Tamara Hoover on Fox

(Austin, Texas) Here's more on the story that refuses to die. Suspended art teacher at Austin High School, Tamara Hoover, was interviewed on this afternoon's M & J program on the Fox channel.

Hoover's main points:

1) The nude pictures were not "prominently" displayed on the web. In other words, they were not easy to find.

2) She believes that she did nothing wrong because her nude pics are artistic expression protected by the First Amendment.

3) She contends that she isn't the Internet police and parents should be responsible for monitoring children's Internet use.

4) There is no moral turpitude question since the pics were art.

5) Lastly, when the pictures were taken, Hoover did not know they would be posted on the Internet and had not even a passing thought of the consequences of doing so.

Consequently, Hoover believes the Austin School Board is wrong in trying to terminate her employment.

My take is that Hoover is bucking heads with all the parents who believe that their children's teachers should be squeaky clean in character. It's become a political issue.

Previous posts:

06/13/06 - Female Teacher Topless
06/17/06 - Teacher Tamara Hoover Goes Topless
06/23/06 - Tamara Hoover Update

[Update 08/17/06]

Tamara Hoover resigns.