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With this whole situation on SHS going on I feel like I should talk about my weird interactions with Myco Roa.
I didn& #39;t talk about it for the longest time because they were so subtle and at times didn& #39;t even feel real.
I didn& #39;t talk about it for the longest time because they were so subtle and at times didn& #39;t even feel real.
There was also the fact that at the time, I had a crush on him (ew), so I perceived them as positive things (also ew).
Looking back on it though, while it is sort of normal for a teeenager like me to have a crush on a teacher, the way this adult man responded to those feelings is not.
1. During the first friday masses I would look for Roa in the crowd and stare at him from time to time, but eventually I noticed that he would stare back.
I asked a friend next to me check if he really was staring at me while I looked away and she told me that he, in fact, was.
I asked a friend next to me check if he really was staring at me while I looked away and she told me that he, in fact, was.
2. Wallking home from school, whenever I saw Roa& #39;s car ahead of me at the end of the street, I would notice that he would always go right, away from my house.
But in the times where I was ahead of him and already past the BBQ stand, he would always turn left to drive by me.
But in the times where I was ahead of him and already past the BBQ stand, he would always turn left to drive by me.
3. At the end of Our Father during one of the masses, when I let go of his hand and pulled away, I felt him resist and grip my hand tighter for a split second before actually letting go.
This last incident is what *really* made me feel uncomfortable and avoid Roa at all costs.
4. During grad practice while I was up on stage with the rest of my batchmates, I made eye contact with Roa and he started mouthing "Ang ganda mo." over and over again at me.
Ms. Advincula was next to him laughing, mouthing the same words to me. From what I could tell, she must have thought that he was joking around, so I can& #39;t really blame her.
Needless to say, I felt pretty uncomfortable but all I could do at the time was laugh and look away.
Individually, these incidents don& #39;t mean much, but all together, I had a feeling that something was up. The fact that there are so many other allegations of him being inappropriate with students only adds to this.
I& #39;m really glad that nothing past feeling uncomfortable happened to me, but it still worries me that it is VERY likely that he did worse things to other students.
That being said, I urge other students to speak up about their experiences (if you are ready to of course) so that we can have an open discussion on what went down with Roa (or any other teacher really) during his time in SHS for us to really know the reality of the situation.
Given that he is a history teacher, I& #39;m sure that he would understand the importance of studying the past, right?
We need to acknowledge this so that SHS and other schools like it can do better from now on.
We need to acknowledge this so that SHS and other schools like it can do better from now on.
