And now, from the "There are just no words to describe how WRONG this is..." files and Yahoo! News

Sudiegirl sez: I know of coaches who try to manipulate teachers into giving student athletes better grades, but this kind of service I could do without. Unless he has a Bactine gland that provides his saliva, I'd kick him in the head if the man tried to lick me. Even if he looked like Brad Pitt. Read on, and keep your tongues in your mouths, folks!

Teacher Reprimanded for Licking Wounds
Thu Aug 4, 8:08 PM ET

BEND, Ore. - A state board voted to publicly reprimand a Central Linn High School teacher and football coach for licking the bleeding wounds of several student athletes. (Maybe it's just an iron deficiency? EEWWW)

The Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission Wednesday placed Scott Reed on two years' probation. (What did the tongue get?)

Details of the case and censure will go on the commission Web site and be sent to all Oregon school districts and to departments of education nationwide. (So Oregon's "sharin' the love", huh?)

Reed must attend a class on the risks of blood-borne pathogens within the next two months and furnish the commission with written verification of his attendance. (Preferably NOT in blood!)

Reed agreed to "stipulated facts" that included him licking blood from wounds on a track team member's knee, a football player's arm, and a high school student's hand. (OK, I don't get the use of the word "agreed" in this sentence. I would not have picked this word...but then again, what do I know? I'm just a schmuck who temps for a living. However, I still think I would have used "confirmed stipulated facts" instead. I'm just sayin'...)

It was not clear why he licked the wounds. (But then again, do we really WANT to know? I don't think I do.)

The Linn County Sheriff's Office investigated the case last year. No charges were filed. Sheriff Dave Burright called the behavior "bizarre" but not criminal, since the contact wasn't forced. (Would "stunned and shocked" be a better turn of phrase?)

Two students who reported licking incidents and another who witnessed an incident said it seemed that Reed was "just joking around." (So does that fall under the category of "funny ha-ha" or "funny weird"?)

Reed, a science teacher, resigned this spring as a track coach but remains the school's dean of students and head football coach. (Will he still organize the blood drive? Also, don't football players get scraped up during games too? Oh well, I guess that is why I'm not in management.)

The state sanctions virtually duplicated those imposed by the school district. (Oh goody.)
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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com

Sudiegirl's final opinion?

I'm trying to get the picture out of my head.