Most of you probably know this story from http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_29592649/teacher-south-carolina-loses-job-after-student-takes-her-phone-shares-nude-photo?source=rss (and a wide variety of other sources):

For newbies especially — get something like the small shoulder bag above to keep your phone in throughout the day.

“Teacher in South Carolina loses job after student takes her phone, shares nude photo”
By The Associated Press Posted: 03/04/2016 12:01:00 AM

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A high school teacher says she forgives the teenager who took her cellphone, found a nude picture and shared it on social media, even though she lost her job and was harassed as a result. School authorities still blame the teacher, however, and have yet to discipline any students, pending a police investigation.

Union County School District Superintendent David Eubanks, who forced Leigh Anne Arthur to resign or be fired, said Thursday that it’s her fault for leaving students unattended during a four-minute break between classes.

From Associated Press, By MEG KINNARD, March 3, 2016 5:35 PM:

(Leigh Anne) Arthur, 33, told police on Feb. 18 that while she stepped out of her classroom, a 16-year-old boy took her unlocked smartphone from her desk, opened the photos application and found a nude selfie she had taken for her husband as a Valentine’s present.

Then, using his own phone, the boy took a picture of the image and shared it. Soon, multiple students were sharing it on social media, and someone left copies, along with a harassing note, in Arthur’s mailbox.

I especially liked the part where the kid spoke to her afterwards and told her, “Your day of reckoning is coming.”

Meanwhile, Superintendent David Eubanks says the school has concern that Arthur could be contributing to the delinquency of a minor. I read the word “corrupting” in one source.

The 16-year-old student responsible has been charged with distributing pictures of a teacher from the teacher’s cellphone, according to the Union Public Safety Department. Specifically, this Union High School teenager is charged with computer crimes and aggravated voyeurism.

Eduhonesty: Leigh Anne is a good woman. I don’t know that I would forgive the young man. He’s not a tiny, mischievous second grader who decided to hide the eraser. This kid took a phone that did not belong to him, deliberately went into her photos, and then decided to share what he found with the world. I am glad he has been charged.

While I agree with the teacher that this boy should not serve jail time, if I were her, I would sue the boy and his parents for the loss of my livelihood. He is directly responsible for her job loss and he accomplished that through criminal action. I hope the young man ends up having to pay for this mess. I think it would be perfectly fair if he had to fork over his college fund.

I also think that idiot superintendent should resign. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor? The boy who stole that phone has had access to the internet for most of his life. I’m pretty sure he could write a chapter or two for the Kama Sutra by now. Does he think sixteen-year-old boys spend all their time playing Clash of Clans? Has he ever supervised internet use in a high school? I have. Technology departments in school districts today often spend a fair amount of time blocking web sites, gaming and porn sites in particular. Did that poor, young “minor” gawp at the photos he found? Did he click out of those photos? No, he swiftly took a screenshot and started circulating the shots. Those are hardly the actions of an innocent kid.

This story makes me angry. I always had to stand in those hallways to make sure students were behaving during passing periods. I might also have had to duck into another classroom to share materials or check meeting times or the like. I’ll grant that Leigh Anne was naïve to leave her phone like that. Expensive, small, easily-stolen items should always be kept on a teacher’s person. But Leigh Anne’s crime was a regrettable surfeit of faith in human nature and common sense.

I am sorry to say she will be wiser now.