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Weird school news: Teacher marries 4th grade student in playground wedding

July 7, 11:28 PMEducation Headlines ExaminerAndrea Hermitt
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It's not uncommon for students to have mock weddings on the playground.  By fourth grade, however, children have grown out of  having fake marriages, as school crushes at this age are more likely to involve the teacher. 

So here's the rub!

A fourth grade male teacher indulged the fantasies of a student and participated in a mock wedding on the school ground on the last day of school.  While at first glance, it seems like it all in good fun, on a deeper level it is highly disturbing.

Meanwhile the teacher is "sick with regret".

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