High School Teacher In Hot Water After Allegedly Showing Porn During Virtual Class

Education is carried out by most schools through virtual classes, something that most are still trying to adapt to. Some teachers may find it useful to carry out their job but need to be on their heels as well especially when sharing what they have on screen.

A teacher from Millikan High was not so fortunate when he was screen sharing something to his students. As he was doing the roll, in a QUEST Senior Project last Friday, students reported that they ended up watching a pornographic website while search terms related to “high school” and high school girls” were keyed in, Mercury News reported.

The teacher was identified as Thomas Lind who is no on paid leave. While on Administrative leave, school representatives are investigating the case and vow to take necessary action if necessary.

“The school district has notified the school community by email that we are investigating the matter,” Long Beach Unified School District spokesman Chris Eftychiou said. “Administrative leave allows the school district an opportunity to investigate the concerns.”

Two students came forward to issue statements with the permission of their parents. According to them, it all happened at the beginning of the class with Lind seemingly unaware of what he had shared.

According to the Long Beach Post, Lind teaches the senior project of the Millikan’s magnet program. Efforts were made to get a statement from him but were left unanswered.

Another student shared that some of the other students confronted Lind during a class later in the day. In a Zoom chat, he alleged that he accidentally stumbled on the pornography claiming that someone else had left it open together with other windows open on the computer.

“I started moving windows around to find what I wanted, completely forgot screen share was on. When I saw that screen I was shocked and curious,” Lind reportedly wrote in the chat. “I was not planning to watch anything, but I had not seen anything like that in quite some time.”