The Glacier Peak High School teacher inadvertently displayed the images during a classroom PowerPoint presentation.
SNOHOMISH, Wash. — A teacher at Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish has resigned after accidentally exposing students to thumbnail images of naked breasts during a PowerPoint presentation, KING 5 News has learned.
The incident occurred when images stored on the male teacher’s laptop became visible to students as thumbnails during a classroom presentation. Screenshots of the images apparently began circulating around the school following the incident.
The Snohomish School District sent a letter to parents last week stating, “It is our understanding that these images have since been viewed by many others beyond the classroom and want to give you an opportunity to process with your student if you choose to do so.”
Washington state school standards prohibit teachers from exposing students to “any inappropriate or offensive content.”
Parents who spoke with KING 5 News said they were stunned by the incident.
“When you have that position you have to have a heightened sense of what you’re doing,” said Lorraine Beeson.
“I guess you should be monitoring what you put on your laptop before you show an entire classroom of kids something else on your laptop,” added Erin Bell.
“I know if I had a job and it happened to me I’d be fired immediately,” continued Beeson.
Sources tell KING 5 News that the teacher’s resignation made a termination unnecessary.
“I feel sorry for the individual,” Beeson said. “People do make mistakes, but when it comes to young people, what’s good for them is the most important thing.”
The Snohomish School District has declined further comment.
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