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Posted on 09/28/2001 8:29:54 PM PDT by Swordmaker
Posted: 2:33 p.m. PDT September 25, 2001
Updated: 7:32 a.m. PDT September 28, 2001
SACRAMENTO -- A sixth-grade teacher has been put on administrative leave from a Del Paso Heights school for allegedly burning part of an American flag in a classroom one week after the recent terrorist attacks.
And on Thursday, state and county officials confirmed that the teacher, Kory Clift, did not have the proper credentials to be teaching.
Clift said in a written statement, however, that he did not burn the flag and that his "classroom lesson" about the flag was taken out of context.
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Clift is accused of burning the corner of a flag with a lighter, school district superintendent Carl Mack Jr. said.
School principal, Steve Skiffington said that Clift told his students to keep the alleged flag burning incident a secret.
"The United States was referred to as United snakes. A teacher told your children, 'If anyone asks what we do in this class, don't tell them what we do,'" Skiffington said.
Skiffington said that he does not want Clift to return to the school.
District officials made a decision on the teacher's fate Tuesday night, but, per district policy, the results were not made available.
"Generally, in my past history, the steps have ranged from any disciplinary action that I feel is appropriate all the way to termination," Mack said.
Clift, a second-year teacher, also allegedly said some "inflammatory" statements, according to Mack, including, "I can't burn it all because it's illegal."
In a letter given to KCRA 3, Clift said, "The intention of my classroom lesson concerning our American flag has been taken out of context. I did not burn our American flag ... I am not a Muslim nor do I support Osama bin Laden, terrorism or any other act of violence. We should not rush to judgement ... I do apologize for the misperceptions of inappropriate behavior taken out of context ... I respect America and believe in democracy."
Clift was disciplined previously by the district for locking a student in a closet as punishment, KCRA 3 reported.
Clift has been put on administrative leave with pay pending the decision by the district, Mack said.
"This flag has been up on everybody's car, their house, to represent patriotism," parent Sonny Tupuanay said. "For (him) to do this ... I don't know."
About 30 students witnessed the alleged burning, officials said, but most didn't report the incident because they like the teacher.
Clift has reportedly left the area because of death threats.
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He is an unqualified, secretive, propagandist brainwashing our children.
How many other idiots like Clift are there out in the public school system? The decay of the public school system probably answers the last question. The SAT test had to be re-designed (dumbed down) because the precipitous drop in SAT scores in the last 20 years was too embarrassing to the public school system.
The above is from a yahoo search. Article no longer available.
http://av.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=Kory+Clift&hq=site:www.sacobserver.com
Went to sacobserver.com website and they have a picture of this loser with a banner, Observer exclusive.
http://www.sacobserver.com/
Looks like they changed their opinion real quick.
Must be related to Eleanor Clift.
Well, imagine that!
Recent Sacramento State graduate Kory Clift is committed to making sure African American culture is preserved and respected.
Clift, 24, teaches sixth grade students at North Avenue Elementary School within the Del Paso Heights School District.
"Children are being miseducated. They're not being taught how their culture played an important part in forming America," he asserted.
"The best thing on the Earth is Black beauty. From light yellow to blue Black ... our noses, our lips, the way we walk, the way we carry our bodies is beautiful. Our beauty is powerful," Clift proudly stated.
Some don't view Clift's choice of hair styles as powerful-in fact they see it as anything but.
"It comes with the territory," he said of his long locks. In the classroom, Clift uses his dreadlocks as an educational tool.
"It's like the story of Sampson. I tell them I am powerful and my hair is beautiful," he stated.
To Clift, women with natural hair and athletic builds are attractive.
"I define sexy as nicely shaped hips and thighs ... a soft voice," he shared.
This piece of human crap taught 6th graders. Unbelievable.
If this is the average response of the parents of these children, all I can say is, YOU'D DAMN WELL BETTER FIGURE IT OUT!
"I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THE MISPERCEPTIONS OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOIR TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT.
Kory Clift
ROFLOL!!!
"I LOVE BEING A TEACHER. I WANT MY JOB SO BAD."
Kory Clift
Why anyone sends their kids to public school..(sigh)
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