Posted on 07/29/2022 9:48:20 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
The Allentown PA school board voted unanimously Thursday night to fire a Raub Middle School teacher who was suspended after posting pictures of himself on social media at Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House on January 6, 2021.
Jason Moorehead was suspended the next day, pending an investigation into his conduct. Moorehead, who had been a social studies teacher with the school district for 18 years, said he attended the rally to hear speeches but did not participate in any riots or violence.
Allentown school district solicitor John Freund said Moorehead was asked to return to work in September 2021 but refused, so the school board had no choice but to fire him.
Moorehead, addressing the school board at Thursday’s meeting, said he never wanted to leave his job but it was unsafe for him to return. He said the school district publicly accused him of being an “active participant” in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, even though he was not a part of any violence.
“I am being fired for refusing to come to a place that I was unsafe, a situation that you guys created,” Moorehead said. “You’ve destroyed my career, my character, my life, my marriage. I might lose my house, all because some of you did not like my political conservative views.”
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violation of civil rights . . . 1st amendment????
Unless he can show real possibility of personal physical harm he should have returned to work.
He has rights ......He should sue them bigtime!!
Sue the school board members individually and the entire school district. What part of free speech don’t they understand. This is what happens when leftists compel speech. I bet they push all that gender and pronoun crap and require students and teachers to comply via a signed code of conduct.
You canT fight by running away, I mean unless you are Barack Obama leading from the rear or something. That’s not how real conservatives fight.
He wasn’t fired for attending a Trump rally, he was fired for not coming back to work. Pretty much everywhere not showing up for work will get you fired.
Our Banana Republic is now in full flower.
Sue their Communist asses.
I don’t think we’re in America anymore Toto. The students are sent out to protest “gentle giants” not being able to breath or feminists not being able to kill their babies but a teacher is fired for going out to protest a stolen election. Come on America! Get your heads out of your ...... If you’re being influenced by the far left extremist demonrat influencers in the “media”, please don’t destroy the country by taking their advice as to who to vote for.
“Unless he can show real possibility of personal physical harm he should have returned to work.”
Agreed.
Communists are not real big on free speech.
School Board is setting themselves up for a massive lawsuit.
absofuckinglutely. no question about it.
Did he go on school time? Did he wear attire indicating where he taught? Then again, biden way or highway if you’re a teacher.
Allentown. It my memory serves me, that is the closest dump to IGMAR.
I just consulted the map. That dump was Harrisburg.
*Ping
There were thousands of people encircled with no way out except moving forward. If an idiot can figure that out.
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