Author name: Josh Hutcheson

Short answer: Insulting a student is treated as unprofessional conduct in essentially every school, and provocation does not excuse it. […]

Short answer: most teachers are not ignoring you on purpose. Teachers are rarely under a blanket legal duty to answer

Short answer: Rarely for the drinking itself. For an adult over 21, drinking in public where it is permitted is

Short answer: Teachers can and routinely do discuss students with each other when there is an educational reason. Idle gossip

Short answer: A teacher being disrespectful means treatment aimed at the student rather than at their behavior or their work

Short answer: Yes, often. Teachers are people, and most warm to some students more than others: the hard workers, the

Often yes — but it is not automatic, and courts have gone both ways. The deciding factor is usually whether

The short answer: usually yes — two consenting adults may date, and it is not illegal. But it is a

Short answer: Yes. No US law prevents two teachers dating, and most districts have no rule against it either. What