Addie Morfoot ContributorSalacious headlines involving teachers who prey on students have segued into the storylines of plenty of movies and television series over the years.
But with FX’s “A Teacher,” creator Hannah Fidell wanted to go beyond the sensational clickbait and thoroughly explore the damaging consequences of teacher-student sexual abuse.Fidell, who created, wrote, directed and executive produced the 10-part half-hour FX limited series, also set out to explore society’s fixation with the “hot teacher” fantasy, which in turn has created a double standard in the evaluation of sex crimes involving female teachers.Since laws on consent vary from state to state, there is no universal way to discuss such predatory relationships.
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