Update: Creepy Old Men

Two weeks ago I spoke with the teacher for my African American History class about the Creepy Old Man who follows me around. I had mentioned how he asks me weird questions and is always staring at me. I even mentioned that he took a picture of me and then denied the action. When my teacher found out about his behavior he promised me that he would have a talk with the Creepy Old Man. He said the behavior would have to stop. I felt comfortable and glad to have the conversation. I wanted the teacher to know that it had kept me from signing up for other classes, because of this man's strange behavior.

Since that evening the Creepy Old Man has not been in attendance. I thought he wasn't there last week, because we did a short one mile hike (remember he is old and uses a cane). However, he was not there this week either. In some ways I feel bad that he is not there, because I don't want to be the person to embarrass another. Yet, I think he should be embarrassed because his behavior was inappropriate and I called him out on it. So it looks like I can attend the next month of classes without disturbance.

One of the teachers I work with is having a stalker situation right now. We have computer guys who come into the school periodically to check on our systems. One of the guys (who is in charge of our cluster) has created a crush on my coworker. She teaches English and has never really had a need for help in her classroom, but he always seems to find his way to her room. He has even tried to bring her food and gifts. A week ago he tried to bring a camera into the school and said that he needed to retake her picture for her school website. The interesting thing is that he was using a personal camera, not a school camera. And it is not his job to do that. We have school technology assistants for that.

When our principal found out about his strange behavior, he called the computer guy into a meeting. The principal, a county official, and the coworker confronted him about his behavior. He tried to deny his behavior and in all his talking got himself stuck in a corner. I don't know if the confrontation will stop his behavior, but at least a lot of us are aware of the problems and he is not to report anywhere near her room. I think calling a person out for their inappropriate behavior can be a good thing, because they learn that they can not get away with it. I hope her problem stops...it was far worse than mine!