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Re: Tina
Posted by You assume "We're all educated intelligent people" on 5/15/08
On 5/15/08, more perspective wrote:
> 1. Assuming the OP was honest and forthright, there were no charges pressed,
> therefore no threat of any conviction of a crime. I find it hard to believe
> that a prosecuting attorney would take this case. I'm not defending what was
> said, but I am defending a young teacher's right to learn from this blunder
> and keep their job. If there have never been any similar incidents, then I
> don't see how this shows a pattern of aggressiveness.
>
> 2. Some of you obviously don't understand free speech. It does allow us to
> express our opinions without being arrested. Since the school district is an
> agent of state and local government, it does arguably fall under the guise of
> censoring free speech if it terminates employees for their own private words,
> especially off of school grounds.
>
> This is where I have such a problem with immorality dismissals. We're all
> educated, intelligent people. Even we can't agree on what's moral, I mean
> just take a look at this thread. There have been responses arguing that this
> has to be a joke due to the absurdity of a firing over what was said, all the
> way to those who have posted that the OP is just short of a scumbag who never
> deserves to work with kids again.
>
> How do you define "immorality" or conduct unbecoming of a teacher, and who
> should get to make that decision when someone's career is at stake? Just
> because some of you disagree with my opinion doesn't mean that your right, nor
> does it mean that I am. Even the appeals courts have widely disagreed over
> this broad topic.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/10/08, by questioning.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/10/08, by No, you are not.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/10/08, by it makes perfect sense.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/10/08, by Missed it... what did you do? nfm.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/10/08, by Lisa.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/10/08, by questioning.
- Re: I'm not surprised at all, 5/10/08, by If you look at it from their point of view.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/11/08, by Lisa.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/12/08, by justcommonsense.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/12/08, by Lisa.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/12/08, by liar, liar...
- Re: to liar, liar, 5/12/08, by yes, someone could call the police.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/14/08, by Tina.
- Re: Tina, 5/14/08, by another perspective.
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 5/14/08, by Teacherguy.
- Re: This OP didn't just reprimand a child. He threatened to, 5/14/08, by break the child's neck. There is a BIG difference. more.
- Re: This OP didn't just reprimand a child. He threatened to, 5/14/08, by Bob/VA.
- Re: Tina, 5/14/08, by Tina.
- Re: Tina, 5/14/08, by yet more prespective.
- Re: Tina..."free speech????", 5/14/08, by Oh Brother!.
- Re: Tina, 5/14/08, by Tina.
- Re: Tina, 5/15/08, by more perspective.
- Re: perspectives, 5/15/08, by mike.
- Re: Tina, 5/15/08, by You assume "We're all educated intelligent people".
- Re: Update: Am I fit to teach?, 6/11/08, by jd.
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