N.C. Teacher Tells Student He Could Be Arrested for Talking Badly About Obama
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2012/05/21 11:07:08
N.C. Teacher Tells Student He Could Be Arrested for Talking Badly About Obama
The Blaze
by Mike Opelka
Posted on May 20, 2012 at 2:39pm
Excerpt:
Last Monday, a high school student in North Carolina engaged his social
studies teacher in a heated debate about politics and the two leading
presidential candidates. During the exchange, the teacher (an obvious
Obama supporter) got very angry with the student and accused him of
disrespecting the president. She even went so far as to tell the boy
that he could be jailed for speaking ill of Obama.
Sarah Campbell of the Salisbury Post
first reported on the story. She claims that the school district is not
releasing the name of the teacher and that she is not responding to
requests for public comment (although the two students identified her to
the newspaper). According to Campbell’s story, the teacher will not be
suspended or even face disciplinary action for what was heard on the
recording. A statement from the school was released at the end of the
week:
So, how bad was the exchange? It got fairly heated, with the teacher
shouting at times. The kerfuffle started after one student asked a
question about the teacher’s “fact of the day” that said Romney was a
bully back in high school. A student asked:
“Didn’t Obama bully somebody, though?”
The teacher started to get angry and said:
“Not to my knowledge.”
A couple of students relayed the story about Obama admitting that he
bullied someone when he was younger. And that seemed to light the fuse
on his teacher’s anger. A couple of the students exchanged words with
the angry teacher.
“Stop! Stop! Because there’s no comparison. He’s running for president. Obama is the president.”
As one student attempted to argue for a fair, two-sided debate on the
history of the candidates, he was shouted down and talked over by the
teacher. She continued:
“You got to realize, this man is wanting to be what Obama is. There’s no comparison.”
Once again, the students pressed for equal discussion of the histories of both men, with one saying:
“If you’re gonna talk trash about one side, you gotta talk trash about the other.”
The teacher just seemed to dig her heels in deeper and press her defense of Obama telling the defiant teen:
“You will not disrespect the president of the United States in this classroom.”
The Blaze
by Mike Opelka
Posted on May 20, 2012 at 2:39pm
Excerpt:
Last Monday, a high school student in North Carolina engaged his social
studies teacher in a heated debate about politics and the two leading
presidential candidates. During the exchange, the teacher (an obvious
Obama supporter) got very angry with the student and accused him of
disrespecting the president. She even went so far as to tell the boy
that he could be jailed for speaking ill of Obama.
Sarah Campbell of the Salisbury Post
first reported on the story. She claims that the school district is not
releasing the name of the teacher and that she is not responding to
requests for public comment (although the two students identified her to
the newspaper). According to Campbell’s story, the teacher will not be
suspended or even face disciplinary action for what was heard on the
recording. A statement from the school was released at the end of the
week:
“The Rowan-Salisbury School System expects
all students and employees to be respectful in the school environment
and for all teachers to maintain their professionalism in the classroom.
This incident should serve as an education for all teachers to stop and
reflect on their interaction with students. Due to personnel and
student confidentiality, we cannot discuss the matter publicly.”
all students and employees to be respectful in the school environment
and for all teachers to maintain their professionalism in the classroom.
This incident should serve as an education for all teachers to stop and
reflect on their interaction with students. Due to personnel and
student confidentiality, we cannot discuss the matter publicly.”
So, how bad was the exchange? It got fairly heated, with the teacher
shouting at times. The kerfuffle started after one student asked a
question about the teacher’s “fact of the day” that said Romney was a
bully back in high school. A student asked:
“Didn’t Obama bully somebody, though?”
The teacher started to get angry and said:
“Not to my knowledge.”
A couple of students relayed the story about Obama admitting that he
bullied someone when he was younger. And that seemed to light the fuse
on his teacher’s anger. A couple of the students exchanged words with
the angry teacher.
“Stop! Stop! Because there’s no comparison. He’s running for president. Obama is the president.”
As one student attempted to argue for a fair, two-sided debate on the
history of the candidates, he was shouted down and talked over by the
teacher. She continued:
“You got to realize, this man is wanting to be what Obama is. There’s no comparison.”
Once again, the students pressed for equal discussion of the histories of both men, with one saying:
“If you’re gonna talk trash about one side, you gotta talk trash about the other.”
The teacher just seemed to dig her heels in deeper and press her defense of Obama telling the defiant teen:
“You will not disrespect the president of the United States in this classroom.”
Read More: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/n-c-teacher-tells-...
Top Opinion
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Rusty Shackleford 2012/05/21 12:02:20
+3Any indication of independent thought must be eliminated in our government schools.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...
"The views expressed by your instructor are his own, and do not represent those of the test-prep company, the parent company, the local center, or the host institution."
The equivalent would be "of the school district, this school, the National Education Association, or my local."
Only they're not adult enough to say that, are they?