With some of the white/black mentality going on here, most of you pot smokers and underage drinkers should be locked up for life. Too many hypocrites who can't think outside their narrow opinions.
There is certainly a difference between consent and being coerced. The reason for a difference in girls/boys is because girls are taught not to, while boys culturally are 'more manly' if they do. That is only one aspect for the double standard that plays into this.
Could an older women rape a younger boy? Sure, but that isn't what happened here. That is where I have an issue with this. This boy wasn't traumatized for life and he wasn't saying no.
The worst thing that happened here was a teacher (in power) had sex with a student. At worst she should be fired, if not barred from teaching.
If the teacher had been a male and the kid a female, I don't think my opinion would change as long as all were consenting.