When Paulette Gil (Gail O'Grady), a local high-school teacher, tries to help one of her troublεd male students (Andrew Kavovit), he takes her gεsturεs the wrong way...
I had a rough childhood growing up and I was bullied all throughout my school years. Unlike Kip, I didn't act out but was rather the quiet loner who was usually overlooked by all the adults around me. Never seen and never heard. When I entered 6th grade, we got a new art teacher. She was a younger hippy-type woman and loved by everyone. She was the first adult in my life who actually saw me and would regularly approach me just to be my friend and listen to me. I'm not sure if she ever realized what a huge difference she made in my life just by being there for me when I was overlooked or ignored by every other adult in my life. I credit her for helping me through a lot of rough times. Unfortunately, she was forced to move to a different school after my school decided that art and other creative subjects weren't important enough to teach and we lost contact as a result. There have been many times where I wish that I could have reached out to her again, if nothing else than to thank her for seeing me when nobody else did. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find her since. Teachers like these are incredibly important for kids that struggle like me or Kip. And even for kids that don't. Unfortunately, they are very rare and far between, and I guess there is also the risk of them getting caught in a scandal like this simply for caring. Malice, unfortunately, isn't exclusive to adults. I guess it is fair to say that there is always a risk for even the best of intentions to get viewed in the wrong light and for a teacher such as this to fall victim to a lie and have their life destroyed as a result. But speaking as one of these lonely and broken kids myself, I really wish that there were more teachers like this in the world who isn't afraid to reach out. I don't think they will ever comprehend what a huge difference it does in our lives. We might not ever tell you that it does (at least not while we're still kids), but it definitely does. It's been more than 20 years since I last saw my teacher, but even writing this comment and remembering what she did for me still brings tears to my eyes. I doubt that you do, but Rachel, if you're reading this; Thank You.
He was adopted and got a hard time from his adopted parents, so he was vulnerable and insecure and when the teacher paid him some attention he got hooked on her. As for the friends, they talked down to him and made him feel inferior. Poor kid! Thanks for uploading.
Oh please. He was a whiney brat.. boo hoo his dad took away his car and he wasn't invited to a party. His life was soooooo hard. He was a jerk who deserved 0 sympathy.He lied about sleeping with Paulette.
Had one teacher, Mrs. Diguilio, who encouraged me in art though I was a science major. Later one nun would volunteer me in school activities rather than let me always study for perfect grades. Both of them, along with my incredible mom, gave me the best gift, knowing and developing myself to help others with obstacles. I'm very grateful to them.
@@FlochSylvie-hd7ti You are so wrong! Two wrongs don't ever make it right! Mature adults don't behave like that. Do you have a problem with living by principles, morals, etc? You can't do anything you want without expecting consequences!
25 minutes in and I already got the moral of the story: be wiser and if you’re an adult who works with kids, don’t fraternize too much, don’t do “harmless flirting” and don’t go alone to a kid’s house.
Now a days, if any man is smart, he absolutely will not take a chance working with children, or teens. . . . . He is more likely getting falsely accused of something.
@@jamedlock83 A Woman goes through the same thing all the time. NOT just this woman. "Adults just need to be Careful." This movie based on Real Life story is just showing that you have to be careful as a woman as well.
Even when a student comes to me for extra help INSIDE the building, I call on an adult to step in or extra students of various genders to cover my behind.
This woman was a true angel when she was teaching these kids. She let her emotions be involved which is what a GREAT teacher WOULD do. Nowadays it is true to form that the teachers nowadays teaching students, the majority of them don't really care what the kids are going through within themselves because of problems at home or problems in general that come along with being a young teenager. They're caught between child and adulthood and most of the time it is very very very hard for teens and pre-teens during this time in their lives. I had a teacher that helped guide me to the straight path because I was turning into a wild teenager and she helped keep me grounded. I still think of her from time to time because she was my favorite teacher that I had ever had in my whole entire life. She taught English and her name was Ms. Duncan.
My favorite teacher was Mr Doyen he also taught english. He taught my 9th grade. As school was coming to an end he had to tell us he was Drafted in the Army. I never expected to see him again. However when I got my Senior classes He was My English Literature teacher again. I ran into him many years later just by chance we were both pumping gas. I asked him if he knew I had a crush on him He laughed and said No. He was still teaching when my first daughter also had him for English. That made me even more proud of him.
I'm a teacher and I couldn't agree more.. teacher focus grade ..until bad things happened etc etc.. teacher is special person next to a student /children heart ..if teacher do more than teaching ..they might prepare world leader with discipline love and humble heart ❤️
Does my sound mean but I mean I get it he was nice to have some tea because I have a learning disability and only one teacher took the time to actually help me all the other teachers just tossed me aside and I was a special Ed they told me aside and because it all mama so stupid I learn one teacher sit down and told me how to read so can I can read yeah I really can really wanted to do that but anyway what I’m gonna say is this and that’s my sis my sound lol mean but you also don’t know what some of the teachers might go through to I mean you’re having some people act like teachers need to be a certain way or whatever but is the thing sometimes teachers even as adults are going through things to nobody knows student or the parents ever consider their teacher might go through or ask her teacher they’re OK but nobody ever does that for them I mean technically it’s not all of our responsibility to sit there and teach they’re not your parent so technically it’s not there possibility I mean it’s nice when you do find that one teacher I’ll go be beyond Bubba above and beyond for you that’s great but you also can you say a whole lot about it because guess what they’re not in your parent is a paren showers a parent there a job is to teach and again I ain’t I look at this way I always look at this way with people you never know with that close teachers teenagers go through a lot of crap but the teachers do too because there’s cases of teachers going home and having a lot of bad crap haven’t had to go to school pretend like they’re OK I’ve seen teachers do that too and nobody ever checks on them and ask them for other OK and if you want some teachers you know I think I faster so you never know what you’re going through so we were the teachers I don’t do that students you need to think maybe they’re going through something myself they’re trying to deal with it I’ll try to put on a break face I’m really sad right now because I don’t judge people why you never know it’s always going through
@@tammiepage6489 sweetie there has been plenty of cases here lately where in preschools and kindergarten and first grade teachers are mistreating the kids in the school got this on camera. I understand that people go through things and it disrupts their life and can affect their job. I knows that very well. I have quite a few teachers in my family. I also know for a fact that some teachers are there just for the paycheck when I was in school, I had some really "Not so nice" teachers. But in any of my classrooms, if any of the kids would need help on something they didn't understand or needed help with, I would always go over and help them. Because like I said, some teachers don't care if you pass to the next grade or not. They're just there to get a paycheck. I don't remember where this happened but it was on the news here recently about a few teachers in the classrooms of children that have learning disabilities, the teachers was saying they would punch him in the face, the teachers would not let them have a snack when the other kids got one, she would hold up her snack and would look at the student that she said could not have a snack, she would hold up her snack and shake it and say na na na na na you don't get a snack today na na na na na!!! And then she would laugh. All three teachers that were assigned to that class was mean to all of those children. They would call the children stupid, they would smack them upside of the head and told one of the little boys that she should punch him in his face because he's so stupid. They had all of this on video. They had been investigating that school for a while because the children that went to that school was coming home with bruises almost every day in a different spot. This world has gone slap mad!!! Lol. I am almost 53 years old and my whole time through school, I had quite a few teachers that hated their job and took it out on the kids and some of the teachers were just mean to be mean. I feel my teachers, you could tell that they did not like kids and was there for the paychecks. I was a waitress all my life. Waffle House was the main one because my mom was one of the first waitresses to help open the doors on the first day of the very first waffle House ever built. So I grew up my whole life around Waffle House so I followed in my Mama's footsteps. Lol. I used to get to go to work with her and I would do her side work so that when it was her time to clock out and go home, all of her side work would be finished. Then we could just leave. I have had a few good teachers and my kids were lucky to only have had one or two teachers out of all of their teachers throughout the years in school that they did not like because the teachers were mean to all the kids. Thank you for your reply. 😇
As a teacher I shared the same kind of relationship with some of my students both male and female. I have made some lifetime friendships. I don’t know how to do otherwise. A real heartbreaking movie for teachers who care. Omg, I pray that I’ll never say, Oh I will not teach again. I am grateful for her husband his support kept her going. Hats off to all boyfriends and husbands who shows up when the bough breaks.
All I can say is that losing her as a teacher is a great loss for the students. I don't understand how people can be so cold and cruel and become complicit with the accusers. Tragic story. I am so happy that she was vindicated.
We still don't know what really happened. Personally I think she slept with the young boy, I got no wibes that those boys were lying, more like they were embarrassed and regretted ever having said anything about it.
If you're pretty, sweet, and friendly , you pay the price.. wow she's gotta go be herself and not be afraid. 😥😥....that made me cry that she said she was done teaching.
Yes. Because it doesn't happen VERY OFTEN. MY VERY EX-HUSBAND always said oh yes my wife can really cook. Just NOT Fried CHICKEN anything BUT THAT!!!. ASSHOLE.
He should have not allowed her dressing in short skirts. And a woman should not teach any men 2 begin with, unless under age of accountability which is 8.
sometimes high school students really test their teachers specially if they are too considerate and shows concern about them. they usually missinterpret the way their teachers deals with them if they are bullied by their classmates and if they lack attention..
Ellena, well said. I subbed for a few years. I was over 40 when I started subbing but because I didn't look my age, despite wearing very conservative clothes, some high schoolers couldn't help but announce their view subtly ( Are you a Bengali? I have a friend who is Bengali. She is so cute) and no so subtly (How do you get to be so pretty?).
citizenOfNowhere777. i did have an experience when was teaching in high school.. high school stage is the most difficult to dealt with specially when it comes to emotions and social life.
The happy go lucky parents who dont really care and the bratty friends were the culprits of the poor son commited suicide, teacher was just a scapegoat... nice story.. love it. A very good lawyer and an awesome husband!❤️❤️
Justice have been served!! That poor lady went through hell but glad that the people saw the reality in what was really going on and not listen to teen gossip
I can kind of relate to this movie . I was a young teacher my first year in 1972 . The oldest of my high school students were 18. We wore mini skirts and couldn’t even write on the chalk board. I guess I am very lucky that none of this happened to us young teachers. None of us back then even considered being with our students. My kids were wonderful and I still see them today 40 years later and Yea a lot of them had crushes on us. I remember I wore some slacks one day and had little animals you could see on my underwater through them. We all just laughed and I never wore them again. I certainly would never have gone anywhere after hours with students ...that was one over the line thing. I would never sit on the front of my desk in my mini skirt with students present in class.Her second over the line thing.... never let yourself be involved with kids who tease that age with sexual innuendos. Her third over the line ... but those were very naive on her part as a young teacher. We were all naive at that age and I see here how luck we must have been now after watching this. She’s a lovely little teacher. Never think that some students due to the influence of their parents can be pathological liars and ruin others lives if not worse! 😳 I still love all my kids I taught and in my 30 years there must have been over 1000’s of them and they are still so respectful of me and all of us who were young and teachers back then wore the the modern styles, then bell bottoms and mini skirts were in style. Those were wonderful times for me and this movie which looks much like the 70’s and much of today’s things happening make me thankful that nothing like this happened to any of us teachers in my 30 + year’s even though we were young and wore very pretty sexy things too. 🤷♀️🙏
Not sure who all you mean by "none of us" but there were definitely teachers engaging in sexual activity with their students in the 70s. Not a new phenomenon
@@that.ll_do_pig I am pretty sure you knew exactly what I meant by “ none of us ( teachers) in my high school. Loose sexual activity is a little newer and prevalent now than you think. There might have been some of that going on but not in my school….we teachers all would have known it….kids are worse gossips !! There were pregnancies after spring break each year but those were student on student, no teachers involved. The abortions back then were illegal but again nothing in “ back ally’s “ they were preformed by local GP’s at the local hospitals and most always without parent knowledge. They just told parents they had cramps or were sick and stayed home a couple days. They confided in teachers but never seem to confide in their own parents, that’s the thing that always baffled me.
@@phyllislewis7131 there are good parents in this world but yeah we do need to go teachers too so don’t sit there and say parents because we didn’t do teachers to it because it’s not an Africa teachers understand world believe me there’s a lot he just don’t give a shit about their students not really
If we had more Teachers like that the LifeTime Movie Network would be making unlimited movies for us to watch but guys I think Didnt Commit suicide its possible somebody in the Family murdered him or it was somebody on the Football team I say this because look remember how the players mocked him and teased him by taking Girls underwear from him and tried to play Keep away from him I believe maybe Kips Mother bribed some people to lie for them in court we dont know the full story there maybe things that went on that Kip knew but he was killed so he wouldnt be able to talk
She has been just a good teacher,I had also in my school time one teacher like her,and everybody loved her,I wish we have more teachers in schools like her :)
It amazes me how people will not admit to their own mistakes, learn from them and grow. We now live in a world full of people who cannot admit their failures and play the blame game, only injuring themselves and others. Honest, caring and upright people are indeed very rare
I feel so sorry for Kip, if I were his teacher I would have cared about him too. Who is the actor who is playing Kip still acting? He seem like a good actor he's a natural.
Andrew Michael Kavovit is an American actor. Kavovit played Paul Ryan on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns from 1986 to 1991, when both he and the character were teenagers. He won the Daytime Emmy Award in 1990 for his portrayal. Wikipedia Born: July 19, 1971 (age 50 years), Bronx, New York, NY
I used to work in the school system as a substitute teacher and as a teacher's aide and this is the reason why I never wanted to work with the older school-age children. There was always a threat of things being misconstrued or someone lying about you and not only costing you your job, but sometimes, your freedom! They're too many ways to hurt someone and I did not need to deal with that.
@@jesusrules7241 yes they def need better pay. And better ways to discipline the students. Also the parents need to be more active with the school systems. I understand the adults have to work but the public school system is just failing horribly.😥
Darling, with what kids are exposed to nowadays .. beware of them too. I just told a sister here of a French teacher who was accused of molesting a 8 years old female student and it was her who created the lie turning his life and his teenage son to living hell only to later come clean confessing to her mom that none of what she claimed was true and that she liked and missed her favorite teacher who wasn't allowed to be anywhere near her. I think she liked the idea of spreading about what she heard on tv of issues like child abuse or she probably seen her parents do things in front of her and imagined her teacher doing them with her. The poor guy was super kind and especially to girls respecting their gender and taught boys how to treat them and respect them but I guess that education brought harm on him.
Shasta Morales .. agree with you totally, few yrs ago when I was 40 yro I worked seasonal teachers aide to high school students.. ughh there was this one kid ughh he was turning 18 he would try to grab me and on 1 occasion he tried kissing me.. lord I was shock that kids did that I almost punched him it was disrespectful I never gave him that idea, and my fear.. and I didn’t even look at pretty as this teacher and I deff did not dress sexy not at all.. I’m glad I don’t teach or do teachers aide ugh
@@2011work2008 She is very beautiful but very naive. She didn't exactly touch him or say things like "I think I'm in love with you. I feel very sorry for her because she didn't deserve the lie going around about her and I am very happy when the truth came out and she was telling the truth. Her only mistake was being to helpful to that damn boy ! I would have sued for defamation of character! Exactly. Kids are stupid, ego-driven, and immature. They don’t think about the consequences of their stories and boasts. This is why teachers should not socialize with students outside of school. You never know what lies people might tell. All teachers should always be careful and professional it is one of the problems with being a teacher.
@@YourMom-ds9su Wow! Thank you for your blessing. Education has truly changed and the respect that teachers once had for students and vice versa has gone wayyyy left! Again, thanks so much for your support.
This story about the way the so called RESPECTABLE members of the community 'exherted' power and general town mind set worked to heightened a lie was presented in a suspenseful, believable way. Held attention until the end. The actors all did a great job. Worth the watch.
Agree with you. Paulette had a weakness. A soft spot for the down trodden. She didn't consider her husband. So I hope the law school toughened her up to defend people. Sometimes we need to be tough... not emotional. So technically she's not guilty. But emotionally she was. Kip was a weak character. Personal involvement by a teacher should have been minimal. When we were kids some where along the way we would have had crushes on teachers...but we grew out of it. Kip didn't. It's good Paulette stopped teaching. Just saying..
Arie l typical coward talk like the ones in this film. If you would read up on the actual true story you would know this boy had serious mental health issues and the teacher was trying to help you think she gave a fuck about a crush. But you know don’t see him out of class right. Then just mourn cowardly when there’s a tragedy.
Thank u for uploading this movie! I feel so sorry for her and what gets me is that rich spoiled jerks think they can do anything which usually they can but I'm glad in this case they lost and a innocent person didn't go to jail!! :-)
Horrid. Watched this with a male friend, a college professor, that was traumatically affected when reflecting on another male teachers suicide because of lies created on him similar to this story. The deceased teacher was a Vietnam American War veteran and a pillar to his community. It's true that words can cruelly kill created by rumors. The male students that contributed to the false allegations need to be accountable regardless of being considered minors. I will be watching this again.
I'm glad the jury didn't believe the Liars. "So you say they had sex with the lights on and then turned the lights off and got dressed in the dark. Is that your testimony?"
@Lynn Ann I am not a Christian, or religious at all ,either ! I believe in God & he is Jesus ,only a black .That's my conclusion. But ,I don't believe in bibles !! Men wrote 'em !! God punishes bad ...I've been seeing in throughout my own life !! I am hoping the karma gets those who ruined my life & my late soulmate's. And those killed my dad & my animals by misdiagnosis on purposes !! But, as for covid ,so on is a nature's ( God's intent as well )cleansing ,natural cycles ...indiscriminately done !! Not really punishments . But,when a bad person get an accident & illness that's a punishment !! God punishes the bad & evil all the time !! We shouldn't take those out & we can't really ,if we do ( unless eminent threats & we do only in self defense ) ,there'll be a consequence for that ,too ! This movie was hard ...as a real good teacher / person like this is rare !! And people fail to see that kind of person exists as they're not the kind & the society punishes beautiful women often !! Especially women do that to fellow women !! Lol. 💜🥁🐉🎤💞
@@kimchase6737 Back in the time ,in Africa & middle east ...he had to be black ...many believe so !!! I am not black ,I am Japanese. I just know he wasn't a white skin& blue eyed human like it's been painted as !! 💜🥁🐉🎤💞
@@TheVidkid67 yeh I didn’t get very far into the movie and I bailed. If people don’t like sex and swearing maybe they should look for Bambi to watch. Or Old Yellow.
@@JohnDavis-yz9nq Goodfellas, Godfather 3 and State Of Grace were all released in 1990. Strange how these whimps seem to think violent films only came out in present times lol.
DRAW THE LINE.. In any relationship you simply have to draw the line.. At work, in love relationship, even with your children.. She just tooooo naive.. So sad how people's kindness is just being used..
Not listening to anybody, contradicting her husband, the investigator, the lawyer, ... is more than just being naïv I´d say; maybe extremely selfish or proud.
@Echie LN ..exactly..I can't be kind enough to get myself in trouble. Teenagers are the most difficult lot to work with. They are full of pranks and all...always better to keep your distance. He did all that just to get acceptance from his peers, not caring that he would destroy someone's life. So much for the rich folks too who schooled their wards to lie like that..later when those kids become irresponsible adults bouncing from one rehab to another they wonder why forgetting the evil foundation they built in those young lives, teaching them that it's ok to ruin another's life just to get ahead. What a shame on the parents and their nouveau rich community. #TrainYourChild
it's really funny how we seem to be living in one world yet when you move out of your box you thank God so much, because there are so many different worlds there. In a world where I come from, teachers do more than teaching, counseling children, helping them in so many different ways, mostly children who comes from poor families, broken, and orphans. its rare to hear a teacher having sex with children, sometimes we need to trust our children and teachers, to me it seems this boy was a lost sheep, adopted, not very clever in all subjects, being compared with his brother who was smart and a true biological son. We live in a cruel world and sometimes our children cannot handle the pressure. Good movie
She was a teacher who cared but there was still no reason to go out to dinner with her students, or to meet them at night over weekends. She probably felt neglected by her husband and felt needed by her students, but definitely overstepped the boundaries big time. It is also very confusing for students when the teacher wants to be your friend so much. Easy to see how they can misinterpret her actions.
I agree with this comment. She was naive and unwilling to understand the world's logic. She didn't seem to have adult friends to balance that life so there wouldn't be a need to be so involved in the kids lives.
Having been a teacher for a very short time and later in life having been accused of a sex crime against children I had never seen or heard of by a stranger (which it later turned out was not really an accusation at all), I do however understand exactly what it is like once the machine gets rolling. In my case, I did nothing even questionable--I never so much as heard of or seen any of the people involved in the "accusation," which the accuser would admit. Thankfully, the jury saw the truth. One has to fight for a trial in this country so most weak cases end in plea deals. After being accused, I decided that no one was going to accuse me of a sex crime without me in turn fighting back. One risks everything in going to trial and not taking a plea, especially when that plea is one that allows the arrest to be expunged without having to even give a plea and the case marked as an outright dismissal. For me, it would have been a far worse sentence than years in jail if I took a plea for a crime I did not commit. I said no to every offer and I wasn't about to let them mark the case as a dismissal when that would have been a lie. I told them, you dismiss these charges against me straight out, or we go to trial. I cried when I heard the not-guilty verdict in this film and I wept when I heard it at my own trial. Today, if one is accused of a sex crime, being innocent does not matter to most in the criminal justice system, except it can matter to the jury with some luck. My jury could not understand why they were there, they weren't the only ones. No one could quite say what it was I was accused of. The charges were against children, no contact alleged, and no one claimed I even saw or knew these people. It was like out of Kafka novel. Fortunately I was a wealthy enough man to pay the high bail and hire a lawyer. My attorney couldn't have done worse however the case was so absurd, in the end, it was difficult to lose. But still, it was terrifying. One never gets over a false accusation. It's been several years, and not a minute goes by that I don't in some way think about it The case against me was public too although by the time of the trial the media lost interest so I contacted them after I was aquitted and they reported on it. I have since filed a civil suit against the parties involved which is still pending in US District Court. I hope to return to this page once I have won and give details.
Thank you for having shared your very difficult and personal experiences with such horrid and false accusations. Thank goodness you were strong enough, mentally, personally and financially, to fight the fight and come out victorious! Not everyone has that blessing and justice escapes them from lack of strength or representation due to financial strains. I would assume, that despite your acquittal, the scars and humility remain for a lifetime. I'm very empathetic to your pain and suffering and would like to extend my sympathies and support. This makes me think of all innocent accused serving time and living an unjustified nightmare due to malicious accusations that outweighed the truth and persuaded a jury. I commend you on your perseverance to justice. Again, thank you for sharing such a personal and horrific experience!! I'm truly inspired by your strength and tenacity. Sending thoughts and prayers from Toronto Canada.
Michael I hope your innocence is declared well and truly Michael remember to turn to Jesus he know who you are, remember even dear Amazing Jesus they accused of being a devil.
I’ve had abusive teachers and teachers that should be in the teachers hall of fame!!! You never forget the influence of your teachers that make on your life!
I was not a pretty young girl. but attractive and very curvy..single most of my life. Have been accused of so many false, ridiculous provactive, sexual and inappropriate behavior I NEVER committed. I feel so sad for this lady and so many others accused of false accuations.
In any job that requires working with kids especially teaching, you have to set some boundaries. Your dress code, actions, intentions, as well as relationships should be strictly professional. In this story there were no boundaries set, which gave the wrong messages. Even after the rumors started she still continued to go beyond the scope of her professional position.
I know that Paulette got into a lot of trouble because of what he said about the two of them even though nothing happened I still feel really bad for him though she was eventually giving him the attention that he craved from his adoptive parents something he wasn't getting and he might have developed a little crush on her
Now days , students call teachers by their first names and teachers call themselves friends of students. It's a blurred line. I never knew my teachers had first names or a personal life. I would have never even imagined them having sex
It is shameful that rich people think it is always some body else fault that their spoiled brats are not perfect,and be very comfortable to destroy a good teacher that can reach their son or daughter when their own parents didnt know something was wrong. This Teacher did what the parents should have been doing
She did what all teachers are supposed to do!!! Sad thing is, we live in a day in time where we have to be careful in doing things like that because it's rare and kind gestures get taken out of context. We live in a day now where we can barely trust the teachers let alone let our kids be with them alone after hours. Think about Mary K Leutourneau.
Agreed Angel, an act of kindness in the eyes of society is blown out of proportion "ohh this person is seeing this person, there has to be something going on". Gossip and rumors are huge issues in the world today, it's like playing telephone.
lol sorry to take the unpopular vote but he was kind of a jerk at dinner when she wasn't interested in being intimate... totally understandable yet he responded unnecessarily
@@hoomancatslave1738 Let me vote, he wasn't being a jerk, that's just common.The guy balls🏀🏀 was bouncing, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, they were about to burst🌪️🌪️up and down, up and down, up and down
This was indeed a nice movie, the mistake she made was that she became too attached to her students with the aim of helping them but in return took advantage of her kindness. Lesson: don't be too kind to people and always set boundaries
I can't believe the people of this community can be so mean to destroy this kind beautiful person with their lies. She looked so calm when accusations are throwing at her. Her lawyer was so amazing how he questions the witnesses who were telling lies andbyou can tell in their answers. The not guilty verdict to this woman must a great relief. She was lucky to have a very supporting husband. Being falsely accused is a great crime against humanity.
All i can say about this Paulette character is she's annoying the fact she should've let the kid come over to her house while the husband is present and the boy who committed suicide is a liar and takes her for granted. For the football guys they liked to build or create up bullcrap drama and not considering how much Paulette has helped them with their grades. Ehh it's an alright story.
I have read most of the comments and I think many people are forgetting what she said in the court room. She said when she was a student she grew up in a very small town were her teachers went out of their way to help you which is stepping out of the boundaries and is very risky of getting into false allegations, but this is what she thought what a "real teacher" does for their students and to not just pond them off to others like counselors, psychologist, etc to handle their students problems. The students/kids felt more connected to her which the high school counselors, psychologist, etc most likely would have made things worse. The so called counselors that have degrees but don't know how to solve real life problems because its not in a text book to show them a copy and paste method to solve. Not all counselors, psychologist and specialist that have degrees are going to fix and solve the problems even if they majored in psychology and counseling. When I went to high school you walked out of high school with a minimum of a 1st grade education because they were not teachers. The teachers were just a bunch of dare care babysitters for teenagers and all they cared about was getting paid and cashing their checks at the bank. When my class walked out those doors at 18yrs old that is when you start to struggle with life from that point on and your whole problem now is trying to survive the real world with no safety net to fall back on which NO high school counselor, psychologist, etc could have prepared us for. Teachers are suppose to teach you to prepare you to survive the real world so "mentally you're not stuck in the 1st grade".
I truly think teachers like the one depicted in this movie are so special . These are the kind of teachers that can reach these kids that hv problems & could possibly turn their life around !! It’s a shame though that when they try to help these kids sometimes it is taken in the wrong way & something like this happens !! I hope the teachers out there don’t give up & still continue to try & helps !! These teachers are rare & far & few between !!!
What a shame a caring teacher was lost. That group of boys felt guilty for being so mean and rejecting towards the boy that killed himself that they made up a story pointing the finger elsewhere. Shame on them all and their parents too that taught them such dysfunctional behavior.
You can see how much love and support she had with her husband and truly believe her innocence. That is what I call love. I can insert why she would not go back to teaching after this because it could destroy your any desire to do it again. She been traumatised after this experience. I am glad though that she was proved to be innocent. This world could ugly and beautiful at same time.
As a teacher, failing to inform the student to a counsellor is more harm done. She should had given a penalty for those misconducts, other than that I feel she is not guilty.
@@RB-cq8hy He did wrong cause he was messed up mentally. He said he was adopted so he probably had certain attachment and identity issues. I feel we can never know what he felt unless we have been in a similar situation.
Ok twice her husband told her not to talk to that boy, even his mother created a scene but still for the third time also she decides to talk to him. Some people create a storm and cry when it rains.
Yeah, but he shouldn't have done anything. You could come to me and I will be responsible for how this goes at the end of the day I don't have to like it, or accept it and I sure as heck don't have to choose the most damaging response,
It's just like the lawyer said, in this world where some have hearts of stone, to see someone using love to help, the stone heart mind turns it to something evil, because they don't know love.
Your comment remind of Mr Joe Clark in East side High, he was a Father to all the students even went to their homes helped a parent to get a job was personally touched when one of the student got pregnant,. The whole school followed him to the police station to damand for his release, nothing wrong in being good n nice in a VERY HOSTILE WORLD, filled with people who are morally Bankrupt
You never ever do extra curriculum activities outside school grounds, always if you have to talk to a student, make sure another teacher is in the room and leave the door open, for all these reasons and many more teaching is a dangerous profession, they don't get pay enough at all.
what a great loss to the educational system...she could have taught them so much about being called for real, rather than teaching for a pay check only..a movie and story worth watching
I'm trying to understand why and for what reason did everyone lie. From his friends to the families. ...what were they going to get out of this. GOD Almighty have Mercy on our people.
A few people say she was, in fact, inappropriate with her students, and that kip's friends never changed their testimonies, but I think if Paulette were guilty, she wouldn't have quit teaching. She would have kept looking for victims.
WOW 😮, I was a high school teacher for 5 years; we were almost the same age, I used to seat on floor with them, to practice the lessons, they used to come to my house, never crossed in my mind that something like that would happen to me, I love my students like I love ❤️ my own kids. There are people in this world who probably won’t reach not even the first level in heaven, without getting send back to earth to do it right!
The kid had social and emotional issues that his parents had no clue. Paulette Gil represented what a real teacher should look like. Many are carrying the tile of a teacher and are not!
Yeah, a teacher went too far trying to be a mentor to him. She didn't exactly touch him or say things like "I think I'm in love with you." You must not have watched the ending.
@@coachcarter8238 this is one of the problems in the world...no one can help anyone without them thinking more into it smdh..I've personally had teachers that were like this with me (both genders) and no one thought anything other than the teachers trying to help me out. I see nothing wrong with teacher helping students in hard situations. Some people look too much into it, and yes I did watch it, it's been a month so I don't remember everything now, but didn't someone end up killing themselves out of guilt? Why kill themselve if they did nothing wrong? I feel he killed himself because he lied about seeing the other kid and the teacher together. That's what I got from it anyway
I'm at 1:05:59 and i'm pretty sure that the guy didn't killed himself because he was sexually assaulted he killed himself because he was bullied and depressed. I mean did you see how that one boy treated him when he got kicked off the team and the other guys didn't even try to defend him. I believed that when he killed himself they realized it was their fault and because they knew he had a liking towards the teacher they made it up and their parents went along with it.
and now they will have to live with it for the rest of their lives,and yes it will become a bitch to live with and if the Parents find the truth thats if they care to find it will be to late
Jessica Wilson He killed himself because his friends turned on him; he was kicked off the football team and his so called friends could care less and turned their backs on him. Either his friends were jealous of his relationship/friendship that he had with Mrs. Gill and they made it all up after his death to frame the teacher because they were guilty of causing his death by their actions towards him Or, he actually did start the rumor and he knew Mrs. Gill would never trust him again and therefore, no one to talk to or listen. He blew his chances with the only person who was willing to help him in order to look like a big man in the eyes of his friends but his accusations about Mrs. Gill fell by the wayside. He felt rejected by friends and unloved by his family and Mrs. Gill could no longer trust him. The only alternative in his mind was to end his life but suicide should never be an option. Life goes on and every life is precious.
It was Chad (renamed Kip in movie), Scott, Taylor, Randy, Jeff, and Rod. First Chad committed suicide then Randy (Browder) killed himself about a year later in 1989. Browder supposedly was having sex with her as well. Chad and Randy were not the only two who were allegedly sleeping with her. Some of them, who are grown men now, still maintain they seen her perform oral sex on Chad. I dont know if it's true or not.
I had a rough childhood growing up and I was bullied all throughout my school years. Unlike Kip, I didn't act out but was rather the quiet loner who was usually overlooked by all the adults around me. Never seen and never heard.
When I entered 6th grade, we got a new art teacher. She was a younger hippy-type woman and loved by everyone. She was the first adult in my life who actually saw me and would regularly approach me just to be my friend and listen to me. I'm not sure if she ever realized what a huge difference she made in my life just by being there for me when I was overlooked or ignored by every other adult in my life. I credit her for helping me through a lot of rough times.
Unfortunately, she was forced to move to a different school after my school decided that art and other creative subjects weren't important enough to teach and we lost contact as a result. There have been many times where I wish that I could have reached out to her again, if nothing else than to thank her for seeing me when nobody else did. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find her since.
Teachers like these are incredibly important for kids that struggle like me or Kip. And even for kids that don't. Unfortunately, they are very rare and far between, and I guess there is also the risk of them getting caught in a scandal like this simply for caring. Malice, unfortunately, isn't exclusive to adults.
I guess it is fair to say that there is always a risk for even the best of intentions to get viewed in the wrong light and for a teacher such as this to fall victim to a lie and have their life destroyed as a result.
But speaking as one of these lonely and broken kids myself, I really wish that there were more teachers like this in the world who isn't afraid to reach out. I don't think they will ever comprehend what a huge difference it does in our lives. We might not ever tell you that it does (at least not while we're still kids), but it definitely does.
It's been more than 20 years since I last saw my teacher, but even writing this comment and remembering what she did for me still brings tears to my eyes.
I doubt that you do, but Rachel, if you're reading this; Thank You.
I can relate and I had a special teacher who I tried to find but never did. I still love her dearly 40 years later ❤
🤗🥲 what a touching comment. Hope life has gotten better for you!
I complained to a teacher, she told me to deal with the bully myself, but not how to do it!
حقا تأثرت 😮تمنياتى بالسعاده
Lots of us were bullied and had horrible childhood. We didn't become narcissist sociopath. I think these people would be that way regardless.
He was adopted and got a hard time from his adopted parents, so he was vulnerable and insecure and when the teacher paid him some attention he got hooked on her. As for the friends, they talked down to him and made him feel inferior. Poor kid! Thanks for uploading.
She abused this kid....
@@flight101 OK! i must have been watching a different film to you, then LOL
Disgusting that you'd make excuses for him. If a girl falsely accused her male teacher of sexual assault, you'd tear her apart.
@@JW-uy2on who is your comment directed at?
Oh please. He was a whiney brat.. boo hoo his dad took away his car and he wasn't invited to a party. His life was soooooo hard. He was a jerk who deserved 0 sympathy.He lied about sleeping with Paulette.
Had one teacher, Mrs. Diguilio, who encouraged me in art though I was a science major. Later one nun would volunteer me in school activities rather than let me always study for perfect grades. Both of them, along with my incredible mom, gave me the best gift, knowing and developing myself to help others with obstacles. I'm very grateful to them.
Teachers are a great influence. I am eternally grateful to a couple of my teachers for placing their faith in me.
Negative people get the wrong idea when you're kind to someone.
Of all the comments I've read so far you hit the right Cord, Negative people with dirty minds believe others are like them.
People with a dirty mind see the bad in every one!!
THAT'S SO, SO TRUE!!! THE WAY THEY ACT IS EXACTLY HOW THEIR HEART IS!!!! POISON
TRUTH BE TOLD 😢 I KNOW AND I ALSO AGREE 👍
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I love how her husband is defending her honor.
Le mari a tout les droits même de tromper sa femme, par contre la femme doit subir et ne rien dire
@@FlochSylvie-hd7ti
You are so wrong! Two wrongs don't ever make it right!
Mature adults don't behave like that.
Do you have a problem with living by principles, morals, etc?
You can't do anything you want without expecting consequences!
If you are a good looking woman and kind, people see your kindness as something else.
Exactly well said
Especially young inexperienced boys/men.
Yep.
Agree
to protect their way of life???????????????wow dumb people
25 minutes in and I already got the moral of the story: be wiser and if you’re an adult who works with kids, don’t fraternize too much, don’t do “harmless flirting” and don’t go alone to a kid’s house.
Now a days, if any man is smart, he absolutely will not take a chance working with children, or teens. . . . . He is more likely getting falsely accused of something.
@@jamedlock83 most pedo’s would make say that.
@@jamedlock83 What a sad, sad place our world has become.
@@jamedlock83 A Woman goes through the same thing all the time. NOT just this woman. "Adults just need to be Careful." This movie based on Real Life story is just showing that you have to be careful as a woman as well.
N0 true teacher would do this provocative dressing or off campus fraternizing
This is why teachers should not socialize with students outside of school. You never know what lies people might tell.
True
Youd think that people would already know that, without being said
Exactly
Ditto
Even when a student comes to me for extra help INSIDE the building, I call on an adult to step in or extra students of various genders to cover my behind.
This woman was a true angel when she was teaching these kids. She let her emotions be involved which is what a GREAT teacher WOULD do. Nowadays it is true to form that the teachers nowadays teaching students, the majority of them don't really care what the kids are going through within themselves because of problems at home or problems in general that come along with being a young teenager. They're caught between child and adulthood and most of the time it is very very very hard for teens and pre-teens during this time in their lives. I had a teacher that helped guide me to the straight path because I was turning into a wild teenager and she helped keep me grounded. I still think of her from time to time because she was my favorite teacher that I had ever had in my whole entire life. She taught English and her name was Ms. Duncan.
My favorite teacher was Mr Doyen he also taught english. He taught my 9th grade. As school was coming to an end he had to tell us he was Drafted in the Army. I never expected to see him again. However when I got my Senior classes He was My English Literature teacher again. I ran into him many years later just by chance we were both pumping gas. I asked him if he knew I had a crush on him He laughed and said No. He was still teaching when my first daughter also had him for English. That made me even more proud of him.
Bull. Teachers care exactly as much as they always have. Quit lambasting good people that you know nothing about.
I'm a teacher and I couldn't agree more.. teacher focus grade ..until bad things happened etc etc.. teacher is special person next to a student /children heart ..if teacher do more than teaching ..they might prepare world leader with discipline love and humble heart ❤️
Does my sound mean but I mean I get it he was nice to have some tea because I have a learning disability and only one teacher took the time to actually help me all the other teachers just tossed me aside and I was a special Ed they told me aside and because it all mama so stupid I learn one teacher sit down and told me how to read so can I can read yeah I really can really wanted to do that but anyway what I’m gonna say is this and that’s my sis my sound lol mean but you also don’t know what some of the teachers might go through to I mean you’re having some people act like teachers need to be a certain way or whatever but is the thing sometimes teachers even as adults are going through things to nobody knows student or the parents ever consider their teacher might go through or ask her teacher they’re OK but nobody ever does that for them I mean technically it’s not all of our responsibility to sit there and teach they’re not your parent so technically it’s not there possibility I mean it’s nice when you do find that one teacher I’ll go be beyond Bubba above and beyond for you that’s great but you also can you say a whole lot about it because guess what they’re not in your parent is a paren showers a parent there a job is to teach and again I ain’t I look at this way I always look at this way with people you never know with that close teachers teenagers go through a lot of crap but the teachers do too because there’s cases of teachers going home and having a lot of bad crap haven’t had to go to school pretend like they’re OK I’ve seen teachers do that too and nobody ever checks on them and ask them for other OK and if you want some teachers you know I think I faster so you never know what you’re going through so we were the teachers I don’t do that students you need to think maybe they’re going through something myself they’re trying to deal with it I’ll try to put on a break face I’m really sad right now because I don’t judge people why you never know it’s always going through
@@tammiepage6489 sweetie there has been plenty of cases here lately where in preschools and kindergarten and first grade teachers are mistreating the kids in the school got this on camera. I understand that people go through things and it disrupts their life and can affect their job. I knows that very well. I have quite a few teachers in my family. I also know for a fact that some teachers are there just for the paycheck when I was in school, I had some really "Not so nice" teachers. But in any of my classrooms, if any of the kids would need help on something they didn't understand or needed help with, I would always go over and help them. Because like I said, some teachers don't care if you pass to the next grade or not. They're just there to get a paycheck. I don't remember where this happened but it was on the news here recently about a few teachers in the classrooms of children that have learning disabilities, the teachers was saying they would punch him in the face, the teachers would not let them have a snack when the other kids got one, she would hold up her snack and would look at the student that she said could not have a snack, she would hold up her snack and shake it and say na na na na na you don't get a snack today na na na na na!!! And then she would laugh. All three teachers that were assigned to that class was mean to all of those children. They would call the children stupid, they would smack them upside of the head and told one of the little boys that she should punch him in his face because he's so stupid. They had all of this on video. They had been investigating that school for a while because the children that went to that school was coming home with bruises almost every day in a different spot. This world has gone slap mad!!! Lol. I am almost 53 years old and my whole time through school, I had quite a few teachers that hated their job and took it out on the kids and some of the teachers were just mean to be mean. I feel my teachers, you could tell that they did not like kids and was there for the paychecks. I was a waitress all my life. Waffle House was the main one because my mom was one of the first waitresses to help open the doors on the first day of the very first waffle House ever built. So I grew up my whole life around Waffle House so I followed in my Mama's footsteps. Lol. I used to get to go to work with her and I would do her side work so that when it was her time to clock out and go home, all of her side work would be finished. Then we could just leave. I have had a few good teachers and my kids were lucky to only have had one or two teachers out of all of their teachers throughout the years in school that they did not like because the teachers were mean to all the kids. Thank you for your reply. 😇
As a teacher I shared the same kind of relationship with some of my students both male and female.
I have made some lifetime friendships.
I don’t know how to do otherwise.
A real heartbreaking movie for teachers who care.
Omg, I pray that I’ll never say, Oh I will not teach again.
I am grateful for her husband his support kept her going.
Hats off to all boyfriends and husbands who shows up when the bough breaks.
stay out of their houses and dont take them to yours
@@donnieraveling188 ok Karen
What a amazing husband she has to stand by her through all that.
The standard is pretty low. Something a loving husband would normally do is seen as exceptional.
They did lie
He is an amazing husband
Why wouldnt he? He trusted and loved her, so he should be standing by her. He knew she would not step over the line
Right I am praying for a good guy in my life.
Closing arguments given by Paulette's Defense Attorney was the best I've ever heard on screen! Kudos!!!
All I can say is that losing her as a teacher is a great loss for the students. I don't understand how people can be so cold and cruel and become complicit with the accusers. Tragic story. I am so happy that she was vindicated.
I pasted an article about the real case. She was inappropriate with other students.
@lorainefleeman6011 how do you know if that was true or not? Do you know 100%?
@@kathyemmell4926 A simple Google of the court case and reading transcripts says it all.
No. She wasnt. @@lorainefleeman6011
We still don't know what really happened. Personally I think she slept with the young boy, I got no wibes that those boys were lying, more like they were embarrassed and regretted ever having said anything about it.
When you're good looking and kind ppl take your kindness for something else
Yes n kindness always follows by a complications
That Something Else, Is called *WEAKNESS. 🤫
True, I so know that...
When they take your weakness for kindness
I have been there. So unfair and so painful.
If you're pretty, sweet, and friendly , you pay the price.. wow she's gotta go be herself and not be afraid. 😥😥....that made me cry that she said she was done teaching.
Sometimes all you have to do is compliment someone and they will take it out of context.
I know and I hate that shit.
On the other hand if you don't say anything people will say that you are heartless or cold. Go figure what's right...
Boy, that's a fact!
this happens to men all the time
Sometimes, all you have to do is to stick with the major facts and the minor shit won't matter.
i love it when a husband stands by his wife
Yes. Because it doesn't happen VERY OFTEN. MY VERY EX-HUSBAND always said oh yes my wife can really cook. Just NOT Fried CHICKEN anything BUT THAT!!!. ASSHOLE.
He should have not allowed her dressing in short skirts. And a woman should not teach any men 2 begin with, unless under age of accountability which is 8.
@@candicox1568 well how is your chicken??
@@crawfish70510 what???
@@candicox1568 is your chicken good or is he right
It’s such a shame that a good, love, and caring teacher was forced to end her career this way.
Being A Teacher Doesn’t Really Pay That Much , Am Sorry But My Sister In-Law Quit Teaching and Got A Job At Lucky’s Supermarket and Made More Money 👍
I sympathise with the teacher, although I cannot deny she crossed a line on those occasions when she met a boy alone. It's not okay.
@@chrisnorcutt9060wow
wat ever you do you of to be smarte ok
@@chrisnorcutt9060not all in life is about money. some people just love their job (and should be allowed to do it) even if it's not high paid...
The lawyer and his ex wife have such a great relationship. Wow. Most people can't stand each other after a divorce.
how many mins in the microwave for popcorn please?
@@davidburden2360 30 seconds. And you forgot to pick up the kids again this weekend 😔
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
@@clueless2135 lts have pop pop corn together, leave the dam kids
@@davidburden2360 and you wonder why we got the divorce in the first place.
Lmao. Its cool that you got my joke from the get go.
Paulette is a terrific, if somewhat naive, teacher. Kip was let down badly by his parents & ‘friends.’ Thanks for uploading this compelling movie. 🌟👍
sometimes high school students really test their teachers specially if they are too considerate and shows concern about them. they usually missinterpret the way their teachers deals with them if they are bullied by their classmates and if they lack attention..
True. Well said. 👍☺
Ellena, well said. I subbed for a few years. I was over 40 when I started subbing but because I didn't look my age, despite wearing very conservative clothes, some high schoolers couldn't help but announce their view subtly ( Are you a Bengali? I have a friend who is Bengali. She is so cute) and no so subtly (How do you get to be so pretty?).
citizenOfNowhere777. i did have an experience when was teaching in high school.. high school stage is the most difficult to dealt with specially when it comes to emotions and social life.
They better stay in their place. No one messes with this teacher.
Yes, counselor, human kindness is a VERY rare commodity in the culture we live in in 2022. God bless Paulette Gill and her family.
The happy go lucky parents who dont really care and the bratty friends were the culprits of the poor son commited suicide, teacher was just a scapegoat... nice story.. love it. A very good lawyer and an awesome husband!❤️❤️
Justice have been served!! That poor lady went through hell but glad that the people saw the reality in what was really going on and not listen to teen gossip
She was a kind-hearted and very honest teacher.
It's sad she never went back to teaching cause some people's twisted minds spoiled it for her but at least she found another calling.
She did go back to teaching
I can kind of relate to this movie . I was a young teacher my first year in 1972 . The oldest of my high school students were 18. We wore mini skirts and couldn’t even write on the chalk board. I guess I am very lucky that none of this happened to us young teachers. None of us back then even considered being with our students. My kids were wonderful and I still see them today 40 years later and Yea a lot of them had crushes on us. I remember I wore some slacks one day and had little animals you could see on my underwater through them. We all just laughed and I never wore them again.
I certainly would never have gone anywhere after hours with students ...that was one over the line thing. I would never sit on the front of my desk in my mini skirt with students present in class.Her second over the line thing.... never let yourself be involved with kids who tease that age with sexual innuendos. Her third over the line ... but those were very naive on her part as a young teacher. We were all naive at that age and I see here how luck we must have been now after watching this.
She’s a lovely little teacher. Never think that some students due to the influence of their parents can be pathological liars and ruin others lives if not worse! 😳
I still love all my kids I taught and in my 30 years there must have been over 1000’s of them and they are still so respectful of me and all of us who were young and teachers back then wore the the modern styles, then bell bottoms and mini skirts were in style. Those were wonderful times for me and this movie which looks much like the 70’s and much of today’s things happening make me thankful that nothing like this happened to any of us teachers in my 30 + year’s even though we were young and wore very pretty sexy things too. 🤷♀️🙏
That's really cool.
Not sure who all you mean by "none of us" but there were definitely teachers engaging in sexual activity with their students in the 70s. Not a new phenomenon
@@that.ll_do_pig I am pretty sure you knew exactly what I meant by “ none of us ( teachers) in my high school.
Loose sexual activity is a little newer and prevalent now than you think. There might have been some of that going on but not in my school….we teachers all would have known it….kids are worse gossips !!
There were pregnancies after spring break each year but those were student on student, no teachers involved. The abortions back then were illegal but again nothing in “ back ally’s “ they were preformed by local GP’s at the local hospitals and most always without parent knowledge. They just told parents they had cramps or were sick and stayed home a couple days. They confided in teachers but never seem to confide in their own parents, that’s the thing that always baffled me.
@@that.ll_do_pig since the beginning of time, actually
@@bettebyrd it happens today
I'm pretty sure Kip had psychological issues related to attachment especially since he pointed out he was adopted
I’m adopted 😂
I'm a newbie tubie and it's all I've been watching. I keep finding hidden gems of all sorts my faves are UK based. Thanks for all of them ❤️
Yes if more teachers was like her this world would be a better place
You mean parents then teachers
@@phyllislewis7131 there are good parents in this world but yeah we do need to go teachers too so don’t sit there and say parents because we didn’t do teachers to it because it’s not an Africa teachers understand world believe me there’s a lot he just don’t give a shit about their students not really
@@tammiepage6489 you need a teacher
If we had more Teachers like that the LifeTime Movie Network would be making unlimited movies for us to watch but guys I think Didnt Commit suicide its possible somebody in the Family murdered him or it was somebody on the Football team I say this because look remember how the players mocked him and teased him by taking Girls underwear from him and tried to play Keep away from him I believe maybe Kips Mother bribed some people to lie for them in court we dont know the full story there maybe things that went on that Kip knew but he was killed so he wouldnt be able to talk
She has been just a good teacher,I had also in my school time one teacher like her,and everybody loved her,I wish we have more teachers in schools like her :)
A teacher that went the extra mile to help her pupils. Very rare today
It amazes me how people will not admit to their own mistakes, learn from them and grow. We now live in a world full of people who cannot admit their failures and play the blame game, only injuring themselves and others.
Honest, caring and upright people are indeed very rare
How sad she left teaching, but I understand it. I hope she is doing well as an attorney. Blessings to you, Mrs. Gil and your family.
Poor Paulette...
Roger was A GOOD Husband!
I agree!!!
Her lawyer was exceptional!!!👏 Great movie!
I feel so sorry for Kip, if I were his teacher I would have cared about him too. Who is the actor who is playing Kip still acting? He seem like a good actor he's a natural.
Andrew Kavovit .
Andrew Michael Kavovit is an American actor. Kavovit played Paul Ryan on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns from 1986 to 1991, when both he and the character were teenagers. He won the Daytime Emmy Award in 1990 for his portrayal. Wikipedia
Born: July 19, 1971 (age 50 years), Bronx, New York, NY
Disgusting that you'd sympathize with the kid who ruined her life. If a girl falsely accused her male teacher of sexual assault, you'd tear her apart.
@@JW-uy2on The poor kid killed himself, moron !
I used to work in the school system as a substitute teacher and as a teacher's aide and this is the reason why I never wanted to work with the older school-age children. There was always a threat of things being misconstrued or someone lying about you and not only costing you your job, but sometimes, your freedom! They're too many ways to hurt someone and I did not need to deal with that.
I can't even imagine how bad the middle/high school culture is now. God have mercy on these teachers and students.
@@jesusrules7241 yes they def need better pay. And better ways to discipline the students. Also the parents need to be more active with the school systems. I understand the adults have to work but the public school system is just failing horribly.😥
Darling, with what kids are exposed to nowadays .. beware of them too. I just told a sister here of a French teacher who was accused of molesting a 8 years old female student and it was her who created the lie turning his life and his teenage son to living hell only to later come clean confessing to her mom that none of what she claimed was true and that she liked and missed her favorite teacher who wasn't allowed to be anywhere near her. I think she liked the idea of spreading about what she heard on tv of issues like child abuse or she probably seen her parents do things in front of her and imagined her teacher doing them with her. The poor guy was super kind and especially to girls respecting their gender and taught boys how to treat them and respect them but I guess that education brought harm on him.
Shasta Morales .. agree with you totally, few yrs ago when I was 40 yro I worked seasonal teachers aide to high school students.. ughh there was this one kid ughh he was turning 18 he would try to grab me and on 1 occasion he tried kissing me.. lord I was shock that kids did that I almost punched him it was disrespectful I never gave him that idea, and my fear.. and I didn’t even look at pretty as this teacher and I deff did not dress sexy not at all.. I’m glad I don’t teach or do teachers aide ugh
@@2011work2008 She is very beautiful but very naive.
She didn't exactly touch him or say things like "I think I'm in love with you.
I feel very sorry for her because she didn't deserve the lie going around about her and I am very happy when the truth came out and she was telling the truth.
Her only mistake was being to helpful to that damn boy ! I would have sued for defamation of character!
Exactly. Kids are stupid, ego-driven, and immature. They don’t think about the consequences of their stories and boasts.
This is why teachers should not socialize with students outside of school. You never know what lies people might tell.
All teachers should always be careful and professional it is one of the problems with being a teacher.
Having been trained as a teacher and later went into corporate america, I think Ms. Gil not returning to teaching was the right decision.
She did return
Understandable but very sad that she decided to quit teaching.
Here in 2020 watching. Having been an educator for 12 years, it is sad to see that children will accuse teachers who try to help them.
@@YourMom-ds9su Wow! Thank you for your blessing. Education has truly changed and the respect that teachers once had for students and vice versa has gone wayyyy left! Again, thanks so much for your support.
@@YourMom-ds9su Wow! I applaud you for that! We need more parents like you! Keep being great!💖
This story about the way the so called RESPECTABLE members of the community 'exherted' power and general town mind set worked to heightened a lie was presented in a suspenseful, believable way. Held attention until the end. The actors all did a great job. Worth the watch.
Yeah, if you're a teacher who knows a kid has a crush on you, don't see him out of class!
Agree with you. Paulette had a weakness. A soft spot for the down trodden. She didn't consider her husband. So I hope the law school toughened her up to defend people. Sometimes we need to be tough... not emotional. So technically she's not guilty. But emotionally she was. Kip was a weak character. Personal involvement by a teacher should have been minimal. When we were kids some where along the way we would have had crushes on teachers...but we grew out of it. Kip didn't. It's good Paulette stopped teaching. Just saying..
that is also true
I dont agree. That kid needed her and she was the only 1 he could talk to. I believe she did the right thing and commend her for her kindness.
Arie l typical coward talk like the ones in this film. If you would read up on the actual true story you would know this boy had serious mental health issues and the teacher was trying to help you think she gave a fuck about a crush. But you know don’t see him out of class right. Then just mourn cowardly when there’s a tragedy.
That's true because the child will think you care for him or her and will believe you want them
Thank u for uploading this movie! I feel so sorry for her and what gets me is that rich spoiled jerks think they can do anything which usually they can but I'm glad in this case they lost and a innocent person didn't go to jail!! :-)
People like that is the main reason, that I'm introverted person!..
Me too. Kindness usually brings out the nastiness in most people.
Horrid. Watched this with a male friend, a college professor, that was traumatically affected when reflecting on another male teachers suicide because of lies created on him similar to this story. The deceased teacher was a Vietnam American War veteran and a pillar to his community. It's true that words can cruelly kill created by rumors. The male students that contributed to the false allegations need to be accountable regardless of being considered minors. I will be watching this again.
I'm glad the jury didn't believe the Liars.
"So you say they had sex with the lights on and then turned the lights off and got dressed in the dark. Is that your testimony?"
@Lynn Ann I am not a Christian, or religious at all ,either ! I believe in God & he is Jesus ,only a black .That's my conclusion. But ,I don't believe in bibles !! Men wrote 'em !! God punishes bad ...I've been seeing in throughout my own life !! I am hoping the karma gets those who ruined my life & my late soulmate's. And those killed my dad & my animals by misdiagnosis on purposes !! But, as for covid ,so on is a nature's ( God's intent as well )cleansing ,natural cycles ...indiscriminately done !! Not really punishments . But,when a bad person get an accident & illness that's a punishment !! God punishes the bad & evil all the time !! We shouldn't take those out & we can't really ,if we do ( unless eminent threats & we do only in self defense ) ,there'll be a consequence for that ,too ! This movie was hard ...as a real good teacher / person like this is rare !! And people fail to see that kind of person exists as they're not the kind & the society punishes beautiful women often !! Especially women do that to fellow women !! Lol. 💜🥁🐉🎤💞
@@spark_6710 jesus was a jew. Nothing about color here.
@@kimchase6737 Back in the time ,in Africa & middle east ...he had to be black ...many believe so !!! I am not black ,I am Japanese. I just know he wasn't a white skin& blue eyed human like it's been painted as !! 💜🥁🐉🎤💞
@@spark_6710 No, he was olive skinned as @KimChase said. Jesus was a Jew. He certainly wasn't blue eyed either. So you are right there too.
How refreshing to watch a movie with out swearing. No sex scenes, how awesome. Great movie
Makes a change for a 90's film not to have those.
It is so boring without any cussing though. If you don’t like sex scenes sounds like your pilot light has gone out dear.
@@JohnDavis-yz9nq And unrealistic.
@@TheVidkid67 yeh I didn’t get very far into the movie and I bailed. If people don’t like sex and swearing maybe they should look for Bambi to watch. Or Old Yellow.
@@JohnDavis-yz9nq Goodfellas, Godfather 3 and State Of Grace were all released in 1990. Strange how these whimps seem to think violent films only came out in present times lol.
DRAW THE LINE..
In any relationship you simply have to draw the line..
At work, in love relationship, even with your children..
She just tooooo naive..
So sad how people's kindness is just being used..
Not listening to anybody, contradicting her husband, the investigator, the lawyer, ... is more than just being naïv I´d say; maybe extremely selfish or proud.
@Echie LN ..exactly..I can't be kind enough to get myself in trouble. Teenagers are the most difficult lot to work with. They are full of pranks and all...always better to keep your distance.
He did all that just to get acceptance from his peers, not caring that he would destroy someone's life. So much for the rich folks too who schooled their wards to lie like that..later when those kids become irresponsible adults bouncing from one rehab to another they wonder why forgetting the evil foundation they built in those young lives, teaching them that it's ok to ruin another's life just to get ahead. What a shame on the parents and their nouveau rich community. #TrainYourChild
it's really funny how we seem to be living in one world yet when you move out of your box you thank God so much, because there are so many different worlds there. In a world where I come from, teachers do more than teaching, counseling children, helping them in so many different ways, mostly children who comes from poor families, broken, and orphans. its rare to hear a teacher having sex with children, sometimes we need to trust our children and teachers, to me it seems this boy was a lost sheep, adopted, not very clever in all subjects, being compared with his brother who was smart and a true biological son. We live in a cruel world and sometimes our children cannot handle the pressure. Good movie
Yours is one of the most sensible comments in regards to the situation.
Thank you for your insight!
She was a teacher who cared but there was still no reason to go out to dinner with her students, or to meet them at night over weekends. She probably felt neglected by her husband and felt needed by her students, but definitely overstepped the boundaries big time. It is also very confusing for students when the teacher wants to be your friend so much. Easy to see how they can misinterpret her actions.
I agree with this comment. She was naive and unwilling to understand the world's logic. She didn't seem to have adult friends to balance that life so there wouldn't be a need to be so involved in the kids lives.
Wrong Thing to do is trying to be your students best friends n hang with them
Yes very good husband and a good lawyer, good Human, God bless Them For doing good deeds
Having been a teacher for a very short time and later in life having been accused of a sex crime against children I had never seen or heard of by a stranger (which it later turned out was not really an accusation at all), I do however understand exactly what it is like once the machine gets rolling. In my case, I did nothing even questionable--I never so much as heard of or seen any of the people involved in the "accusation," which the accuser would admit. Thankfully, the jury saw the truth.
One has to fight for a trial in this country so most weak cases end in plea deals. After being accused, I decided that no one was going to accuse me of a sex crime without me in turn fighting back. One risks everything in going to trial and not taking a plea, especially when that plea is one that allows the arrest to be expunged without having to even give a plea and the case marked as an outright dismissal. For me, it would have been a far worse sentence than years in jail if I took a plea for a crime I did not commit. I said no to every offer and I wasn't about to let them mark the case as a dismissal when that would have been a lie. I told them, you dismiss these charges against me straight out, or we go to trial.
I cried when I heard the not-guilty verdict in this film and I wept when I heard it at my own trial. Today, if one is accused of a sex crime, being innocent does not matter to most in the criminal justice system, except it can matter to the jury with some luck. My jury could not understand why they were there, they weren't the only ones. No one could quite say what it was I was accused of. The charges were against children, no contact alleged, and no one claimed I even saw or knew these people. It was like out of Kafka novel.
Fortunately I was a wealthy enough man to pay the high bail and hire a lawyer. My attorney couldn't have done worse however the case was so absurd, in the end, it was difficult to lose. But still, it was terrifying. One never gets over a false accusation. It's been several years, and not a minute goes by that I don't in some way think about it
The case against me was public too although by the time of the trial the media lost interest so I contacted them after I was aquitted and they reported on it. I have since filed a civil suit against the parties involved which is still pending in US District Court. I hope to return to this page once I have won and give details.
Michael if you want to ruin somebody's life make an accusation of sexual assault. I think people always have doubts of your innocence.
Thank you for having shared your very difficult and personal experiences with such horrid and false accusations.
Thank goodness you were strong enough, mentally, personally and financially, to fight the fight and come out victorious!
Not everyone has that blessing and justice escapes them from lack of strength or representation due to financial strains.
I would assume, that despite your acquittal, the scars and humility remain for a lifetime.
I'm very empathetic to your pain and suffering and would like to extend my sympathies and support.
This makes me think of all innocent accused serving time and living an unjustified nightmare due to malicious accusations that outweighed the truth and persuaded a jury.
I commend you on your perseverance to justice.
Again, thank you for sharing such a personal and horrific experience!!
I'm truly inspired by your strength and tenacity.
Sending thoughts and prayers from Toronto Canada.
Hope you won the civil case
Michael I hope your innocence is declared well and truly Michael remember to turn to Jesus he know who you are, remember even dear Amazing Jesus they accused of being a devil.
Carol May God bless you too sister. 😍
I am tired of men taking my kindness for my weakness. Then breaking my heart.
Wtf
Makes sense.
Never stop being kind. But be careful and set clear, sensible, consistent boundaries.
A good teacher will not teach again, how sad!! The rich can be really cruel grrrr
Sometimes being nice to people may lead u to trouble
Very true
Sad but true
manoj manu never truer words spoken.
Finding a person as good as her in life is very rare.
I’ve had abusive teachers and teachers that should be in the teachers hall of fame!!! You never forget the influence of your teachers that make on your life!
I was not a pretty young girl. but attractive and very curvy..single most of my life. Have been accused of so many false, ridiculous provactive, sexual and inappropriate behavior I NEVER committed. I feel so sad for this lady and so many others accused of false accuations.
I like how it got straight into it! Interesting, great quality and thank you for the upload😊😊
Did the people of this town really believe that this beautiful, intelligent teacher would be interested in "little kippy?"
In any job that requires working with kids especially teaching, you have to set some boundaries. Your dress code, actions, intentions, as well as relationships should be strictly professional. In this story there were no boundaries set, which gave the wrong messages. Even after the rumors started she still continued to go beyond the scope of her professional position.
I know that Paulette got into a lot of trouble because of what he said about the two of them even though nothing happened I still feel really bad for him though she was eventually giving him the attention that he craved from his adoptive parents something he wasn't getting and he might have developed a little crush on her
Now days , students call teachers by their first names and teachers call themselves friends of students. It's a blurred line.
I never knew my teachers had first names or a personal life.
I would have never even imagined them having sex
It is shameful that rich people think it is always some body else fault that their spoiled brats are not perfect,and be very comfortable to destroy a good teacher that can reach their son or daughter when their own parents didnt know something was wrong. This Teacher did what the parents should have been doing
She did what all teachers are supposed to do!!! Sad thing is, we live in a day in time where we have to be careful in doing things like that because it's rare and kind gestures get taken out of context. We live in a day now where we can barely trust the teachers let alone let our kids be with them alone after hours. Think about Mary K Leutourneau.
And the things the teens say blurtly, can cause so much crap! They spread rumours like the plague..Wait, teens r the plague,.
L. J.P. really, teens are the plague?? What exactly do you mean by that??
Agreed Angel, an act of kindness in the eyes of society is blown out of proportion "ohh this person is seeing this person, there has to be something going on". Gossip and rumors are huge issues in the world today, it's like playing telephone.
Angel Diannah r
Angel Diannah you are right
I love the fact that Paulette husband stood by her without doubting her innocent, really loved that, very nice movie
Me too :-)) ...I admired him really..and her lawyer did a good job :-))
lol sorry to take the unpopular vote but he was kind of a jerk at dinner when she wasn't interested in being intimate... totally understandable yet he responded unnecessarily
That's the part that made me cry. How rare to find such husband. Paulette is one lucky woman.
@@hoomancatslave1738 SO!! Sometimes men act like that when their nature rises and it's not gonna happen right than and now
@@hoomancatslave1738 Let me vote, he wasn't being a jerk, that's just common.The guy balls🏀🏀 was bouncing, up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down, they were about to burst🌪️🌪️up and down, up and down, up and down
What a Husband, so supportive
Movies that were made in the 90's are really nice
the hair, clothes and way of life was better in 90s
MrJosCHEWa you must be 10 smh
No way the 70s and 80s were way better then the 90s
I want to go back. 90s were a thriving time.
The lifetime movies were better also. Terrible now.
@@petitehippie7064 Yes!
This was indeed a nice movie, the mistake she made was that she became too attached to her students with the aim of helping them but in return took advantage of her kindness.
Lesson: don't be too kind to people and always set boundaries
Nice to see a comment from Zambia..great movie indeed..the lady is awfuly pretty.
Plus be modest as a lady
@@mercynamangala7985 I hear that China is taking over Zambia
@@aebrae4896 is it true China is taking over Zambia
I can't believe the people of this community can be so mean to destroy this kind beautiful person with their lies. She looked so calm when accusations are throwing at her. Her lawyer was so amazing how he questions the witnesses who were telling lies andbyou can tell in their answers. The not guilty verdict to this woman must a great relief. She was lucky to have a very supporting husband. Being falsely accused is a great crime against humanity.
She aught to be grateful that this teacher put her adopted son under her wing and truly cared for him.
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Someone else wouldn't care or kick him out..
All i can say about this Paulette character is she's annoying the fact she should've let the kid come over to her house while the husband is present and the boy who committed suicide is a liar and takes her for granted. For the football guys they liked to build or create up bullcrap drama and not considering how much Paulette has helped them with their grades. Ehh it's an alright story.
She seems like a good teacher but her dressing choices were not the best and anyone could see the boy had a crush smh. Sad story all around
I have read most of the comments and I think many people are forgetting what she said in the court room. She said when she was a student she grew up in a very small town were her teachers went out of their way to help you which is stepping out of the boundaries and is very risky of getting into false allegations, but this is what she thought what a "real teacher" does for their students and to not just pond them off to others like counselors, psychologist, etc to handle their students problems. The students/kids felt more connected to her which the high school counselors, psychologist, etc most likely would have made things worse. The so called counselors that have degrees but don't know how to solve real life problems because its not in a text book to show them a copy and paste method to solve. Not all counselors, psychologist and specialist that have degrees are going to fix and solve the problems even if they majored in psychology and counseling. When I went to high school you walked out of high school with a minimum of a 1st grade education because they were not teachers. The teachers were just a bunch of dare care babysitters for teenagers and all they cared about was getting paid and cashing their checks at the bank. When my class walked out those doors at 18yrs old that is when you start to struggle with life from that point on and your whole problem now is trying to survive the real world with no safety net to fall back on which NO high school counselor, psychologist, etc could have prepared us for. Teachers are suppose to teach you to prepare you to survive the real world so "mentally you're not stuck in the 1st grade".
I truly think teachers like the one depicted in this movie are so special . These are the kind of teachers that can reach these kids that hv problems & could possibly turn their life around !! It’s a shame though that when they try to help these kids sometimes it is taken in the wrong way & something like this happens !! I hope the teachers out there don’t give up & still continue to try & helps !! These teachers are rare & far & few between !!!
I’m gonna use this as the reason I’m never gonna be a teacher.
That makes sense, you sure do have a point lady... :/
Seriously, my son wants to be come a teacher. Oh heck no..some kids lie out of their butts!!
Nice one! I admired her courage specially her husband who showed his support and untaintained trust that he is the only man in her life...
She’s so naive why always talk to the students??? 😩
Because most students are honest. Why should you punish the majority due to a few cruel and dishonest ones?
@@andrasszuromi8708 no it was more she put herself more into trouble she wants be nice to him but it makes difficult for and him. No offense
No good deed goes unpunished.
Allen Brown but rewarded in Heaven perhaps which is most important.
@@ilovejclove7516 ❤️
What a shame a caring teacher was lost. That group of boys felt guilty for being so mean and rejecting towards the boy that killed himself that they made up a story pointing the finger elsewhere. Shame on them all and their parents too that taught them such dysfunctional behavior.
I truly love the way her husband has her back no matter what
Whether she had sexually assaulted the boy...the way she behaved with the boy is totally wrong as a teacher...he is a teenager for god's sake.
I had a beautiful teacher in college and very approachable like this woman. I was always early in her class. :-)
You can see how much love and support she had with her husband and truly believe her innocence. That is what I call love. I can insert why she would not go back to teaching after this because it could destroy your any desire to do it again. She been traumatised after this experience. I am glad though that she was proved to be innocent. This world could ugly and beautiful at same time.
As a teacher, failing to inform the student to a counsellor is more harm done. She should had given a penalty for those misconducts, other than that I feel she is not guilty.
Poor Kip...he had to have been very unhappy. Sad he died.
Yep I agree but he did wrong and look what it did to this poor lady and the rest of her life.
@@RB-cq8hy He did wrong cause he was messed up mentally. He said he was adopted so he probably had certain attachment and identity issues. I feel we can never know what he felt unless we have been in a similar situation.
Wonderful husband.msgil was a great teacher take the time. To listen to her students. There problem s effect there school work.good movie
I think those boys killed him a d made it look like suicide
So sad
Ok twice her husband told her not to talk to that boy, even his mother created a scene but still for the third time also she decides to talk to him. Some people create a storm and cry when it rains.
Parul Roy I like that analogy very much
Yeah, but he shouldn't have done anything. You could come to me and I will be responsible for how this goes at the end of the day I don't have to like it, or accept it and I sure as heck don't have to choose the most damaging response,
i like teacher
Absolutely
Parul Roy, There is flip side to that analogy that , "It Is Rain That Grows Flowers, Not Thunder.”
It's just like the lawyer said, in this world where some have hearts of stone, to see someone using love to help, the stone heart mind turns it to something evil, because they don't know love.
Your comment remind of Mr Joe Clark in East side High, he was a Father to all the students even went to their homes helped a parent to get a job was personally touched when one of the student got pregnant,.
The whole school followed him to the police station to damand for his release, nothing wrong in being good n nice in a VERY HOSTILE WORLD, filled with people who are morally Bankrupt
@@helenessien3729 Amen, to that.
Thanks so much, for uploading this movie. It was very enjoyable and well made, and the acting was great. :)
You never ever do extra curriculum activities outside school grounds, always if you have to talk to a student, make sure another teacher is in the room and leave the door open, for all these reasons and many more teaching is a dangerous profession, they don't get pay enough at all.
what a great loss to the educational system...she could have taught them so much about being called for real, rather than teaching for a pay check only..a movie and story worth watching
I love Gail O’Grady’s acting!!! She is phenomenal.
I was this kind of a teacher, for more than 10 years. Thank God that the parents were thankful, not suspicious.
I'm trying to understand why and for what reason did everyone lie. From his friends to the families. ...what were they going to get out of this. GOD Almighty have Mercy on our people.
Sometimes when students are so close with teachers this things are happening....... Either from teachers sides or from students..
For anyone who is feeling suicidal, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention site has a toll-free 24/7 helpline.
A few people say she was, in fact, inappropriate with her students, and that kip's friends never changed their testimonies, but I think if Paulette were guilty, she wouldn't have quit teaching. She would have kept looking for victims.
Wow. Paulette's attorney reminds me a lot of Bob Saget.
Maybe a subtle physical similarity, but the lawyer is such a great actor!
No
...There's a passing resemblance.
Is he the father from 7th heaven?
Really? Keith Carradine reminds me of the dad on "7th Heaven!"
WOW 😮, I was a high school teacher for 5 years; we were almost the same age, I used to seat on floor with them, to practice the lessons, they used to come to my house, never crossed in my mind that something like that would happen to me, I love my students like I love ❤️ my own kids. There are people in this world who probably won’t reach not even the first level in heaven, without getting send back to earth to do it right!
The kid had social and emotional issues that his parents had no clue. Paulette Gil represented what a real teacher should look like. Many are carrying the tile of a teacher and are not!
The teacher really went too far with her students
Your right, if they were to use sharia law such things won't happen.
Y'all need help....woooow......a teacher can't help someone who's mentally unstable?!
Yeah, a teacher went too far trying to be a mentor to him. She didn't exactly touch him or say things like "I think I'm in love with you." You must not have watched the ending.
@@coachcarter8238 this is one of the problems in the world...no one can help anyone without them thinking more into it smdh..I've personally had teachers that were like this with me (both genders) and no one thought anything other than the teachers trying to help me out. I see nothing wrong with teacher helping students in hard situations. Some people look too much into it, and yes I did watch it, it's been a month so I don't remember everything now, but didn't someone end up killing themselves out of guilt? Why kill themselve if they did nothing wrong? I feel he killed himself because he lied about seeing the other kid and the teacher together. That's what I got from it anyway
@@wilsonnyikochauke66 and if you really think that's the way....I hope you really don't mean that and you're joking....
I'm at 1:05:59 and i'm pretty sure that the guy didn't killed himself because he was sexually assaulted he killed himself because he was bullied and depressed. I mean did you see how that one boy treated him when he got kicked off the team and the other guys didn't even try to defend him. I believed that when he killed himself they realized it was their fault and because they knew he had a liking towards the teacher they made it up and their parents went along with it.
and now they will have to live with it for the rest of their lives,and yes it will become a bitch to live with and if the Parents find the truth thats if they care to find it will be to late
So why did he kill himself?
I agree. Just can't try to help people anymore or you're assumed upto something. I've given up with the human race n isolate myself in my bedroom now.
Jessica Wilson He killed himself because his friends turned on him; he was kicked off the football team and his so called friends could care less and turned their backs on him. Either his friends were jealous of his relationship/friendship that he had with Mrs. Gill and they made it all up after his death to frame the teacher because they were guilty of causing his death by their actions towards him Or, he actually did start the rumor and he knew Mrs. Gill would never trust him again and therefore, no one to talk to or listen. He blew his chances with the only person who was willing to help him in order to look like a big man in the eyes of his friends but his accusations about Mrs. Gill fell by the wayside. He felt rejected by friends and unloved by his family and Mrs. Gill could no longer trust him. The only alternative in his mind was to end his life but suicide should never be an option. Life goes on and every life is precious.
It was Chad (renamed Kip in movie), Scott, Taylor, Randy, Jeff, and Rod. First Chad committed suicide then Randy (Browder) killed himself about a year later in 1989.
Browder supposedly was having sex with her as well. Chad and Randy were not the only two who were allegedly sleeping with her. Some of them, who are grown men now, still maintain they seen her perform oral sex on Chad. I dont know if it's true or not.