From our agony aunt:
Dear Alma,
A friend of mine at conservatory has the hots for our teacher. She flirts with him all of the time, and he has started to respond positively. He is married with kids older than her. I am afraid he will get fired for having an affair with her.
What should I do?
Dear What should I do?
What a quandary. In the end, teachers have to be responsible for maintaining professional boundaries. Your teacher is an adult, and most likely has had to go through training at the university to learn how to spot and manage difficult situations. He also knows he will be fired for having a relationship with a student.
He has several options, from speaking directly to the student about behavior expectations, to requesting a change of professor for your friend, as well as speaking to his dean about the situation.
People flirt with people all of the time. It doesn’t mean I am going to hop in the sack with them. It’s gross to even entertain the thought of becoming involved with a student. If your teacher can’t control himself that’s his problem and he deserves to be fired.
What should I do?, I know your are upset, both because of your friend’s behavior and your concern for your teacher. But don’t get sucked into that petty little cesspool of immaturity.
Practice instead.
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