Proof that watching inappropriate content at work can get workers in trouble
September 24, 2008 by Fred HosierPosted in: Employees do the strangest things, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
As an HR pro, have you ever had to warn employees about accessing the wrong content on workplace computers?
It’s one thing when you catch a worker watching porn. It’s entirely something else when others are exposed to the pornographic materials.
A Phoenix high school photography teacher is under investigation by police for allegedly projecting pornography on a screen in a classroom occupied by 13 students.
A student told a local TV station in Phoenix that the teacher had connected his personal computer to a projector screen for a photography lesson.
According to the student, the teacher was watching porn at his desk but must have forgotten he had the computer tied in to the screen.
Students say they saw six pornographic scenes.
Some of the teens also wondered if the teacher could have been watching porn at other times during the school year. “I was just creeped out that a teacher that I had known from the beginning of the year could have been watching this the whole time we were in class,” one student told ABC-15 in Phoenix.
Arcadia High School sent a letter home to parents that stated the teacher was placed immediately on administrative leave and that the district was investigating.
Police will determine, based on the district’s report, whether any charges should be filed against the teacher.
September 25th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Wow! 6 scenes, eh? Wonder why no one mentioned it on the first scene?
October 17th, 2008 at 8:47 am
We just recently let an employee go due to this same story. Unfortunately I kinda feel bad as he was a good person and has a family at home, but at the same time he had to of know what the consequences would be if he was caught and now he is acting like he doesn’t know the reason behind his being let go. It is a shame that he had to to this at work. It disgusts me though and makes me think of him as having a problem that needs addressing. I guess before he came to work for our compnay he was let go at his previous job for the same thing. What is happening to these people. Maybe this topic needs to be addressed a little more. I mean look at Chris Ortloff. He was a senator, with a very well know reputation in my neck of the woods that just ruined the rest of his life by thinking he wouldn’t get caught for his actions. I mean how to we allow these kind of people in our society. Why don’t we do further background checks on people. There are just to many sick individuals out there and because of that you see children disappearing everyday. I don’t know what goes on in people’s heads sometimes. It just frustrates you.
February 7th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Where I used to work there is a group who views porn and sends it through the company email system everyday. They break all policy so it doesn’t matter if they choose this as well. I complained but then was targeted by all including administration, so when they made it unbearable I left. They still collect their lucrative pay checks while I struggle looking for work. Fellow ex coworkers said the porn is still flowing as free as ever. It will never change.