"Talk about cutting your nose to spite your face."
Maybe it is about standing up for what she believes to be true, in the face of unpopular opinion.
I think if it was truly about that. "She" would have stood up to the school board and/or the parents. "She" would not have put the young kids in the middle of the battlefield.
If "she" is truly trying to stand up for "her" principles, she should simply refuse to cover the subject material at all, instead of imposing "her" sense of morality on the kids, trumping the will of their parents.
"She" is self-deluded scum, in my humble opinion. No undue offense to "her". ...and so is Mr. Martin.
I'll be responsible for deciding how and when to teach my child about truth, thank you very much.
You're kidding, right?
I dare say my faith is as strong, if not stronger than hers, and yet I can make the distinction of the true meaning of Christmas, and that of Santa Claus.
That being said, I continue to teach about Santa to my students. The benovolent jolly old elf brings shares the joy of giving during this Christmas season. To say this teacher stood up for what she believes in, defies common sense, and a respect for the opinions of others.
What right does she have to impose her opinions over that of the children's parents?
You've missed the boat here in respecting the culture of others.
Is she's offended at the thought of Santa, then she should keep it to herself, and not display her actions in a public school.
Maybe it is merely a shallow person being mean to little kids to make herself feel justified in her own bitterness.
Conservtrix - you are a d$ck. She had no business foisting her beliefs onto other parents' children. She is actually as guilty, if not more, as what she professes to stand for. Give up the defense of this witch that intentionally tried to ruin the kids' belief in Santa. There was no other motivation.
Oh come on! Nobody believes that tripe.
Here, I'll correctly re-state it:
Maybe it is about cramming down kids throats she believes to be true, in the face of unpopular opinion.
Or maybe she's just a demented hag who hates innocence and children.
How brave she is using six-year olds to make her point. This teacher is only one of many like her in this new age of narcissism. Increasingly, we are subjected to the haughtiness of pathetic individuals who have not been raised in an atmosphere which teaches manners, grace, respect, timing. Of individuals who so crave attention for themselves and their own ideas that they do not care who they hurt or run over in the process.
I pity her and all those who think like her.