Having read through the verdict it strikes me that her was a woman thast really needed a decent union rep. External Link/Members Only
If I was an SP reading this though I'd be seeking to contact my own union or equivalent because there are some pretty discriminatory things in the verdict about the perception of sex work and to maintain that this perception is maintained:
"The fact that Ms Barguss had been seeking to sell sexual services and the
impact that this could have had on pupils’ perceptions of the sex work industry was a
significant factor in forming that opinion. Accordingly, the panel made a recommendation
to the Secretary of State that a prohibition order should be imposed with immediate
effect."
I'm certainly not suggesting that promotion of sex work is something that should be after double maths on Thursday morning. But isn't there a need to stop presenting that you can't be a sex worker if you are educated or capable of a "professional career"
There have been previous threads on here about police officers who had been offering sexual services with the knowledge of their bosses so this thing about certain jobs not allowing it isn't perhaps as cut and dry as people are making out
Selling sex isn't illegal therefore she hasn't broken the law but yet again this seems to come down to historical taboos of sex and in particular prostitution, society's views have changed on many things over the years but on this it's still stuck in the past.
Plenty of other things she could have done that are illegal but I doubt she would have lost her job however many people would be of the opinion that they were worse than selling sex (although I accept my view of prostitution may be more liberal than the average person).
What if she was taking recreational drugs or got caught drink driving
Far worse in my own personal opinion and both can result in a criminal record but it's questionable whether she would get sacked for it, more likely they would "work with her" to overcome any issues and conclude it was the stress of the job that was the root cause blah blah blah
What about if she was attending a swingers club so getting fucked by 10 or 12 guys but not charging
What about simply going to a party; getting pissed then it gets out of hand and she fucks a few blokes
Surely all these things could also cause reputational damage too but it's the taboo about paid sex specifically that people object to
It's only 50 or 60 years since you could be imprisoned for being gay yet it's not a barrier to being a teacher and plenty of stories of teaching quite young children (too young to really know what they are being taught) that gay relationships are perfectly normal and actively pushing it.
I'm sure plenty of parents are probably of the opinion that they wouldn't want someone who is gay teaching their kids and they don't want them being taught about gay relationships either yet any complaint wouldn't be held up would it
I'm waiting for someone to now jump on the above paragraph and take it the wrong way so just to confirm i'm not saying gay people shouldn't teach etc but using it as an example of how morals and standards have changed drastically for some things yet for other things they are still stuck in the past
This is part of the problem with people quoting morals and moral standards as what is moral / immoral to one person is deemed normal by others, so who decides
