Teacher Asks Student to Pose in Boxers

HOUSTON – A high school art teacher who asked a student to pose for classmates wearing only boxer shorts has been suspended.

Karen Fearon, an advanced placement art teacher at The Woodlands High School near Houston, was suspended with pay pending the outcome of an investigation.

“I asked him if he’d feel comfortable wearing them in class. At first he was hesitant, then he said, ‘Yeah, I will,’ Fearon told Houston television station KPRC. “Before I knew it, I turned around to get the paper and supplies and he had dropped his pants in the class. Well, that was kind of shocking because … I usually have them go in the back room to change.”

Conroe Independent School District school officials did not say how long the investigation will take into the Feb. 5 incident. Fearon was suspended the following day.