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This is not a good day for teachers. A Department of Education is looking to fire a teacher after she tried to set up two of her young students. Lisa Schmude, teacher at IS 259, allegedly encouraged two students to kiss. She knew that the girl had a crush on the boy and brought the two into an empty class room - and "instructed the them to kiss" back in 2003. Then it gets crazy two years later. From the Post:
Schmude ran into the boy and asked him if he recalled the girl. He said he did, and wanted to see her again.And the Daily News reports that when the girl realized the boy might be the shooter, she asked Schmude for advice and Schmude's response? "Whatever you do, leave me out of it."During the course of the rendezvous, the boy bragged about shooting another boy - around the time that the girl's brother had been shot.
The girl told her parents that she suspected she knew the gunman in her brother's shooting, and the brother eventually identified the former crush as the triggerman.
The boy was later arrested and tried for attempted murder and robbery. He was convicted of first-degree robbery and sentenced to 10 years in a juvenile facility.
Schmude has been reassigned - the Department of Education is working on getting her fired.
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It sounds to me like she was trying to be sweet and help out a couple of shy kids. Not sure about that "instructed them to kiss" remark- it sounds a bit abnormal- but it makes me think there was more to it, not that the teacher is some sort of sexual deviant. Nowhere is it implied that she had any idea the boy had shot the girl's brother.
Was it a bad idea, in retrospect? Yes. But I don't think this warrants firing the teacher.
Ah creepy. I had this woman as a teacher and I'd never expect that kind of behavior from her considering that she in fact was very efficient at her job. Still, she was very close with the "cool" kids who failed and cheated, even on her own exams. And wow, she's 30? She sure does not look it (although I admit this is completely irrevelent). With behavior like this along with a supposedly pedophilic gym teacher, this once good school is going down the toilet when it comes to reputation.
Blood is thicker than wather...Hope that everything worked out weel for Lisa Schmude...Life gives us all "sticky" situations and through it all...true family and real friends remain at your side--no matter what...For Lisa from a Schmude cousin from PA...