A 43-year-old English teacher from Petah Tikva was fired after being convicted by the Civil Service Commission of having a threesome with two 17-year-old students from her school.

The female teacher, who has not been named, admitted to having sex with two male students in a plea deal following a months-long investigation and was immediately fired. As a result, she will never be able to work for the Education Ministry again, is forbidden from working with children and youth for eight years, and will be unable to work for the state for three years.

Speaking to Hebrew media, the teacher apologized for the incident, saying it was a “one-time thing” and that she didn’t want to “harm [her] family.”

She told Ynet that the incident had ruined her life.

Channel 12 reported that a criminal investigation was opened months ago but was closed due to a lack of criminal guilt.

The teacher’s lawyer told Ynet that the prosecutor closed the case because she “understood pretty quickly that the actions were done with consent and that she was not their direct teacher.”

The legal age of consent in Israel is 16, but it can be as low as 14 if there is a three-year age gap or less, and all parties fully consent.

However, a Civil Service Commission tribunal ruled that the teacher’s actions “radically exceeded the basic professional boundaries required of a teacher in her position.”

The verdict added that the teacher’s........

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