The 30-year-had managed to keep her checkered past a secret from parents until September 7th. That's when she wrote an online article in The Huffington Post criticizing Craigslist for removing its "adult services" section. "From October 2006 to January 2007, I accepted money in exchange for sexual services I provided to men I met online in what was then called the 'erotic services' section of Craigslist.org," wrote Petro using her real name and picture.
She went on to say that being a prostitute is "physically demanding, emotionally taxing and spiritually bankrupting," and gave it up after a few months.
Once the word got out that Petro was flaunting her sex worker past, parents were fuming. She teaches two of Yocelyn Quezada's children but the mother doesn't want her to do it anymore. "She's not a good role model. I do not want my daughters to find out about this," Quezada said, "and I do not want my daughters to be around that kind of person."
Petro was warned by two staffers to be discreet about her history. "In an off the record conversation, a sympathetic administrator kindly asked if I couldn't publish under a pseudonym. I wish, for her sake, I could," Petro recently wrote on The Rumpus, an online magazine.
Petro has since been reassigned to administrative duties pending an investigation.
So what do our viewers think? Should she be allowed to teach?
Sharon Dotson: Well sure, as long as she behaves professionally as a teacher - and does a good job - and swears off her former "profession" -- and is discreet about details of her past career.
Stephanie Elise Stafford: its her past, i agree with sharon. You should not judge peoples past.
Richard Rosso: As long as she doesn't wiggle when she uses the chalk board.
Kara McIntyre: Of course she should still be allowed to teach. Her clients weren't 5-year-olds.
Laura Upton: Sounds like a new movie idea: Teacher by day, hooker by night!
Lisa Rigia: The past is the past. Just like strippers strip to get through nursing school, she prob slept around to get her teaching degree!
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She went on to say that being a prostitute is "physically demanding, emotionally taxing and spiritually bankrupting," and gave it up after a few months.
Once the word got out that Petro was flaunting her sex worker past, parents were fuming. She teaches two of Yocelyn Quezada's children but the mother doesn't want her to do it anymore. "She's not a good role model. I do not want my daughters to find out about this," Quezada said, "and I do not want my daughters to be around that kind of person."
Petro was warned by two staffers to be discreet about her history. "In an off the record conversation, a sympathetic administrator kindly asked if I couldn't publish under a pseudonym. I wish, for her sake, I could," Petro recently wrote on The Rumpus, an online magazine.
Petro has since been reassigned to administrative duties pending an investigation.
So what do our viewers think? Should she be allowed to teach?
Sharon Dotson: Well sure, as long as she behaves professionally as a teacher - and does a good job - and swears off her former "profession" -- and is discreet about details of her past career.
Stephanie Elise Stafford: its her past, i agree with sharon. You should not judge peoples past.
Richard Rosso: As long as she doesn't wiggle when she uses the chalk board.
Kara McIntyre: Of course she should still be allowed to teach. Her clients weren't 5-year-olds.
Laura Upton: Sounds like a new movie idea: Teacher by day, hooker by night!
Lisa Rigia: The past is the past. Just like strippers strip to get through nursing school, she prob slept around to get her teaching degree!
Get in on the dish. Send me your tweets: twitter.com/maggiesworld or emails: maggie@39online.com.
And that's today's helping of Online Dish.
