Believe it or not -- not a teacher/student scandal!!
A week or so ago, some families in a Chicago suburb and the media received DVDs in the mail. On the two hour long DVDs was hidden camera footage of a local elementry school principal (married) and a teacher having sex in the principal's office during school hours. There was apparently also a teacher's aide on the tapes but I don't know if they were separate incidents or what. No one sends me good junk mail.
So, anyway, the principal and teacher resigned, the aide quit and some parents are calling for the school board to formally fire the pair rather than allow them to resign. In fact, in a board election a few days ago, the three members up for re-election all lost their posts. The footage was apparently taken months ago and was only released in the run-up to the election.
The police don't know who hid the camera in the principal's office and it seems that Illinois law only covers audio surveillance, not video and the only laws prohibiting video surveillance apply to hotels, restrooms, changing rooms, tanning booths and the private homes of others. Even if they found the guy, the most they could probably nab him with would be trespassing.
So, what would your reaction be to such a DVD, assuming that you had a child in that school? I've got to say, I don't know if I'd really care that much. This is keeping in mind that there's absolutely no evidence (or even allegations) that any students were aware or affected by the events. I'd support disciplinary action of some sort same as if you were having sex in any office environment but I don't think I'd call for them to be fired. The whole seedy "filming the act" angle makes me more at unease than the act itself -- I'd feel as if I was playing into the hands of some slimeball who filmed this and then saved it before mailing it to community. This wasn't someone who thought the principal was wrong but someone with some major issues and who wanted to seriously hurt the parties involved. Creepy.