Lest you think my title bears a sexual connotation, pedophobia is NOT a synonym for pedophillia. Pedophobia is the fear of babies and young children. Moving on...
This woman (below), after 35 years in the classroom and a recent loss in a curriculum fight with the district, found herself teaching middle school students.
I'm a special educator, and I'm a firm believer in assuring reasonable accommodations for anyone in their working environment. Also, I know very little about this case and even less about the manifestations of this phobia. But something about this case "catches in my craw," as my grandmother would say. So, I wonder a few things:
1) How does retiring after 35 years make for an early retirement?
2) Would middle school students really fall into the category of children triggering pedophobia? Unless they look like this:
3) Why did it take from 2009 to 2013 for this to become an issue?
4) With a phobia of kids, who becomes or rather stays a teacher for 35 years?
Ultimately, I'm not overly concerned with the final verdict of the case. I just want to read the judge's trial notes. In my opinion, this is not a fight Ms. Waltherr-Willard wants to fight to its end. By my extremely rough estimate using the calculator at the State Teachers of Ohio Retirement System, she should be entitled to a pretty healthy check as-is. I question how much of that she has and will spend in this suit. Of course, if she wins...
Anyway, I do have one final question: Doesn't Ms. Waltherr-Willard remind you of Zelda Rubinstein?
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