Region's reaction to teacher sex scandal telling

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'The sex scandal headlines that stood out in papers all across the West Florida region this past weekend were a shock to many. Two Jay High school teachers were charged with three counts of unlawful sex with minors. In 2008, nearly 500 of these cases were reported across the United States.

Many had to take a second look after hearing the news out of Jay. Not only were they two local teachers, but both were female. Several people can recall the Mary Kay Letourneau case in 1995. This was one of the most well known cases still to this date.
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Unlike Jernigan, Veronica Steele of Milton said that insecurity, not discipline is to blame. “I think the reason these things happen is because people are insecure of themselves and have a low self esteem.”

As for the gender barrier, Steele said that male or female parties act the same, and should be treated the same in such an instance. “It can happen to a boy or a girl,” said Steele, “A male can come onto a female teacher just like a female teacher can come onto a boy, there’s no difference.”