Posted on 02/23/2017 6:47:08 PM PST by markomalley
Posters put up by teachers in a few classrooms at Westminster High School were removed on Thursday when it was deemed that the teachers were taking a political stance.
A few teachers were involved in putting up posters in their rooms that had a negative view of President Donald Trump, Carroll County Public Schools spokeswoman Carey Gaddis said.
Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Stephen Johnson did not comment on the incident itself, but said it's school policy that while staff can discuss politics, they can't try to sway students. The goal is to get the kids to think, he added, not influence their decisions.
"Teachers are obviously to remain neutral," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at carrollcountytimes.com ...
Teachers be thinking: “Damn! Such lousy luck to be teaching here!”
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Check your privilege! Or you will get called out. This is Trump Country now.
Just preparing them for college indoctrination.
This is actually shocking to me since MD is one of the most leftist states in the country judging by the harsh anti-freedom laws there. Kudos to them if this is for real.
Carroll County is very conservative, not just by Maryland standards but by anyone’s standards. I’m pleased to see such reasonableness on the part of the school leadership, but I’m actually not hugely surprised.
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