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SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEACHERS & STUDENTS CAUSES & THE WAY FORWARD By Daniel Koomi Atimieku “All professionals can boast but the teacher taught them all”. That’s a beautiful quote and how true it is. No matter your profession, you got there with the help of a teacher. However, the rate at which teachers, especially of the male sex, have illicit affairs with their students is unbecoming of the teaching profession. I am a student teacher who will soon become a professional teacher. Nevertheless, I have had enough years of experience in the teaching field to know how students look up to their teachers. They try to copy your lifestyle; the way you walk, talk, write and certain habits whether good or bad. THE INSPIRER MAGAZINE| PAGE 28