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Teacher to be fired for pressing beliefs
John Freshwater discussed his creationism beliefs, disregarded evolution and failed to follow the standard curriculum while teaching eighth-grade science at Mount Vernon Middle School, board officials said.
An investigation revealed he continued teaching his beliefs even after he was ordered to stop, the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch reported Saturday.
The investigation found Freshwater said homosexuals are sinners and branded crosses into some students' arms, the board said.
Freshwater's attorney, R. Kelly Hamilton, said his client's rights to practice religion were infringed and he plans to call for a hearing with the school board to fight the dismissal.
Hamilton said the allegations are "fabrications created by a couple of students … Not a single child has ever been harmed."
Copyright 2008 by United Press International.
This news arrived on: 06/23/2008
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06-28-2008 02:57
Storm wrote:
You know, I read the first story about this teacher just the other day, and most of the commenters were saying things like religious right or not, he was still in the wrong considering he broke school policy after repeated warnings. Now here's this updated story, and with it the mention that one of the teacher's messages was against homosexuality. Now everyone's on his side. Hypocrites.
He has every right to believe this way. However, if he wants to teach children about religion, he should go be a Sunday school teacher, NOT a public school teacher. The fact remains that he deliberately went against school curriculum. This is yet another example of people using religion as an EXCUSE to exempt themselves from rules. Grow. Up.
He has every right to believe this way. However, if he wants to teach children about religion, he should go be a Sunday school teacher, NOT a public school teacher. The fact remains that he deliberately went against school curriculum. This is yet another example of people using religion as an EXCUSE to exempt themselves from rules. Grow. Up.
06-24-2008 20:25
normajun wrote:
firing for right teaching
Teachers are supposed to teach what is right, and true.He is doing it right.it's the school that must be taught the truth and right things .Teaching false things is violating the natural law.Sodom and Gomorrah burned to ashes because of immoral acts committed by the residents of those two cities, despite repeated warnings to repent.Are we going to let our youth suffer the same fate, because of the scandal of too much immorality in our present society, like same sex marriages, homosexuality, etc.We are all created for good, by a holy spirit-GOD, who created the science of birth, or procreation.Who can claim they created heaven and earth?ONLY GOD!GOD OWNS US.We have to obey His laws.Read the bible.
06-24-2008 09:56
PRINCE SOLOMON wrote:
If He Never...
If he never enforced, but pressed on belief- why firing him? He is merely expressing his personal view on creation.
06-23-2008 16:26
Lyle G wrote:
Yes, ...
...There are pictures of the burned crosses
06-23-2008 15:25
Shiloh wrote:
We have all sorts of teachers promoting evolution. They should be fired, too. After all evolution is a religion, too, that of secular humanism.
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