Perhaps I was a bit too extreme in disregarding school violence. I do 100% agree improving school safety is important so this reduces rape, assault, etc.

I simply think the other factors I mentioned are the main causes for why female teacher-male student romances occur.

Perhaps some female teachers sleep with male students and develop relationships with them out of safety, but I highly doubt most are doing it for this reason, as stated by my previous comment/reply. If school violence decreased significantly, I genuinely think we would still see similar levels of female teachers getting caught with male students.

I don't think inner city student-teacher romances has increased significantly compared to prior years. It's simply that they're caught more often now. But, as you pointed out, at least it will significantly reduce violence toward female teachers.

The true reality of female teachers with male students (based on what I've seen/researched, etc) is that they find the students attractive, they feel insecure in their own relationships, they develop feelings for this teen boy because they're around him all day (women are more likely than men to want to get with someone they know well), they have low inhibitions, and they are emotionally immature.

However, I’m open to possibilities, but without concrete evidence it’s all speculation. None of us are currently in school settings, including the researchers, so we can’t assert motives with certainty.

Solid work as usual with your articles. You and I at least don't sweepingly call all teachers predators/pedos for student-teacher romances like many others do.