age-gap relationships in the show

I hate Mr. Chavez bad. I know Brooke is 18 and he's maybe 23-25, but his initial reaction to discovering she was his student told me he would be a creep! He wasn't even slightly shook.

I can’t stand Rachel and I still believed her 100%

I’m on Episode 7 where Brooke just caught him with her model and I’m glad they didn’t drag this storyline out.

Out of all the teen dramas I’ve seen, this one has the most age-gap relationships with no real repercussions. I absolutely hate it.

Was this THAT common in the early 2000s?