Middle School Teacher In Trouble Over Presidential Photo
By Ken Rosato(Monmouth Junction-WABC, October 3, 2004) — You might say it is a symbol of the Great American Divide, a teacher putting up a picture of President Bush in the classroom. Some say it is partisanship while others say it is patriotism. ...Parents expressing outrage after a teacher is kicked out of her public school for hanging a picture of President Bush next to pictures of other presidents in her classroom. Shiba Pillai-Diaz, Teacher: "It happened on a small bulletin board near the American flag and also with a poster of the Declaration of Independence." ...Veteran English teacher Shiba Pillai-Diaz says she was shocked when three parents confronted her. The three, insisting the teacher either add John Kerry's photo to the montage of presidents or remove the Bush photo.
By Ken Rosato(Monmouth Junction-WABC, October 3, 2004) — You might say it is a symbol of the Great American Divide, a teacher putting up a picture of President Bush in the classroom. Some say it is partisanship while others say it is patriotism.
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Parents expressing outrage after a teacher is kicked out of her public school for hanging a picture of President Bush next to pictures of other presidents in her classroom.
Shiba Pillai-Diaz, Teacher: "It happened on a small bulletin board near the American flag and also with a poster of the Declaration of Independence."
...Veteran English teacher Shiba Pillai-Diaz says she was shocked when three parents confronted her. The three, insisting the teacher either add John Kerry's photo to the montage of presidents or remove the Bush photo.
Got that kiddies? This teacher was harassed because she put up a picture of the current sitting President of the United States. While the principal claims she was not fired, she was asked to leave the school and turn in her keys.
Now, to be objective one must ask themselves some questions. Did the line of other presidents only include Republicans? Should the pictures also include Mondale, Dole, and the rest of the presidential losers?
My personal view? The teacher should be given a raise and the principal should be fired and forced into a life of slavery in a meat packing plant.
Hat Tip - Brain Fertilizer
Update - Like most news stories, there is more than meets the eye. A good roundup of facts and assertions can be read here. This may turn out to be a bunch of "he said - she said" in which case the facts are near impossible to figure out.
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