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"Yes, I don't think she was really concerned about the children. It sounded like she was overly concerned with herself, IMHO."

"No public school teacher should be required to teach a belief, or custom, or religion that he or she believes to be false, or be required to pass those purported falsehoods onto impressionable children, without the right to state a disclaimer."

Sounds like caring about them a great deal."

It's a poem, and I'm sure there are other literary works that "offend" her. Perhaps she'll suggest burning them next time. This teacher had/has NO sense of boundaries. She overstepped the line of her authority (in addition to just being wacked). Like others said, the parents are the ones to tell kids that there is or is not a Santa. And, if this teacher was somewhat sane, she would have brought the matter and her concerns up to her supervisor and like has been pointed out numerous times,
1. Not read the poem
2. Got another class assignment
3. Quit and gone home, realizing she didn't have the sensitivity or temperament to teach children

Instead of making a class full of six year olds cry. I like option number 3. :o)