Posted on 01/10/2013 2:09:02 PM PST by george76
Scott Compton, a South Carolina high school teacher, is facing possible dismissal by his school board for stomping on an American flag in three of his classes last month.
Compton, who teaches honors English at Chapin High School, has been with the school for seven years, but the tenure of his job is now in question as the Lexington-Richland 5 school board will decide whether or not to dismiss the teacher for his actions.
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"He drew a couple of symbols, like one of them was a cross, and he said, 'What does this represent?' and everybody said, 'Christianity,'" said Copeland.
"Then he proceeds to take down the American flag, and said, 'This is a symbol, but it's only a piece of cloth. It doesn't mean anything,' and then he throws it down on the floor and then stomps on it, repeatedly."
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The future of Compton's teaching career is now in the hands of the school board.
"The superintendent thought the best course of action for Compton is termination," Bounds told ABC News. "But the case has to go to the local board and they will ultimately decide whether or not to support the superintendent's decision."
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Has Mr. Obama’s education department made him “bitter clinger homeschool eradication czar” or some such yet?
He’ll end up with a show on MSNBC.
Maybe he thought it was Weasel Stomping Day!
For that matter, remember during the Reagan and Bush41 years, it seemed like the back of every battered and dented up VW Beetle and Volvo had a “Question Authority” bumper sticker? Gee, I wonder why you don’t see them anymore?
1) They're not logically consistent (big surprise, there) and despite their iconoclastic beliefs, they know perfectly well what is meant when someone treats the queer'an with contempt.
2) A mohammedan view of the queer'an goes beyond it being a mere symbol; not only is it (in their view) the words of their deity, in some ways it IS (or at least is permeated by) their deity. To them, it is both a symbol AND (to some extent) the thing symbolized.
3) Mohammedans go berserk at the drop of a hat. They don't really need an excuse to go off on a killing spree or start a riot ...
In leftist ameritopia, you don’t question authority. Authority questions you!
Does this moron not realize he’s teaching in South Carolina?
California, Vermont, metro New York - maybe; a school in a semi-rural region of South Carolina? No bloody way.
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He looks like a typical sneering liberal jerk.
This is South Carolina. He’ll be fired. We’re not a blue state, and he’s not black.
Actually if he worked at a private school he would have been fired that day. Public school teachers are almost impossible to fire.
Scott looks like a confirmed bachelor.
Why is it just “possible” discharge? What the hell’s wrong with the school system. Fire the bastard! Or is it a 500 page form ya’ gotta’ fill out to discipline a union teacher?
“Actually if he worked at a private school he would have been fired that day.”
If he worked at a private school they might have no problem with him doing it at all; depends on who owns the school.
Moron
Are you suggesting that he might be a pillow-biting, cigar smoking, twinkle toes? Huh?
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