Teacher Booted for Displaying President's Picture

nyrdrms · #1 10-04-2004, 07:13 PM

My father showed this one to me today....

"A New Jersey middle school teacher who displayed a portrait of the president of the United States in her classroom side-by-side with pictures of other U.S. presidents and the Declaration of Independence was thrown out of her school on Friday for refusing to take the Bush photo down."

complete story:
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2...4/111256.shtml

Rudey · #2 10-04-2004, 07:34 PM

What a bunch of stupid ass idiots.

-Rudey

PhiPsiRuss · #3 10-04-2004, 07:39 PM

Its a good thing that the teacher was disciplined because she might have influenced the way her students will vote.

Oh wait, they're in the fourth grade.

IowaStatePhiPsi · #4 10-04-2004, 08:25 PM

I hope the publicity helps the school board make the decision to apologize and 'rehire' the teacher (according to superintendent nobody has resigned or been fired), fire the principal (who, from other articles was the one to tell her to leave), admonish the vice-principal and tell parents if they dont like that the teacher was being nonpartisan they can take their kids to private schools.

http://www.c-n.com/news/c-n/story/0,...068715,00.html

sageofages · #5 10-04-2004, 08:32 PM

The picture is appropriate in the fact that he is current sitting president.

I think the parent's questioning was a bit out of line.

wrigley · #6 10-04-2004, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by sageofages
The picture is appropriate in the fact that he is current sitting president.

I think the parent's questioning was a bit out of line.

I agree. The parent who started all of this should be taken to task for misninterpreting the display. The teacher wasn't sending Vote Republican pamphlets home with the kids nor was she hitting up the kids for donations.

Rudey · #7 10-04-2004, 08:55 PM

Publish the parents names. Morons should have no shame.

-Rudey

IowaStatePhiPsi · #8 10-04-2004, 08:58 PM

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Originally posted by Rudey
Publish the parents names. Morons should have no shame.

-Rudey

3 of the city council members of the city are Democrats... I wonder if they have middle school students...

#9 10-04-2004, 10:38 PM

That is such BS.....he is the sitting president for God sakes.....so he is running for re election he still is the sitting president. they would best to hire her back and apologize. she did nothing wrong.

tunatartare · #10 10-04-2004, 10:48 PM

If you follow the logic of the parents who say that she should put up Kerry's picture also because he is running against Bush and you need to give equal face time (in a fourth grade classroom, no less) to him, then the teacher should technically be required to put up a picture of every candidate who ever ran in a presidential election. That's a whole lot of wall space....

AGDee · #11 10-04-2004, 10:57 PM

They were out of line to make her take that down. Last year, my son (2nd grade at the time) had to do a report on a famous person and was assigned Bush. He had to do an oral report and dress up as his famous person! Anybody who reads this board has to know how thrilled I was to help him with THAT report! I did my own version and sent it to his teacher in a sealed envelope. She called me laughing, it was our own personal joke.

Dee

honeychile · #12 10-04-2004, 11:25 PM

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Originally posted by AGDee
They were out of line to make her take that down. Last year, my son (2nd grade at the time) had to do a report on a famous person and was assigned Bush. He had to do an oral report and dress up as his famous person! Anybody who reads this board has to know how thrilled I was to help him with THAT report! I did my own version and sent it to his teacher in a sealed envelope. She called me laughing, it was our own personal joke.

Dee

You sound like a good and fun mom!!

breathesgelatin · #13 10-04-2004, 11:42 PM

WTF??

I am the world's hugest liberal and even I don't get this one.

tinydancer · #14 10-04-2004, 11:53 PM

After working for the public schools for so many years, nothing really surprises me anymore, but my Lord!! How idiotic can people be?

Rudey · #15 10-05-2004, 10:49 AM

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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
3 of the city council members of the city are Democrats... I wonder if they have middle school students...

I doubt that. I firmly believe in how stupid people can be and not just politics. Is this an urban region btw? Does anyone know much about this city?

-Rudey