http://www.scribd.com/doc/15250933/Bad-Bad-Teacher

wrapping up

Starting to wrap-up my research. Overall, I feel bad bad teacher has good intentions to bring attention to a such serious issue and most users contributing to the community do, too. However, it is hard to make sure that everyone is using the site for the right reasons. Even though badbadteacher.com uses several modes of control (liability, filtering, and norms), some users still manage to break through and mock/take advantage of the site. Some people just enjoy making a joke out of serious issues, and there's really no way to avoid these people.

Looking toward the future for this site, I think it's just important that the Webmaster makes sure things within the site stay true to the overall goal of shedding light on a serious problem, rather than glorifying bad behavior. If comments from people not taking the site seriously get too out of hand, the future of the site could be jeopardized. In the future, the Webmaster may want to consider that users posting to the site set up personal accounts.

Updated Profile

Francisco Lindo's profile has just been updated. It's been reported that he was freed on $100,000 bond, but reportedly remains on paid suspension from Union City Schools.

However, as I've learned through my research about this site and as stated on the site's "About Page": "BadBadTeacher.com accepts no responsibility for the timeliness, accuracy, or value of any information provided by external sites to which we link." And since the Webmaster gets his information from elsewhere, this information isn't guaranteed accurate.

The Webmast replied in regards to my request to ask some users of Bad Bad Teacher about why they comment to the site, if they feel they're are getting out of it or making a difference on the issue at large. Although he said it was fine and I posted my questions, I've gotten no response thus far.

And no teachers posted again today.

I find this kind of interesting.....I just posted to my community to try and get some information from individuals who had recently posted about a newer case. In the site's comment tab it claims that: Reader comments submitted to BadBadTeacher.com may be held in a moderation queue awaiting administrator approval before being posted. The moderation queue is reviewed on a regular basis and comments are added to the system in as timely a manner as possible. During certain times, particularly late at night, reader submitted comments may remain in the moderation queue for a few hours. After all, we all have to sleep sometime…...

But when I actually made my post it immediately showed up on the site, and only said that it was awaiting moderation. I wouldn't say this is the greatest mode of control since many people could see this comment before the webmaster has a chance to take it down, and if it was a really harmful comment it could do a lot of damage before being removed.

Conclusion: filtering as a mode of control for this site is poor at best!

klou Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
May 9th, 2009 at 4:15 pm

I’ve just been doing some research on this site for a semester project. I was just wondering if you all know this teacher, or if not, what brought you to this site? What do you think your posts are accomplishing (will they help solve the case or is it just a way to speak out about the issue?)

No one new today

No one new today, but here's another guy from yesterday that I missed:

Jason Lyn Gasque, 31, a math teacher and coach at Speake High School in Danville, Alabama was arrested Wednesday morning on allegations that he inappropriately touched a female student.

Gasque is charged with first-degree sexual abuse, a Class C felony and is punishable by 1-10 years in prison if convicted.

Gasque is accused of having inappropriate contact with a 16-year-old female student twice in a two-month period. The alleged victim told investigators that the contact occurred after school on school grounds.

It is alleged that Gasque kept the student after school where he made advances toward her and touched her.

May 8 must be a crazy day for bad bad teachers....2 more accused:

David Paiva: 39, a former English teacher at Barrington Middle School in Barrington, Rhode Island has been arrested on allegations of the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. The 14-year-old daughter had received numerous inappropriate and disturbing e-mails and
text messages from Paiva, then a Barrington Middle School English teacher.


Jose Fanjul: 35, a language teacher at West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with a 17-year-old female student. The girl claims she engaged in various sexual activities with Fanjul between March and July of 2008, both at his home and at the school.