Bronx teacher admits: I'm an ex-hooker (with pic)

[bijou]

Meet Melissa Petro -- the teacher who gives a new twist to "sex ed."

The tattooed former hooker and stripper has been teaching art in a Bronx elementary school for three years, The Post has learned.

Calling herself a "for mer sex worker," the well-liked teacher has been shockingly up front about her past -- posting online accounts of her sexcapades in Mexico and Lon don.

But in her boldest move, the 30-year-old posted an essay this month claiming she also had been a pros titute.

"From October 2006 to January 2007, I accepted money in exchange for sexual services I provided to men I met online in what was then called the 'erotic services' section of Craigslist.org," wrote Petro on The Huffington Post, using her real name and picture.


The attached bio identifies Petro, who has an MFA in creative nonfiction from The New School, as a "former sex worker, researcher, writer, educator, and feminist."

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/bx_teach_admits_an_ex_hooker_HAs5wQMrW8KdcAfpgrK3WP#ixzz10kUqHI8v

[mamacags]

I honestly don't care about the pasts of my kid's teachers, unless they were pedophiles, rapists, or murderers.  Almost everyone I know has some sort of nasty skeleton in their closet.  They are just smart enough to leave them there unlike this twit.  In what way would she possibly benefit from this kind of tell all?

[vesta111]

I honestly don't care about the pasts of my kid's teachers, unless they were pedophiles, rapists, or murderers.  Almost everyone I know has some sort of nasty skeleton in their closet.  They are just smart enough to leave them there unlike this twit.  In what way would she possibly benefit from this kind of tell all?

Defencive action, she must have a good lawyer.

Once the rumors started she had two choices, fight or flight.  She chooses to fight in the open with head held high and a so what attitude.

So she was a hooker for 3 months, and been clean for almost 4 years. One can almost consider this as a youthful indiscretion.

How can she be removed from teaching when openly gay men and woman teachers are not fired.?

Interesting how this will turn out, she may be transferred to another district or ---paid off --to leave town.

Perhaps she is looking for a job at some college that is very liberal in Vermont.

[cavegal]

You know it is getting old how they pick on certain teachers. Yes she was a hooker, for 3 months. She must be a non-Obama voter for them to be picking on her. Now if she was a pedophile then she must go. I have a feeling they would like her if she was one though. The ones in power now are a sick bunch.

[JohnnyReb]

What has she been sucking on.................lemons?

[MrsSmith]

You know it is getting old how they pick on certain teachers. Yes she was a hooker, for 3 months. She must be a non-Obama voter for them to be picking on her. Now if she was a pedophile then she must go. I have a feeling they would like her if she was one though. The ones in power now are a sick bunch.

Look what they've done to Catholic priests, despite the facts that a smaller percentage of them abuse than in the general population and that a larger percentage of teachers abuse.  Maybe it's time someone looked at teachers...

[vesta111]

Look what they've done to Catholic priests, despite the facts that a smaller percentage of them abuse than in the general population and that a larger percentage of teachers abuse.  Maybe it's time someone looked at teachers...

Priests as far as I know have no Unions, Teachers do.

[Toastedturningtidelegs]

Priests as far as I know have no Unions, Teachers do.

Unions don't save teachers from criminal charges. The union runs the other way as a matter of fact!

[mamacags]

They sure make sure they get their pensions and other benefits when they are perverts though.

[true_blood]

Look what they've done to Catholic priests, despite the facts that a smaller percentage of them abuse than in the general population and that a larger percentage of teachers abuse.  Maybe it's time someone looked at teachers...

Very true! H5 time.

[Ptarmigan]

I honestly don't care about the pasts of my kid's teachers, unless they were pedophiles, rapists, or murderers.  Almost everyone I know has some sort of nasty skeleton in their closet.  They are just smart enough to leave them there unlike this twit.  In what way would she possibly benefit from this kind of tell all?

Amen to that! At least she changed her life for the better. Pedophiles, rapists, murderers, and terrorists are worthy of death.

[crockspot]