By: Diane Benjamin
Update – I was just sent this:
I am the father of the student in question. Your story is not correct at all and very misleading. Yes she contacted my kids outside of school approved technology. That was the only inappropriate thing that happened. No laws were broken. We have been kept in the loop 100% of the time. It’s our preference that this story is not released due to my son’s future goals and plans.
Please delete or at minimum edit your story to reflect fact not speculation by uninvolved and uninformed individuals.
I received this yesterday:
Heyworth admins are trying to keep it a secret but all the students know what is going on. A female English teacher sent inappropriate texts to a male student. Parents of the student brought it to the admins and the teacher has been placed on administrative leave following an investigation. Sadly, the admin has not informed parents of anything going on and the rumors continue to fly around the school.
Public Schools are a threat to children because the people who run them forgot decades ago who pays the bills.
The next School Board meeting should be packed with concerned parents:
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Was this teacher arrested?
I remembered Heyworth had another English teacher issue – Google remembered her name:
Heyworth CUSD 4, a former 8th-grade English teacher, Sarah Bonner, resigned in 2023 after controversy over offering students the LGBTQ+ book This Book Is Gay during a “book tasting” event.
I think Sarah Bonner resigned from Heyworth, but simply moved on to another school?
Story was just updated!
Absolutely understand the parent wants to protect the child, but do we have to protect the teacher?
Nicole hackney the high school English and speech club/musical director
I’m sorry, but when does this “father” get to decide how inappropriate I think something is? No teacher should ever be contacting a student without speaking to a parent first. I don’t care what is said, or what the reason for the contact is. Parent first. Parents, when applicable.
When my kids were in Heyworth Schools female teachers were texting high school boys. This was around 2006 to 2008. I can’t remember it all but I think it was just flirting in nature but still inappropriate. I asked my kids why the boys had their phone numbers and they just shrugged their shoulders with an I don’t know. Back then I didn’t think students were supposed to have teachers personal phone numbers. I don’t think they should have them now!
A teacher doesn’t usually resign during an investigation unless they’ve done something wrong. Glad she’s gone.