College suspends professor for allegedly attempting to force students to vote for Obama

campusreform.org ^ | Sept. 17, 2012 | Oliver Darcy

[Free ThinkerNY]

A college professor has been placed on leave after she allegedly forced her class to sign a pledge to vote for President Obama in the upcoming elections.

Early last week Professor Sharon Sweet at Brevard Community College (BCC) allegedly told students to sign a pledge that reads: “I pledge to vote for President Obama and Democrats up and down the ticket.”

The pledge was printed off of GottaVote.org, a website funded by the Obama campaign.

University administrators said they learned about the incident late Thursday afternoon and launched an investigation, after they received a phone call from a concerned parent.

“Based on the allegations, Associate Professor Sweet has requested, and been granted, a leave of absence without pay effective immediately,” reads a statement put out by John Glisch, Associate Vice President for Communications at BCC.

[JRandomFreeper]

Sweet!

/johnny

[elkfersupper]

Theatre.

Nothing will happen to that crazy you-know-what.

[RummyChick]

[Traveler59]

What, no screams of racism? (/sarc)

[laconic]

Isn’t such a “pledge” a requirement for employment as a “journalist” at the major tv “news” networks? She can sub for Andrea Mitchell and she’s probably younger and (undoubtedly, since it wouldn’t take much) better looking. There would be no difference in the “news” contenct.

[Billthedrill]

This country is all about freedom - the freedom to vote any way your betters tell you to. Or else.

[no-to-illegals]

There will be visitors coming to the college to reeducate the college administration who made this decision. It is the Chicago way. Run college administration, RUN! Run for office, and really tick ‘em off.

[3D-JOY]

I live in Brevard and called today...

“We have nothing to say on the matter”...click!

Guess they got a lot of calls!

[fuzzthatwuz]

Good news! I read about this issue yesterday on FR. I sincerely doubt that the college responded to a “concerned parent”. More likely an avalanche of e- mails from all over the country.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Bad rating on RateMyProfessors.com.

[no-to-illegals]

Meanwhile the teacher in Salisbury, N.C. IIRC is back at work with the young. You'll go to jail for speaking ill of zer0, younin'! You'll be arrested! the teacher told the young man.

[Nifster]

fire her for hate speech

[Captain7seas]

She also broke the law, F.S. 110

[RetiredTexasVet]

Sort of makes you wonder about the character and spine (or lack thereof) of any student that would actually sign the pledge!!!!!!

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

Early last week Professor Sharon Sweet at Brevard Community College (BCC)...University administrators said they learned about the incident late Thursday...

Is it a Community College or a University?

[Calusa]

Section 104.31, of Title IX in chapter 104, states that “no officer or employee of the state... shall... use his or her official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or nomination of officer or influencing another person’s vote or affecting the result thereof.”

Her big mistake was leaving paper trail otherwise:

1. Electioneer students who look up to your position as a teacher.

2. 'Encourage' foreign born employees whose check you sign to seek citizenship and vote for Obama.

3. Just be cool and don't get caught with your hands in the cookie jar.

[machogirl]

She’s a Union officer.
Part of their mission statement, “....
Taking appropriate political action that will promote passage of progressive legislation to improve the economic and educational condition of society....”

http://www.uff-brevard.org/about.shtml

[Revolting cat!]

Not this Sharon Swedet opera singer ? (Not Oprah, silly!)

[Revolting cat!]

Not this Sharon Sweet opera singer ? (Not Oprah, silly!)