Will I make it to retirement? Sometimes I wonder if it will be worth it.
I came across a story about a teacher being fired for showing the Confederate flag in his classroom. It wasn’t a case of waving it, singing Dixie and demanding secession. It’s not like he was from California demanding to be set free from the nation. Oh, wait. I think he was in California, oh well.
No. He was teaching a unit on the Civil War and on one wall he had a presentation that included the Stars and Bars. On the other he had the Stars and Stripes. Evidently this is a sign of hate and racism in his school district. I played a newscast for one of my classes and we had a good discussion. It always amazes me that children who have not been brainwashed by political correctness can often see the issues more clearly than the adults doing the washing.
When I got home that evening I began wondering about my walls and the next day when I went to class, sure enough, there was a confederate flag on the wall. It was right next to a picture of Robert E. Lee. I guess that makes me a hate monger. The only problem is that the pictures were on a poster drawn by a student for a class presentation. I am going to leave it up. Maybe it will get me put on administrative leave. Maybe I can retire early. That should give me the chance to play more golf until my lawsuit cleans out the coffers of the district.
I hope the guy sues and I hope he gets a jury full of people from Georgia.
homo unius libri
I'm getting a tad concerned about the whole concept of free speech and sharing of ideas & perspectives these days.
ReplyDeleteI think you mean TAD.
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LOL - I hope he does, too!
ReplyDeleteIf he wins then under common law I would be able to sue on the same grounds because there was precedent.
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