I've noticed this trend too. The funny thing is, if the roles were reversed, the person would be drawn and quartered before they could even be tried. Make it a female teacher and a male student and everyone is like "right on!". I remember when I went to school all the teachers were frumpy and old. Probably just as well. I need all the help paying attention I could get.
Yeah, I wish I had @tarazkp's teachers. Mine were like yours and most were well past when they should have retired probably.
That still happens today. We have a fair number who should have gone a long time ago and yet they still feel they are effective (they usually are not).
Most were frumpy and old at my schools too - which made those that weren't, stand out more.
For sure. It is also one of the reasons there are less male teachers now I think. They give a bad grade and a girl can say "he touched me" and by the time the truth comes out, he has lost his career.
Yes, that is a good point. That is part of the reason I never handed out Halloween candy when I was living alone. Too many people making false accusations just for the heck of it.