The concern should be if there is an inappropriate relationship going on and nothing more. There was a case where a child was completely ou of hand in her mother agreed that the teacher whom she respected fully take care of her. That child was raised by the teacher as her and her husband’s adopted child and mother together as a unit. That child is doing much better than she was with mom alone. Sometimes the parent needs to be given the authority they earn as parent to make a decision for their child as long s it is not neglectful, abusive or inappropriate. I think, an investigation is in order but the teacher should not have resigned until conclusion has been made, it makes her look guilty of ill-behavior.

I know of a teacher that also had boys living with her. There was something going on there but the mother didn’t care as long as someone else was watching him. The teacher is now a counselor and crazy crazy crazy.

These pervert predators who go into professions where they are around children make me sick. What do they think schools are, their own personal dating pool?

If this was an arrangement between the parents and the teacher, it should have been approved by the district and, at the least, by her school principal. The principal was her supervisor, and he or she should have been informed of the parents’ plan to move, the possibility of alternative arrangements for the child, as well as provided with solid reasons from both the family and the teacher for why this level of support was necessary. It is sad though if her decision came from pure motives. Professionally, she was not following district standards that try to help teachers avoid even the hint of impropriety. I work with middle and high school students who have special needs. Our staff tries to think outside of the box all the different ways we can support children’s success. However, we communicate and we stress professional standards and boundaries. Apparently, she failed to communicate to the right people and to follow standards design to protect her and the child.

every side has 2 stories and facts- don’t judged anybody w/o any real facts.myabe or not the teacher might be doing the parent’s a favor for the student to stay close to his school.let the inviestigator find the real facts.

If she was doing the parent a favor. why did she resign? There is a school on the southside, where a rotc man was taken outof the school due to inapporiate gestures with a boy. Then the girls begin complaining about him. Everybody including the principal knew this man had issues. Within 1 week, a woman was accused of having sex with 3 young boys and everybody in the school knew that.DCFS is now investigating her but she is a close friend of the principal and the principal has clout downtown thus, she will probably get out of it. She is suppose to be the Dean of Students but she has no degree and she is a teacher’s aide by definition on the payroll. However she makes just as much as a tentured teacher. Oh, the things you can do in Chicago when you have clout.

Good one Jennie! That’s the honest TRUTH! When you’re in good with the principle, yes principle, not principal, I know the difference! When you’re in good with the principle, you get pretty much anything you want! Many bad teachers are still in the system and will continue to be held in high regards because of whom they know or are willing to blow! But, don’t just blame CPS teachers! Many of the suburbian school districts deal with teachers sleeping with students! CPS deals with allot of students , parents, and community nonsense! Either way, I am not interested in working in either setting!

And all above who are you sleeping with or who did you sleep with,let me see it was Hermain Cain ,get a life people this is the new America which many of you help change,so lets blame the other guy,typical lefty liberal looneys.

.What kind of mother would allow this to happen and not suspect anything? This is not to deflect also the wrongness of the teacher. Need to send a message here to the mother and the school principal etc that behavior such as this will not be tolerated.

I fear that in light of all of the other teacher abuse stories out there she is being used as a “big story” to get viewers/readers. The public, after all, loves a good scandal. I knew this teacher a few years back and remember her as someone who was very invested in her students and her community, spending a great deal of her personal time and money to help both students and families in need of support. Years later, she was still helping students academically and financially if/when the graduated and moved on to college or technical training. She gave a lot of herself in order to help others, never thinking of herself. So, this makes me sad. Of course, anything is possible – but other than a lapse in judgement in not telling the school in order to prevent the student’s removal from the district, my guess is that this was an otherwise innocent situation that has been blown out of proportion.

PLEASE DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR ON THE NEWS. I KNEW THIS LADY PERSONALLY AND SHE HELPED ME AS A STUDENT THROUGH SOME UNBELIEVABLE HARD TIMES IN MY LIFE. ITS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE OR WHAT THE MEDIA MAKES IT OUT TO SEEM. SHE ALWAYS DID THINGS OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF HER HEART. SHE ALWAYS WANTED CHILDREN OF HER OWN AND IM SURE THIS BOY FELT LIKE HER OWN KID AND HENCE SHE TRIED TO HELP HIM OUT AS MUCH AS SHE COULD. SHES AN GREAT LADY. WE WILL BE RALLY8ING AT THE SCHOOL IF THEY DECIDE TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION AGAINST HER. IF YOU ARE IN FACT IN THE AREA PLEASE JOIN US. SHE DOESNT DESERVE THIS. SHE WORKED AT INNER CITY SCHOOLS AND TRIED TO HELP THE STUDENTS WHO WERE UNDERPRIVILAGED GET FOOD AND CLOTHING BECAUSE THERE PARENTS COULDNT PROVIDE SO PLEASE REMEMBER THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD AND SHE WAS ONE OF THEM.

Lenore is one of the most decent, hardworking professionals I have ever known. She is a deeply Christian woman who is being unfairly portrayed by the media negatively. She has paid high price for a lapse in judgment.

Do any of you even know what kind of mother he had, home life???? I DO…Don’t judge…She has a wonderful, kind and generous heart. My prayers go out to her and her family…AND her “godson” who would rather be back home with her!

I’d like to praise ABC7 Chicago for NOT running this story. This teacher was NOT charged with a crime. Was there a lapse of judgement in not being up front with the school? Yep. But the school did NOT fire her, her teaching license remains intact, and an investigation by DCFS has turned up nothing inappropriate. She made a decision with her heart – one that subjects her to unfair ridicule from those who have no idea what this situation was all about. 10-20 years ago Ms. Ulaszek would have been looked at as a hero for opening her heart and her home to students and families in need.