A school resource officer in Florida was fired after taking nude selfies in the school bathroom while on duty, according to FOX News. The resource officer, who has not been named, reportedly recorded a sexually explicitly video to her husband while she was working at Imagine Kissimee Charter Academy.
The video was discovered by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office after they investigated a domestic dispute between the officer and her husband.
The incident occurred in a locked restroom where no one would have been able to walk in on her. However, authorities argue that her response to any call to action would have been delayed because of the fact she was naked.
She was immediately fired while an investigation was launched.
“The safety and security of our community, especially when it comes to our children, is our top priority at the Kissimmee Police Department,” Kissimmee Police Chief Jeffrey O’Dell said, according to WKMG-TV. “The actions taken by this School Resource Officer on duty, while working at a school, were not a reflection of the Department’s top-most priority and as a result that person was terminated.”
Kissimmee Police Department
Since the beginning of 2019 alone, a handful of teachers have been arrested on similar charges, including 25-year-old substitute teacher Alexis Mercedes Boberg in Baltimore, Beulah High School teacher Kelsie Schmidt in North Dakota, Rancocas Valley Regional High School teacher Alexandra Reiner in New Jersey, and 50-year-old Florida substitute teacher Angela Jean Stanton in Florida. Additionally, Texas teachers Meredith Null and Edna Longoria were arrested on similar charges.
As for why the number of these incidents has seemingly increased, studies suggest that smartphones are the primary reason for the spike in illicit relationships, as it allows teachers to communicate with the minors without supervision.
According to a report from the Texas Education Association, smartphones make easy for teachers to privately text and talk with students and also make it possible for teachers and students to share explicit images.