The Sad Truth in the Ware Shoals Sex Scandal

Charlotte, NC (TLS). As the small town of Ware Shoals, South Carolina begins to settle down in the aftermath of the initial shock of the sex scandal in its high school, several sad facts have become clear. In a broader sense, the nation is presently facing an epidemic of sorts involving female teachers and underage male students. For years whenever one heard of a sex scandal in a school, it was assumed that it involved a male teacher and a female student, or a male teacher and an underage male student.

Our assumptions are quickly changing.

Over the past few years we have been bombarded with story after story of hot young female teachers going after their young students, usually boys in their mid-teens whose hormones are raging. Several of these cases were displayed on Court TV, and in one instance the accused teacher persisted in her dalliances with the student in question even after her imprisonment and subsequent release.

These kinds of stories cause one with any semblance of moral sensitivity to stop and ask, what is going on here? Why the sudden deluge of female teacher-male student liaisons?

Sociologists and psychologists will be studying this phenomenon for sure. My initial hunch is that what we are seeing is an outgrowth of the feminist movement run amok. This is not to say that there are no aspects of feminism that were of value, such as equal pay for equal work and so forth. However, inherent in the feminist movement is the concept that if women are to claim their inherent worth and equality with men, then the ultimate expression of that is in the realm of sexuality, i.e., the notion that women should be free to pursue to the max the limits of their sexuality in any way they so choose, that they are in no way to be shackled by the loyalty oaths to men in marriage or even be held to fidelity with their boyfriends. Such ultimate freedom means sexual freedom, and women must be ultimately free to express their sexuality in any way they want, regardless of what vows they may have taken.

Unfortunately, this concept fails to adequately articulate the boundaries of appropriate behavior. In the wake of such an oversight, a vacuum has been created that is totally devoid of any moral values. Thus, if being free means that you can express yourself sexuality any way you see fit, then why not have a fling with a 16 year old hot male stud? Nevermind that he sits in your English class each day depending on you for a grade.

Jill Moore's plight in Ware Shoals may yet prove to be none of what I just described. She is due a full and impartial hearing in court. But the allegations made about her are symptomatic of a much deeper, broader problem in modern American society--a problem of our own making, and a problem for which each of us share in at least some collective guilt.

Society is saturated with sex, and the models are getting younger and younger. Today, 13 year old girls are being shunned in some sectors unless they show up at school looking like hookers. Parents, by and large, have encouraged such behavior by not stopping it. In the abdication of parental responsibility in these matters, parents share part of the blame.

In many ways, Jill Moore is as much a victim as the cheerleaders who joined her in her afternoon romps, if all of this turns out to be true. Moore has admitted to taking the cheerleaders off campus after football games where she gave them alcohol and cigarettes. This is entirely inappropriate, for sure. Yet how many high school students do the very same thing several times per week, without any adult present to see it? It isn't as if Jill Moore corrupted innocent kids. If you actually believe that teenage students aren't already engaging in this stuff, including the sex, then your head is about 20 feet in the sand.

Mrs. Moore's father is a local church Pastor, a respected leader in the community, and formerly a member of the local school board. He resigned his post on the school board when it was revealed his daughter is the subject of a sex scandal investigation. He did not want there to be even the slightest appearance of impropriety, conflict of interest, or partiality on his part. The Reverend and his wife are sad victims in this sordid story. From every source The Liberty Sphere has contacted we hear nothing but praise for this man and his spouse. They certainly tried to the best of their ability to raise their children to be respectable, responsible adults. It is sad that two people with such stellar reputations are forced to endure the public spotlight for what their daughter allegedly did.

Thus, the outcome of this case will be in the hands of the local prosecuting attorney and defense lawyers. Both Jill Moore and the principle of the high school, Jane Blackwell, have been released from jail on their own recognizance. It would be highly inappropriate to engage in gossip at this stage. Gossip takes on a life of its own, resulting in whispers that bear little resemblance to the truth.

And the sad truth is that in order for truth to be found in this case, the town of Ware Shoals must endure a very public airing out of its dirty laundry. Even if the defendants are found innocent of the charges, this community will bear the scars from this entire episode for years to come.