Why was this teacher suspended?
Old news yeah but I just found it and am a bit concerned.. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/02/16/1250606/facebook-venting-ensnares-teacher.html Reading the -entire- article you can see that the teacher was clearly the victim here. She is teaching science not mythology. She did nothing wrong. Being harassed can drive anyone insane. Teachers are no less human than any of us and everyone has a breaking point. Those brainwashed hellions drove her up the walls and should be expelled for mental abuse of a public servant. They clearly were forcing their beliefs on her, not much different from any other incident in history, for example, the Salem Witch Trials, the Spanish Inquisition, and other atrocious events in human history. I encourage anyone who experiences such oppression to alert the proper authorities if applicable and request that action be taken to prevent such an incident again. The teacher should not suffer any penalty in my humble opinion. Perhaps sending them to the office for asking about 'gods' role in evolution was a bit much but that can easily be addressed without firing/suspending her. The kids should be suspended and reassigned to another teacher, or they should be expelled. This sort of abuse is often overlooked because it is minors harassing an adult. But anyone can be abused by anyone. It is a fact. Age should not be a reason for special privileges if said offender has a rational level of thought and action. These children clearly do. All religions should have the same limitations. Telling others about your faith is one thing, oppressing them into conversion is another, and should be put to a stop wherever, whenever, it occurs, regardless of the faith in question. Religion should be kept entirely out of schools unless you are attending the proper class. Mythology or any other class that discusses myths/legends/fairy tales are a different story. NOTE: I am speaking from my own views based on FACTS and things that are tangible. I have read physical evidence that states that this occurrence has happened. Quoting unproven scripture from unproven cults is not going to answer my question. My information is based on logic, not unproven stories/teachings from mythological figures. Please refrain from dogmatic preaching. I do not want or need it. If you have an answer that is based on non religious logic/reasoning and is on topic, I highly anticipate your answer, She was -not- discriminating. You are a biased christian yourself! Read the thing and you will see that yes, she may have mad a few mistakes, but she was being harassed. Think about it logically. Breaking points. We have them. Continuous harassment causes such points to be breached, as is the case her. You do not have the religious right to continually harass someone. That is unethical, regardless of what your god tells you. And what she says on her facebook, out of school, on her -own- time is her business and should not be grounds for termination. Since when do the rules of a single establishment apply to its employees personal opinions and views when they are expressed during off duty hours and off of school grounds? It's ridiculous!
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1 :
Child molestation, what else.
2 :
Dude tmi what r u writing a novel?seriously like no one will read this,try summing it up a bit
3 :
No the teacher deserves to get fired. The kids have a freedom to religion and she said she treats them differently and went into detail about it. That is religious discrimination. Further more she was belittle the kids and judging them by their families political opinions. I bet if you look deep into this one she unfairly down graded christian/conservative kids grades. Souly because of that. The teacher a religious bigot.
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As a science teacher at the high school level, I understand the ignorance of some parents and students. However, you should never talk about your students on a public Facebook page. Period. That is just plain stupid.
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Those students were blatantly teasing and antagonizing her just because she isn't religious, and were disrupting the class with their hymn singing. Questions about God and "creation" have no place in a science class, and I could understand her getting annoyed when they kept putting Bibles on her desk. She had every right to discipline those little turds. Unfortunately, the Christians in the American south can pretty much get away with such religious harassment.
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