminal actions).
    • SinningCyndy, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1they were required to lose their personality and become automatons of the state and teach their states proficiency test as soon as they passed the worthless no student left behind, which leaves leaves everyone behind.

      Thank god or at least the queen I wasn't educated in this country. Despite my wonderful first year of college, I think there are more idiots in America's education system than there are people in all of England.
  • svtspeed, on 05/09/2008, -6/+104"I can't believe she would go on TV and do that when she is a second-grade teacher."

    I can. She is a teacher making roughly 35-40 thousand dollars a year probably having to spend a portion of that on her classroom (as most teachers do.) An extra $5000 in the bank just for waring a bathing suit? Why the hell not - besides shes hot! Its not like she is sleeping with her students or anything.
    • bschonec, on 05/09/2008, -32/+140 thou a year? More like 40 thou for nine months of work. That equates to 53 thou a year, thanks.
      • dosx2, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1340 thousand spread over 12 months for teaching 9 monhs of the year. Not to mention any workshops/conference/in-service days.
      • RealmDown, on 05/09/2008, -3/+12Teachers don't get paid for the 3 months school is out. Just so you know.

        As a matter of fact, a lot have to file for unemployment during that time.

        I wish we rewarded the dedication of those who think of our children first, rather than making them struggle.
      • DreKor, on 05/09/2008, -1/+12or 35-40K over 9 months and then no pay checks for the other 3.
        • TechMike, on 05/09/2008, -1/+0Most take summer jobs, so they work year round: $40-50K
        • WasabiBomb, on 05/09/2008, -1/+4"Most take summer jobs, so they work year round: $40-50K"
          What kind of job can you get for less than three months a year?
          • walkingdogs, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1Waiter, Bartender, Tutoring, Nanny, Summer School, Life Guard, Stripper, Landscaper, Pretty much any retail job.
          • Metman, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Educational workshops, summer class teaching, seasonal work... plenty. My sister-in-law teaches 8th grade and usually works year throughout the summer. Oh and she wears a bikini when she goes swimming or to the beach - JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO CAN.
            Not to argue that we pay teachers enough (because I feel we do not) - but it is still considerably higher the average salary in the US.
          • EtherGnat, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6Not very good ones. My wife is a teacher, and she's lucky if she can get a job teaching summer school or with the summer recreation program. We're talking half day for 4-6 weeks. She's lucky if she makes $1500. Her pay is a pittance for somebody with two Master's Degrees.
          • Nitrodist88, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2"Waiter, Bartender, Tutoring, Nanny, Summer School, Life Guard, Stripper, Landscaper, Pretty much any retail job."

            Wow, sounds good for a 4+ year college graduate. Gee, I wonder why they don't do those jobs during the rest of year -- they must pay so well!
          • jitterbits, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1And I'm sure stripping would go over wonderfully as a side job! hahah!
        • foofightrs777, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7I didn't realize that we treat our educators on the same level as high school kids. Okay, school's out now go get you $8/hr summer job!
      • brstilson, on 05/09/2008, -1/+13It appears you're unfamiliar with the concept of "salary." You see, a salaried employee's pay is fixed at a yearly rate. Thus, every week, he or she will get the same pay, regardless of hours worked. So yes, she really does make $40,000 a year.
      • zizzo, on 05/09/2008, -0/+10Nine months of work? You try working with 2nd graders day in and day out for 9 months. Your brain is so fried/drained that you need 3 months to recuperate or else there is no way you could continue to be a teacher the following year. Also, out of all the teachers I know, many spend hours over the summer preparing for the school year. It's not time off. Teachers sign up for this torture and low pay because of the reward found in working with kids. Since you are reading this, you should be grateful for the teacher that helped you in learning to read. Jerk.
    • RockeN5, on 05/09/2008, -1/+11I agree with what you said, svt. I just wanted to comment on the whole teachers sleeping with students: what the hell is the matter with these 14 year old boys who get to pork their teacher and then report it to the po'po's? Lol :)
      • purplehaze420, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Yeah if that were me, I sure wouldn't be reporting it... Except to my friends, to brag.
    • uefigs139, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6I heard the segment she was on. She was working on her masters degree and the money was going towards her tuition.
    • teamparadox, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9As said above thats exactly what she was using the money for. She was trying to earn some extra money to further her own education to be a better teacher! She got fired for wearing a bikini and saying she enjoys having sex with her husband...how dare she enjoy sex with her ugly husband while wearing a bathing suit while on a show designed for the 18+ crowd on a service you have to pay to even hear! Damn her to tell.
      • NOFXY, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3I'll add the /sarcasm tag for you because i just know there's bound to be some idiot who thinks you're serious. we live in a sad sad world.
  • aaabatteries, on 05/09/2008, -11/+24pics or it didnt happen
  • aphexcoil, on 05/09/2008, -7/+65I look forward to her follow-up lawsuit. Firing someone for doing something on their own personal time that is neither immoral or illegal? Jury trail, please. Thank you school district, for settling out of court for a mid 6-figure payout.

    • ronaldinho, on 05/09/2008, -5/+2To those people on the school board, anything linked to Howard Stern IS immoral and negative. I can understand why the school made such a move on her even if the teacher should be left alone
      • tokabowla, on 05/09/2008, -1/+6She stood in front of people wearing a bikini *****. That is it. Which of course she'd never EVER do if she say, went to the beach! /sarc
        Why not judge her on HER actions instead of Howard reputation? Don't let the facts get in the way there buddy.
        • ronaldinho, on 05/12/2008, -0/+1I already said in my comment she should be left alone, but it's the board, not me, that is judging her based on that reputation
    • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -1/+5SHE WASN'T FIRED! Holy Crap people, READ THE ***** ARTICLE!

      She resigned, for reasons not explained.
      • tokabowla, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Her husband called into the show yesterday & said that within a few hours of the school finding out, she was pretty much FORCED to resign or they'd find a way to trump up some BS & fire her, which would take away her severance pay & blacken her teaching record. She had to sign something that even kept her from calling into the show ever again.
        And any-*****-way that's not the point! She should of had ZERO repercussions for this.
  • mamboboy, on 05/09/2008, -17/+10Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
    • WhatInThe42o, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9In order for that to work, you would need to use the letter 'i' repeatedly, not the letter 'e.' Try saying what you typed aloud.
      • weizilla, on 05/09/2008, -1/+5Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..... it didn't work :( I don't hear anything
      • mamboboy, on 05/09/2008, -2/+0Grammar police FTL

        P.S. Google 'niceeeeeeeeeeeee', then google your version. You'll see who's correct.
      • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2shouldn't it be the 'c'?

        I think they dragged the c on.
    • dgreichert, on 05/09/2008, -4/+4Dugg because stupid people aren't catching onto a great South Park reference.
  • lanervoza, on 05/09/2008, -2/+15things like this make me lose faith in people (not the teacher, the firing)
    • AzureRise, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Sad that you had to state that at the end.
  • iidestined, on 05/09/2008, -6/+28What is wrong with the world. People are outraged when their teacher wears a bathing suit while our economy is going down the drain, gas is at an all time high, our troops are dying for no good reason. Why don't they use their energy to go read up on the presidential candidates.

    ugh!
    • misterS, on 05/09/2008, -1/+5It's not "the world", it's the USA - and it's going on a while already...
  • winmywii, on 05/09/2008, -4/+16This is what our country has come to?
    • Smokersroom, on 05/09/2008, -1/+7Thats what I said when I saw the burger in a can.
      • Aensland, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Don't forget the powder insta-wine.
      • drakenlot, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Burger in a Can is the greatest thing to ever happen to the human race.

        Do not hate the Burger in a Can.
        • AzureRise, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Even if you're being sarcastic, I had to digg you down. Because I know that somewhere out there, someone is agreeing with you.
    • catbeller, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2It's the way the country always was. Requirements for a 19th century schoolmistress were simple: beyond the usual schooling and recommendations, they had to be a virgin. They had to be unmarried. They were not allowed to fraternize with men. They were required to resign when they married. They had to live in the schoolhouse, more or less. The slightest hint of sexuality was cause for instant dismissal if not removal from town.
      Were these part of prudish churchies wanting to keep sex away from their kids? Yup. But it occurs to me: a new schoomarm in town was unattached, teenaged or almost so, and alone in a big room all day after school. Every man in the town was gunning for her, no doubt, and all the women knew it. It may not have been about the kids, who could hear sex in their own homes or watch it live in the pastures, but about women policing their menfolk. Of course it's mixed up with Jesusland beliefs and other nonsense, but mostly its about desexing the hottest chick around, in a way. The customs die hard.
  • eManX01, on 05/09/2008, -14/+0It just means she will be hired to teach at a University now. Universities love "Girls Gone Wild." ha
  • URnotheonly1, on 05/09/2008, -3/+62Old angry baby boomers disrupt another life of an Free American
    • tao52nyc, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9When we were YOUNG angry baby boomers we were the ones doing the disrupting. It shames me to see what many of my generation have allowed themselves to degenerate into.
  • bschonec, on 05/09/2008, -61/+4When did this become a consequence-free society? Howard Stern panders to the lowest common denominator and a teacher is supposed to set the example of integrity for her students -- in and out of the the school building.

    • Dietrich, on 05/09/2008, -3/+34No they aren't. They are supposed to teach. They aren't paid enough to be role models. That's what PARENTS are for.
    • rbk303, on 05/09/2008, -1/+10Nope. Just in the school building. Sorry.
    • winmywii, on 05/09/2008, -3/+10You have to be ***** kidding me. First off, it is none of the schools business or yours what she does in her free time. Second she has a bikini on, I'm sure kids see people in bikinis all the time. Third, if any of the kids did see this on to WTF WHERE THE PARENTS DOING letting them watch Howard. You make me sick. The sad part is if you would have commit a act of violence you would probably think that is ok. Because we all no sex = bad (if you want to consider an adult wearing a bikini sex), violence = good.
    • andymci, on 05/09/2008, -1/+7Yeah, because we all know that those second graders will be in absolute shock when they see their teacher on Howard Stern.
    • chicofaraby, on 05/09/2008, -4/+18A woman can go on tv in a swimsuit and retain her integrity. Integrity isn't contained in your clothing.

      So, ***** you. Keep your twisted morals to yourself.
    • Goya, on 05/09/2008, -1/+10So explain how wearing a bathing suit on a radio show is an example of poor integrity...
    • Mageling, on 05/09/2008, -1/+9I thought that was what parents were for....... Yay for passing blame to teachers.
      • funkyloki, on 05/09/2008, -1/+0Passing blame to teachers for poor child rearing, FTW!
    • mozert, on 05/09/2008, -1/+5WTF are you talking about?
    • shmatt, on 05/09/2008, -1/+3So a teacher can't have a private life? Wearing a bikini on TV may not be appropriate for a teacher but that's a matter of opinion. Question her taste all you want, but she was WELL within her rights. No one in her classroom should be watching howard stern.
    • pershingdriver, on 05/09/2008, -1/+4This is really very simple IF you want some on to do what you say you must pay them. When you are not paying them they can do anything they want to and you cannot fire them unless it is against the law and wearing a bikini on a TV show that in YOUR opinion is not good is not illegal .

      If you try to talk this crap about teachers are salaried and therefore always on the clock then I will ask you Who are you going to get to teach your snot nosed brats for $3.30/hr (Teaching starting salary in CT is $28,840 number of hours in the year 8736.25)

      No wonder teachers are going into other fields when they have to deal with ***** from people like you.
    • teamparadox, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Lowest common denominator? You must never listen to Stern. Yes he makes dick and fart jokes, but 90% of the show is political commentary with humor mixed in. Yes they swear but last i checked his show wasnt for children. Instead of beating the conservative drum why dont you listen for a few days and see just how wrong you are.

      Of course since you must be offended by a women in a bikini maybe you should just stay away.
  • Willravel, on 05/09/2008, -4/+33Puritan Brigade to the rescue! Sure our children will all get pregnant at 14 because we refused to admit that they even think about sex, but we've won the day!!!
  • ltomson, on 05/09/2008, -4/+16That is BS...I know a teacher who puts her boobs on facebook and doesn't get into trouble
  • krnldmp, on 05/09/2008, -2/+21Anyone offended by this is seriously maladjusted.
    • geneticlone, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1I have no idea what maladjusted means but YEAH!
  • URnotheonly1, on 05/09/2008, -2/+38Is your kid watching Howard Stern?
  • ElAssoWipo, on 05/09/2008, -28/+9You shouldn't lose your job for what you do in your private life.

    That said, I wouldn't want this woman anywhere near my kids, especially if it's to teach. And it's not because "she went outside in a bathing suit". It's because she degraded herself for money. Context is everything.
    • DraxusD, on 05/09/2008, -4/+6Are all the girls in bikinis on the beach degrading themselves too?
    • 55mph, on 05/09/2008, -5/+7degraded herself for money? the article wasn't about Hillary Clinton.
    • Vaelkar, on 05/09/2008, -4/+6She degraded herself for money? You mean she rode the Sybian? She ***** Howard? She ***** Artie?! ...Oh, so who did she *****? No one?! So then what'd she do to degrade herself for money? ....She talked...? Are you serious? You mean talking is degrading? Talking on a late night show that isn't shown in the majority of the country anymore and definitely isn't going to be seen by any 2nd grader trying to catch a glimpse of their teacher in a bikini... This is degrading? Well *****. We're gonna need to change alot in the world.
    • IphtashuFitz, on 05/09/2008, -4/+3What's degrading about what she did? Is it any more degrading than seeing women in bikinis on mainstream tv shows? It's a hell of a lot LESS degrading than what you see on just the 30-second advertisements for the "Girls Gone Wild" videos that kids can see on regular TV. The only way you would have ever seen these pictures or known about the radio show is if you PAID to subscribe to Sirius radio or Sterns on-demand pay tv service. Which is a fourth grader more likely to see/hear? Something on pay radio and pay tv, or something on regular tv? Thanks to things like tivo you can't even guarantee that kids won't see the kinds of things that typically only air in the middle of the night on regular tv like those GGW ads.
    • WasabiBomb, on 05/09/2008, -4/+5Please explain how wearing a bikini on TV "degraded" her.
      • ElAssoWipo, on 05/09/2008, -3/+3If wearing a bikini on TV was all she did, she wouldn't be talked about. The article blames the bikini, the parents talk about what she said and did.
    • thephosphorbox, on 05/09/2008, -3/+6Ummm... maybe YOU consider it degrading, but apparently she didn't. Who are you to insist that people live their lives to suit YOUR standards? You're just as pigheaded as the school board that fired her.
    • ElAssoWipo, on 05/09/2008, -7/+4You're all missing the point.

      What you think don't mean *****. If the parents don't like it, she's out.

      "Who are you to insist that people live their lives to suit YOUR standards?"

      Who the ***** are you to decide how my kids are educated?
      • eddie72, on 05/09/2008, -4/+5You truly need to get a grip on reality.
        • ElAssoWipo, on 05/09/2008, -3/+3You mean the one in which teachers get fired for acting stupid in public?
      • Orrent, on 05/09/2008, -2/+1Alright ElAssoWipo, lets discuss then.
        "You shouldn't lose your job for what you do in your private life."
        You said it yourself, you follow that up with you wouldn't want her to teach your kids, fair enough, if she is teaching your child and you feel this way you can either move your child to another class or to another school.

        Secondly, "Who the ***** are you to decide how my kids are educated?" I'll tell you who I am, I'm a parent who don't want my child to loose a teacher we're both happy with because another parent is offended by something the teacher did in her private life as you put it.

        The majority of the people should not have to loose a teacher they like because a few people are offended by her actions, which as far as I'm concerned where not out of line at all and yes, I am a parent.
    • Zipko, on 05/09/2008, -3/+2You know what kind of women think showing off your body is degrading?
      Ugly ones who are too embarrassed to let anyone see theirs.

      It's only shameful because you don't like the way you look. Good looking people love to have others admire them for it.
      • ElAssoWipo, on 05/09/2008, -3/+6Nobody said showing off your body is degrading. Pretty sure showing off your body for money while talking about how you suck dick is though.
        • jitterbits, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Even if the person whose dick you're talking about sucking belongs to your husband?
          But screw that, because even if it's some stranger's *****, that doesn't make it inherently degrading. Some people might find picking up trash degrading; others might find selling your soul for political gain degrading. Personally, I'd feel much less degraded sucking someone's ***** for money than selling some crap made in China by 10 year olds to someone who doesn't need it in the first place. At least all parties involved are enjoying the ***** sucking.
    • analogkid01, on 05/09/2008, -4/+4Are you a professional hypocrite, or is it just a hobby?
  • rbk303, on 05/09/2008, -2/+62It's funny these days how employers think they own your entire life.
    • mozert, on 05/09/2008, -0/+12I dugg you twice.
    • buckrogers1965, on 05/09/2008, -1/+14I agree. That is why I never ask for vacation, I just inform them that I am taking my vacation at times when I want to. And I never work on weekends. EVER. Oh, and no two weeks notice on quiting, if they put the work at will bs in the contract, I use it.
      • rbk303, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5Word.
      • cgruber, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1I can see your popular with your co-workers. I agree with your sentiment, however arguing that providing some extra help when it's necessary is a great way to get yourself that little extra push ahead.
    • Yodzilla, on 05/09/2008, -4/+1that's why you don't have a job lol
      • rbk303, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5no. that's why you don't have a soul : )
    • GRTWHT, on 05/09/2008, -1/+3Not funny - pathetic and scary (scary when they get away with it).
  • Severys, on 05/09/2008, -17/+16Nothing to get excited about, she's a moose.

    http://www.howardstern.com/ (Click on Ugliest Guy/Hottest Wife, second pic down)
  • V3n0M, on 05/09/2008, -4/+14If we didn't have a ***** up Federal Department of Education she'd probably still have a job.
    • starkruzr, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2lol no.
    • zephyr42, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7And that's something we can blame BOTH political parties on!!! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
      • davodavo, on 05/09/2008, -2/+1We can't blame the parties on the Department of Education.
  • braavosi, on 05/09/2008, -10/+2wow that sucks for her... good thing she got fired before she ***** some kids... J/K
    • jellygraph, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1yes, because thats exactly what she was going to do. All women who wear bikinis become pedophiles. Right... *mocking sarcastic tone*
  • SPThom, on 05/09/2008, -2/+47We allow teachers to be among the lowest-paid professionals in the country, yet expect them to run their lives as saints to "think of the children"? If you want more out of your teachers, be willing to pay more than the pathetic amount they get paid now. Otherwise, STFU. And in any case, what they do, when they aren't in the classroom or around your child, is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

    This story should have no bearing on your child in any way, unless you let your second-grader watch the Howard Stern show, in which case, the kid has worse problems than a bikini-clad homeroom teacher.
    • wbeavis, on 05/09/2008, -6/+3There is a myth that teachers receive low pay. Simply not true. Like many professions the pay is a wide range and depends on many factors. A first year teacher with a BA in inner city Detroit will make less than a 20 year teacher with a Masters working in Silicon Valley at a private school.

      Check out one of the numerous salary survey websites to find a teacher's salary. BUT before making an assumption, remember they have time off. Average person gets 10 holidays and 2 weeks vacation, in general. Teachers get summer off, christmas and spring breaks.

      In the US we need year round schooling, higher standards for educators (not the glorified babysitters that often get hired), AND higher pay to draw such people.

      I'm sure the average teacher salary is over $45k. I seem to remember the typical school year is 180 days. The typical working year is (52 wks - 10 holidays - 2 wks vacation) is 240 days. Let's be generous and say a teach works a 10 hour day and everyone else 8. 1800 hrs vs 1920. A teacher making $45k gets a $25/hr wage. Not what I'd call low pay. ($31.25/hr if they work an 8 hr day)

      I'm sure there are $25k teaching positions, just like I know there are $25k System Administrator jobs. Every field has someone paying low. Teachers have just got everyone convinced they are victimized.
      • wardsac, on 05/09/2008, -2/+4Don't do us any favors on "Being Generous". I kept track of my hours last year and I worked over 65 hours a week. I know many teachers who work much longer hours than I do. There are some who work less, but your assumptions are pretty bad.

        Also, it's not the Teachers who have everyone convinced. How often do you really hear a Teacher complain about their pay? I am a teacher, and have never heard one, and I hang out with a bunch of them on a daily basis in a relaxed setting where it would be ok to do such a thing. Just because most people think teachers are underpaid doesn't mean we have some secret plot to convince everyone so.

        Grow up Beavis.
      • VitriolAndAngst, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Teachers should be starting at $40K per year. The idea that they work a shorter day because school is over at 4:30 is absurd. Our kids Public Pre-K teacher, has to share 20 kids with an assistant. They have projects and computer class and that teacher has to be nanny, teacher, and disciplinarian. I'd say that is a higher skill set than most office jobs and it sure requires more attention to detail. She is there at 7:30 am even though kids show up at 8:30 am.

        Every day they go through their folders, look for projects done, keep track of behavior, write a report on the student. We have reviews of our students every 3 months.

        And this is just Pre-K.

        But $40K isn't squat anymore, with the REAL inflation of 12% which is a good deal more than the bogus figure used for wages by our government.

        They have to do fund-raisers and ask for parents for a list of items to stock the classroom.

        Private schools usually pay less than public schools for the same jobs (with of course, exceptions) -- probably due to not having unions.
        • carlosos, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2Always the same complaining from teachers.
          I did a small search and it looks like most teachers make between 35$K to $50K a year and if you have a Master degree you can easily make between $60K to $100 at a college. I am sorry but this is much more than other people get paid that went to school for the same amount of time. I am hoping for much less money to start at than $40K and that is with a Master degree and I will most likely not get as much time off as a teacher
        • Strenoth, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2that doesn't make any sense at all. I don't even have a degree, and I make 40K, salaried, 40 hours a week, and have been invited by competition to apply for a position that would be over 50k. Though I do have experience and training.

          But I would expect some one with a degree to make more, especially at the number of hours they put in a week. Private schools and college are the exceptions, not the rule, when it comes to teacher salaries.
      • SPThom, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1I work in the IT department at a school district, having no college degree, and I came in to this job making as much as a secondary school teacher with a Master's degree and six years of experience in-district. I'm grateful for my position, and I know that ALL of the teachers in my district don't make nearly enough for what they're asked to do.
  • h4k0r, on 05/09/2008, -3/+29Pussy ass sensitive people need to get a grip. Holy crap, she made sexual comments about her husband. She cant teach second graders and still have sex with her husband......how immoral can you be.

    Like these school board members never did anything wrong before. I'm sure they have sex with their spouses and wear bathing suits......fire them all!!!! We cannot have that kind of indecency around our kids

  • dpagini, on 05/09/2008, -2/+14http://howardstern.com/dtcms/img/RS-05-01-08---Hot ...

    If you want to see the two other contestant pairs, go to HowardStern.com and on the homepage there is a "hottest wife, ugliest husband" link.
  • HubbertWins, on 05/09/2008, -1/+40People should mind their own ***** business and stop worrying about people who aren't breaking any laws.
    • catbeller, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1The unwritten laws that everyone knows about are the most viciously enforced.
  • Chad3D, on 05/09/2008, -1/+7If the school systems were paying her enough she wouldn't have to resort to alternative forms of income. It's not like she was doing anything illegal either. I doubt this will be the last we here from her.

    On another note, why couldn't my second grade teacher be this hot?
  • techstar25, on 05/09/2008, -4/+12She'll be okay. Teachers have UNIONS, who provide lawyers and various legal help to assist when this type of thing heppens.
    So unions aren't all bad.
    • mpobri, on 05/09/2008, -0/+13According to her husband, who called in to Howard's show, the union lawyer recommended she resign. Either she crossed a contractual line or the lawyer didn't know what he/she is doing, either way, her husband admitted there is nothing anyone can do now that she "voluntarily" resigned.
    • cersad, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Well, this Connecticut teacher may have a union but teachers in some states, like Texas, are forbidden to form unions. So don't automatically assume that a teacher will be protected/helped by a union in any way, shape, or form.
  • bjs3171, on 05/09/2008, -6/+1who's got a link to pictures?
  • outkaster, on 05/09/2008, -3/+5Let he who is with out sin cast the first stone is what these people preach, so why are they the ones to always cast the stone first?
    • darlingt, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Because they're like the Pharisees, who thought that by confessing their sins they became sinless.
  • maxlightz, on 05/09/2008, -2/+3we have such an outrageous shortage of quality teachers as it is ... what do you really expect when teaching pays next to dirt?
    • Metman, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1How does her salary effect her rights as an individual and act/dress the way she wishes assuming she is not breaking any laws or impacting the rights of others?
  • invisiblehat, on 05/09/2008, -1/+11These women that are 'outraged' are really just jealous that they are old, ugly and fat now.
  • Foxcow, on 05/09/2008, -3/+6Because a second grader is going to watch Howard Stern. This is retarded.
    • asnider,