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Teacher Leaves Wife, Kids for High School Student
James Hooker, 41 and His 18-Yr-Old girlfriend, Jordan Powers
Last year, Jordan Powers was just another student from Mr. Hooker’s class. Now she’s his live-in girlfriend.
James Hooker — the 41-year-old married father who left his wife and kids for his 18-year-old-student — might be the worst teacher ever. Last week, he resigned from his job at Enochs High School in Modesto, California over the scandal that’s shaken up a community and pit one mom on a crusade to save her daughter from a man she calls a “master manipulator.”
Jordan met her teacher as a freshman, but both maintain nothing physical happened until she turned 18 this past September. Hooker claims he saw Powers as “just a student” and had no romantic feelings toward her at first, but when her most recent birthday came around, things changed.
They changed so much, in fact, that Hooker, left his wife and three kids (one of them a 17-year-old Enochs high school student as well) so that he could move in with Jordan.
If this all sounds suspicious to you, imagine how Tammie Powers, Jordan’s mom, feels. She’s launched an official police investigation to find out if Hooker’s relationship with her daughter began before Jordan was of legal age. Tammie is convinced it did, citing a photo of her daughter on Hooker’s lap and text messages, emails and phone records exchanged between the couple that predate her daughter’s 18th birthday.
“That’s pursuit, in my opinion, with some type of intent,” she told ABC News 10 in California.
Hooker denies Tammie’s claims and is confident the investigation will turn up nothing. He blames the “stigma of the teacher-student relationship” for the public backlash. But Hooker’s former boss, Modesto City Schools Supt. Pam Able, doesn’t agree.
Even if their relationship doesn’t break any laws, Able says she “considers student-teacher dating relationships to be not only unprofessional, but immoral.” She also added in an email to the Modesto Bee, that Hooker’s relationship has become a “source of great concern for staff, students and parents.”
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It must be particularly hard for Hooker’s 17 year old daughter, now that her father has left to be with a fellow classmate and become a notorious figure throughout the school.
Still, Hooker claims he has no regrets. In an interview with Good Morning America, he shut down Tammie’s accusations as a “pack of lies” and said of his new love, “we really do want to have a future together.”
Jordan, a quiet, fragile-seeming young woman, who looks closer to 15 than 18 years in age, gazed up at her former teacher, a man that looks every bit his 41 years, and said, “He’s more than just a lover.”
Jordan has now stopped going to classes and is finishing out her senior year by doing an independent study. She has limited contact with her mom, now that she’s living with her teacher, mom’s worst nightmare.
Desperate for her child, Tammie has turned her own Facebook page into a “most wanted” profile for Hooker. She’s plastered his photo all over her wall warning neighbors about the man she calls an “arrogant pig”. She’s also made her wallpaper a photo of a prison cell, sending a message to Hooker should he dare visit her site.
Since the story has been picked up by national press, she’s been flooded with messages of support from strangers. Tonight, she’ll be taking her crusade against Hooker to Nancy Grace. “Nancy’s always been a victims advocate and fights for justice,” Tammie wrote on Facebook. “That’s the goal here, justice.”
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Big ben
March 2, 2012 at 9:30 am
The man is an idiot how do you make such a foolish decision,that ka girl will dump you soon!!! come back to your senses your kids are your future!!
Exhaust Blown Diffuser
March 2, 2012 at 9:35 am
Nishi nishi kamuchita ka 18 year old?? This chap has gone insane & needs serious counseling. Honestly you leave your wife and kids then quite your for what i call sex pleasure?? bwafya
Miss G
March 2, 2012 at 9:37 am
Wow, in zambia its 75yr old men leavin wife n kids (youngest 22yrs old ) 4 16 year old galfrends. We hav sin it hapen n therz nthg new to it! Jst gets 2 show u tht sum men r pigs!
Lozi Bull
March 2, 2012 at 9:42 am
Shame on him.
A man without morals.
Ngali mulamu,wa kuuma fye.
How can he leave the big mama after finishing her?
He was even vibrating,& screaming like China Phone.
“Wikateni,pa menso nga kolwe”
Nafulwa,
Litimbwa
Pimpslim the Liquidator
March 2, 2012 at 9:59 am
Theres absolutely nath wrong with that, the man has the right to divorce his wife , which also gives him the right to marry any woman of his choice whose 18 or above .
Love is blind,
nakferd
March 2, 2012 at 10:15 am
@ miss g ,what about the girl.every comment should be derived from a duo content,should i conceive a singular biased post,nde kuzala.but of course am not in surpot of either for such an endeavor.
Kenneth Kaunda mbewa Mayuka
March 2, 2012 at 10:35 am
its all about human rights! what is wrong with these whites kanshi? I thought these are the people who claim to be very intelligent and yet not wise!
Watchman
March 2, 2012 at 10:51 am
Human rights.mwilapapa.
Drugsquard
March 2, 2012 at 11:05 am
Umwaume ushiyenda atasha abakashi ukushana. Try a sex safari otherwise you’ll end up settling for less quality.
Nakalipa Sana
March 2, 2012 at 11:12 am
Umwaiche nao! Mwati kuti wayafikilafye muli citata namaka yalichepana! Awe enjoyi wena kafwako mweh. Luk 4 a man of ur age pakutila akalekwimina nobushiku. Icho citata choko yalicipwisha amaka mwaiche wesu.
truth
March 2, 2012 at 11:21 am
dis man has gone nuts.
keren
March 2, 2012 at 11:22 am
What a shame!!!!dat 18yr old girl will dump you before you know it…
truth
March 2, 2012 at 11:24 am
dis man has gone nuts
Nkana
March 2, 2012 at 11:33 am
No comment
Exhaust Blown Diffuser
March 2, 2012 at 11:42 am
But no comment is a comment @nkana
CBU BUNGWE
March 2, 2012 at 12:04 pm
i cant see my comment ba tumfweko?
why why
March 2, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Yes, age aint nothing but a number. Not when you are married with kids. God doesnt want sex outside marriage.
CBU BUNGWE
March 2, 2012 at 1:57 pm
people lets not pretend, i understand the man am sure his wife is no longer interesting in bed. with 3 kids am sure she is even less attractive. young ladies are sweeter especially from 18-24yrs. the only thing which is wrong is bcoz he has made the afair public,a secret one can do while taking care of his family. even if the girl dumps him.. he would have enjoyed his romp atleast. be real!!!!
janet c
March 2, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Evidence – men think with their d*&cks!!!!!
I wonder what bloggers would have said if the story was ’41 year old woman leaves husband and kids for 18 year old boy’ – LOL!!!!
Eli
March 2, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Its life pipo plz andastand him he is jst in love, wat cn u do? Matas of the heart ar hard 2 undastand.
WMn2001
March 2, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Everyone here and there, we would say that age is just a number if the man were not married. God does not entertain sex outside and before marriage. Yes there is no pretence/excuse that everyone is actually a culprit except that others have just never been caught but that should even help us to aim for change. The man can not complain much that he does not like the wife anymore because he has a duty to maintain her at all times. What i see is that he is just failing to control his human feelings, let alone he probably has no one, no good friend to confide in for advice. There are obviously good reasons from his side but am not sure they can justify his uncontrollabe emotions. He needs good councel rather than rebuke, at least for now so that he can re-unite with his family and am also sure that this is a good lesson for all of us.
sex maniac
March 2, 2012 at 3:56 pm
i agree with cbu bungwe. oviously da wife has become wack bedwyz..
besides 18yr old chix are ripe (xpecialy ku basungu)
Diplomacy
March 2, 2012 at 4:21 pm
THE MAN IS SUCH A DISGRACE 2 HIS WIFE& THE KIDS.Abomination…Indeed!!
Sexy mama
March 2, 2012 at 6:11 pm
Every relationship when it goes on for a long time gets boring.Whats important is both parties willing to work on it and also having respect for each other.What makes this man so sure that his wife is also not bored with him and maybe she overwhelmed him in bed he had to find a sweet 16 to control sexually?
DX
March 2, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Am sorry for the man how he will be dumped by that little girl like a used tissue.It is also sad that small girls can start chesssing big dads with who has money.
Janet
March 2, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Laddies should learn to say no to some one is not of your age,this as become a tread to small girls immediately she start attending she thick she is old enough to meet any one.
vubwi
March 2, 2012 at 8:55 pm
let the man wait for a bitter lesson from that girl.
One-Man
March 3, 2012 at 7:58 am
Shame on u,u are a disgress to manhood for leting your pupil see it…hmmmm big 1 ka!
Ray ray
March 3, 2012 at 8:57 am
kanamu pasa yo nzuna..lol
Ray ray
March 3, 2012 at 8:58 am
i forgot, her name is powers, it makes sense, mukamba couldnt resist…..
Joseph
March 3, 2012 at 9:21 am
He was teaching the girl in readiness for his actions with her.
Sir Simunyola
March 4, 2012 at 6:48 am
The girl’s mum rightly calls him an ‘arrogant pig’, lol. yes he is a big pig.
Mo taim
March 4, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Love is a very complicated thing.
Uncle B'
June 11, 2012 at 4:50 pm
@Janet c, you re saying men think with their dicks, wat about women wat do they think with? (clits i guess). Bcoz there is a woman involved in this saga.