Crime FL Teacher resigns after posters of MLK and Obama removed from his class

[nostradumbass]

Also no reason for students to know who the football coach prays to, but here we are. The coach threw his tantrum all the way to the Supreme Court.

The guy that was praying on his own after an extracurricular activity? Yeah, you can't ban people from praying on their own. They can, and do, prohibit teachers from decorating their classrooms with their religious displays.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/t...om-desk-allegedly-teaching-religion-in-class/

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/school-orders-teachers-to-remove-religious-items-from-classrooms

https://ffrf.org/legal/other-legal-...ience-classroom-at-middle-school-june-10-2014

 

[HereticBD]

What if it was a poster of George Washington or Lincoln or Hamilton or JFK Jnr or FDR or Eisenhower ?

None of it should be allowed. Politics should be treated like religion. You can discuss it, but any sort of overt influential symbolism that could effect how students behave and form their opinions around a teacher who has certain leanings, should not be allowed to be displayed in the classroom.

 

[nostradumbass]

Images that were removed from the bulletin board at O.J. Semmes Elementary School included depictions of Martin Luther King Jr., Harriett Tubman, Colin Powell and George Washington Carver, James said.

which one did he vote for again?

Fucking hell imagine being upset at successful black people.

And the reason?
the images as being "age inappropriate."

but Its amurica after all. Kids prolly got their first gun toy out of the womb but cant see successful black people

According to the spokesperson for the district, this is not what happened at all. It was a behavioral specialist who visited the classroom, and because it was a very small class of elementary school kids with autism, the bulletin board right in front of the teaching area had to be stuff from the curriculum so the kids could focus, and that he could put his other posters somewhere else in the room where it wouldn't distract the autistic kids from the curriculum. The guy didn't even object to what they told him, he agreed to move it and then cried racism after.

You got Jussie'd again.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...ters-being-removed-from-classroom/ar-AA10zrD2

However, in a statement sent to Newsweek on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Escambia County School District disputed some of James' claims. The spokesperson explained that two district employees, a certified behavior analyst and a behavior coach, went to James' classroom on August 8 to inform him that his teaching assignment "was to be a very small unit (4-6 students) of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) students."

The district employees then asked James where he planned to place his desk, to which he informed them that it would be a table "directly in front of the bulletin board displaying the Pledge of Allegiance and the African-American luminaries," the spokesperson said.

"The Behavior Analyst informed Mr. James the bulletin board directly behind his teaching area needed to be dedicated to state-required curricular materials he would need to engage this specific group of students in their daily learning and development activities, as they were seated at his teaching table with him. To be clear, due to the nature of this specific population of students, it is critical the instructional materials be within their line of sight during instruction, for the purposes of student focus and retention," the spokesperson said.


According to the spokesperson, when the behavior analyst asked James about removing the posters, he said, "Yes, do whatever needs to be done."

"At no time, in the presence of our employees, did Mr. James object. The posters were left in the classroom, for Mr. James to use as he so chose," the spokesperson said, adding that the behavior analyst observed that the bulletin board was "awesome" but that the "language and reading levels on the posters were too complex for this particular group of students."

In the statement sent to Newsweek, the spokesperson said that the school district has tried to contact James since his resignation to allow him to voice his concerns; however, they have not heard back.

"Had Mr. James objected at that time, or had he raised his concerns with school administration, we believe this situation could have been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties. The instructional materials could have been displayed appropriately, and Mr. James's display could simultaneously have been honored," the spokesperson said.

 

[Poon Goon]

None of it should be allowed. Politics should be treated like religion. You can discuss it, but any sort of overt influential symbolism that could effect how students behave and form their opinions around a teacher who has certain leanings, should not be allowed to be displayed in the classroom.

Yep, fuck history. It has zero place in our schools.

 

[MicroBrew]

None of it should be allowed. Politics should be treated like religion. You can discuss it, but any sort of overt influential symbolism that could effect how students behave and form their opinions around a teacher who has certain leanings, should not be allowed to be displayed in the classroom.

When I was in high-school, there were pictures of famous Americans, including presidents; no one had an issue with it.

 

[nostradumbass]

When I was in high-school, there were pictures of famous Americans, including presidents; no one had an issue with it.

So you'd be fine with teachers having their classrooms decked out with MAGA posters?

 

[HereticBD]

When I was in high-school, there were pictures of famous Americans, including presidents; no one had an issue with it.

Nobody had an issue with a whole lot of things in the past. My position is unchanged. It's not right to have political symbols in the classroom, that may influence how people think.

Even when I was in high school, you had a bunch of teachers who were about to go on strike over some shit, wearing their politics on their sleeve. That was wrong, and I called it out...which nabbed me a detention and phone call to my parents about "disruptive behavior". That's the point. It's all fun and games, until shit gets real. Then it becomes something else entirely. Leave that shit out of the classroom.

 

[Rematch]

They are President's so totally acceptable, Trump or Obama. Hell even Biden.
Any reason why the Martin Luther King Jr., Harriett Tubman, Colin Powell and George Washington Carver were also taken down. I doubt the teacher voted for any of them.

Well... Colin Powell... Being a bonafide war criminal and all...

 

[Crawler89]

According to the spokesperson for the district, this is not what happened at all. It was a behavioral specialist who visited the classroom, and because it was a very small class of elementary school kids with autism, the bulletin board right in front of the teaching area had to be stuff from the curriculum so the kids could focus, and that he could put his other posters somewhere else in the room where it wouldn't distract the autistic kids from the curriculum. The guy didn't even object to what they told him, he agreed to move it and then cried racism after.

You got Jussie'd again.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...ters-being-removed-from-classroom/ar-AA10zrD2

happy to be proven wrong and thats the case, just was like "wtf does who he voted for have to do with this"

 

[Rematch]

According to the spokesperson for the district, this is not what happened at all. It was a behavioral specialist who visited the classroom, and because it was a very small class of elementary school kids with autism, the bulletin board right in front of the teaching area had to be stuff from the curriculum so the kids could focus, and that he could put his other posters somewhere else in the room where it wouldn't distract the autistic kids from the curriculum. The guy didn't even object to what they told him, he agreed to move it and then cried racism after.

You got Jussie'd again.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...ters-being-removed-from-classroom/ar-AA10zrD2

 

[MicroBrew]

So you'd be fine with teachers having their classrooms decked out with MAGA posters?

MAGA posters like the Obama poster is political paraphernalia. How can you compare MAGA posters to a picture of a president?

 

[MicroBrew]

Nobody had an issue with a whole lot of things in the past. My position is unchanged. It's not right to have political symbols in the classroom, that may influence how people think.

Even when I was in high school, you had a bunch of teachers who were about to go on strike over some shit, wearing their politics on their sleeve. That was wrong, and I called it out...which nabbed me a detention and phone call to my parents about "disruptive behavior". That's the point. It's all fun and games, until shit gets real. Then it becomes something else entirely. Leave that shit out of the classroom.

Even now a days it shouldn't matter. History, civics, government, geography, the constitution is all taught in school. So why would it be wrong to have pictures on this subject matter?

I am just baffled and dumbfounded that anyone would have an issue with pictures of famous figures - who changed society in a big way - featured in a learning institution. So, kids can learn about MLK Jnr , Obama, Regan, FDR in books but not have their pictures on the wall???

 

[My Spot]

This joke isn't funny because driving a cart on the green really is a fucking asshole move.

 

[Deorum]

Seems totally asinine on the face of it. I can't think of any reason to remove pictures of important and beneficial historical figures from any classrooms. It's not like they were pica of Lenin or religious dudes. Dumb.

Lol at throwing a tantrum and quitting because they took down your Obama poster. Nobody's interested in your Obama posters, or a Trump cardboard cut out, and there's no reason the students should know who you vote for.

They are President's so totally acceptable, Trump or Obama. Hell even Biden.
Any reason why the Martin Luther King Jr., Harriett Tubman, Colin Powell and George Washington Carver were also taken down. I doubt the teacher voted for any of them.

Images that were removed from the bulletin board at O.J. Semmes Elementary School included depictions of Martin Luther King Jr., Harriett Tubman, Colin Powell and George Washington Carver, James said.

which one did he vote for again?

Fucking hell imagine being upset at successful black people.

And the reason?
the images as being "age inappropriate."

but Its amurica after all. Kids prolly got their first gun toy out of the womb but cant see successful black people

A) Quit your job because they made you remove a Obama poster

None of it should be allowed. Politics should be treated like religion. You can discuss it, but any sort of overt influential symbolism that could effect how students behave and form their opinions around a teacher who has certain leanings, should not be allowed to be displayed in the classroom.

MAGA posters like the Obama poster is political paraphernalia. How can you compare MAGA posters to a picture of a president?

The only political figure that deserves or should have a poster front and center across American classrooms is George Washington. He was the Commander-In-Chief of the Revolutionary army that won independence and presided over the Constitutional Convention when the country's principal founding document was established, so it's only fitting that he was the first and only President of the United States to have no formal affiliation to, nor representation of any political party. He knew they were fucking shithouse and the nation would've been wise to follow his example.

"However political parties may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion."

 

[Bargey]

That guys so desperate for virtue that he killed his career.

can one be a bigger loser?

 

[chardog]

Seems totally asinine on the face of it. I can't think of any reason to remove pictures of important and beneficial historical figures from any classrooms. It's not like they were pica of Lenin or religious dudes. Dumb.

well, there are no historical figures in my children's classrooms, their class work is about it



between the windows, doors, and chalkboard, is there really a bunch of space to have up posters?

 

[ElKarlo]

Probably way more to this story than what we're being told. Sounds asinine on its face so it's probably not true.

This. No way this is the real reason. If it is thee reason, then the law they made is dumb

 

[uppercutbus]

Yea I bet they put a noose on him as he ate subway at 2 am also

Quite funny if this is a fake news thread. Might be dumped or it might serve as a reminder.

 

[ElKarlo]

According to the spokesperson for the district, this is not what happened at all. It was a behavioral specialist who visited the classroom, and because it was a very small class of elementary school kids with autism, the bulletin board right in front of the teaching area had to be stuff from the curriculum so the kids could focus, and that he could put his other posters somewhere else in the room where it wouldn't distract the autistic kids from the curriculum. The guy didn't even object to what they told him, he agreed to move it and then cried racism after.

You got Jussie'd again.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...ters-being-removed-from-classroom/ar-AA10zrD2

lol figured as much. Wow. This is why we don’t believe incidents like this when first reported. Without details, it’s easy to spin this a certain way

 

[Two Crows]

Also no reason for students to know who the football coach prays to, but here we are. The coach threw his tantrum all the way to the Supreme Court.

Wow, that is incredibly disingenuous.

Coach Kennedy wanted to thank god for victory, not preach to the players.

He waited until after the game when the kids were free to leave if they wanted.

The school told him he was not allowed to do so.

I'm not even Christian, but imagine a school telling a high school coach he was not allowed to wear a yarmulke?