Posted on 02/20/2009 9:33:15 AM PST by bs9021
Same To You Buddy
by: Bethany Stotts, February 20, 2009
“Ask God what your grade is.” These are among the words found on a teacher evaluation form stuffed in Jonathan Lopez’ backpack last November following his in-class presentation on God and miracles. Lopez filed a lawsuit against Professor John Matteson and other Los Angeles City College administrators in the Central District Court of California on February 11, including a scanned copy of the evaluation form, which also stated that “prostyelitizing [sic] is inappropriate to public school.”
In the suit, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), which is defending the student, argues that actions by LACC officials have “chilled Mr. Lopez’ speech, damaged his reputation, and irreparably injured his constitutional rights to free speech and equal protection of law,” not only as a result of Professor Matteson’s actions, but by the continued enforcement of the school’s sexual harassment speech restrictions. The ADF submitted a series of complaints against Matteson, alleging that
• Matteson called Lopez a “fascist b---d” after the student described marriage as between a man and woman and read two Bible verses during his speech,
• the professor later threatened Lopez’ expulsion after reporting the incident to Dean of Academic Affairs Allison Jones, and
• Matteson continues to refuse to grade the assignment.
According to the LACC student code of conduct, “As members of the College community, students should be encouraged to develop the capacity for critical judgment; to engage in sustained and independent search for truth; and to exercise their rights to free inquiry and free speech in a responsible, nonviolent manner.”
This appeal to free inquiry and free speech apparently does not apply to those voicing traditional marriage viewpoints....
Educators are so political, because they have so LITTLE at stake.
Educators are so political, because they have so LITTLE at stake.
Sh!t like this just insults the crap out of me. I am a teacher who really teaches students the RIGHT way to think. So please refrain from lumping the good ones in with the a$$holes. Thanks
He should have told the prof that God gave him an A.
Just more reason I’m keeping an eye on the profs who are signing the support list for Ayers. I refuse to pay those profs’ salary and I will not have them influencing my child. I notice the site www.supportbillayers.org has taken down the list. I copied it down to around #2500, so does anyone have it past that? Anyone know of where to find more of the list?
Sure. As soon as the good ones and the a$$holes aren't all represented by the same union establishment bent on the destruction of Western Civilization, we'll get right on the task of differentiating them.
All you need to do is go to Google cache.
We are not all represented by the crap union NEA. Infact, their membership has been dropping over the years, at least in Missouri.
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