A teacher from Granite Oaks Middle School in Rocklin was placed on leave after a video surfaced online showing him urinating into a cup in the middle of an empty classroom. The video sparked outrage among local parents in the California city and amusement on social media, as many viewers could not understand why he did it.
In the video linked here as it’s not safe for work, the teacher can be seen alone in a classroom. He opens the zipper of his pants and begins urinating into a cup. During this time, he can be heard saying, “Gosh, that’s good.” Afterward, he empties the cup off-camera. As the school bell rings, students can be heard returning to the room, and the video ends.
The teacher was identified as Dan Champ, a history teacher, and reports indicated that he was placed on leave soon after a student shared the video with their parents. The footage was later obtained by The Sacramento Bee and shared online.
Social Media Viewers Puzzled As to Why Rocklin Teacher Peed in a Cup
The viral video sparked one main question online: “Why didn’t he go to the restroom?” Others replied to the unusual news by saying, “This makes absolutely no sense at all, like is the dude incontinent and didn’t want to pee his pants?” Some viewers even raised suspicions that the man could “get some kind of rise out of this.”
Some people online defended the teacher, however: “I don’t think he has any sexual malicious intent.” To some social media users, while the act was still inappropriate for such a location, it could have another explanation, such as the teacher suffering from alcoholism: “Peeing in bottles instead of going to the bathroom is the behavior of a functional alcoholic at work.”
Another question raised was how students were able to film the event. Some speculated that they must have expected it to happen; it would not have been recorded. In a report by The Sacramento Bee, it was noted that there were rumors that Champ used to urinate in the classroom between classes.
In any case, it’s unlikely that the internet will ever discover the real reason behind the incident, leaving viewers to wonder what drove the teacher to this clearly inappropriate behavior.
