'Teacher of the Year' suspended for calling gay marriage a 'cesspool' on his Facebook page

Daily Mail ^ | August 18, 2011 | Thomas Durante

[isthisnickcool]

This guy needs a good lawyer, or maybe just an OK one. Hell, even a poor lawyer could gut the school district.

[GenXteacher]

I hope he sues, and I hope he breaks the back of the budget of his system.

[lephantom]

Same here Mr Buell. Many MANY people feel the same.

[lephantom]

“Despite arguing that he made the comments on his own time and on his personal computer, the district has drawn up a policy on how teachers should approach social networking.”

IT’S CALLED FREE SPEECH.

[diamond6]

Well he’s right!!

[Red6]

No one should be able to get a job unless they sign a sworn statement that they like gays. That would be fair, open minded and in accordance to the first amendment. /sarc

[vicar7]

Wow he is still my Teacher Of The Year here in Mount Dora probably should watch his posts though. God forbid you tell the truth.

[Doomonyou]

Gee, maybe he should call the ACLU.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Repent, Recant and Repent Mr. Buell. You have grievously sinnned.

[EDINVA]

Let him sue and use the $ to start his own school with his own philosophy driving it. It’s sad, tho, for the kids in the public school who benefited from his teaching gifts.

[stevio]

I agree. I hope he sues and not just to get his job back. Make them hurt financially.

[Krankor]

It’s a public school so, unless he threatened someone, there’s absolutely no way they can punish him for something he said or wrote on his own time. This isn’t Canada.

[Mr. K]

THOU SHALT NOT HAVE IMPURE THOUGHTS AGAINST THE LIBERAL AGENDA

Not even in private on your own time

[a fool in paradise]

Moral Absolutes ping

[cherry]

I often think that given the freedom most govt employees would be die hard conservatives and patriots .....

[Terry Mross]

What we must see here is a government agency is denying this man his right of free speech. FB is a privately owned entity.

But he should have known better. One of the reasons I cancelled by FB page. Someone is always watching.

[WorkingClassFilth]

Bingo! This is exactly the tactic that needs to be brought to bear on entrenched leftist bureaucracies like education. Sue them like there was no tomorrow - open with $100 million in damages, suffering and lost wages. If you win, pay off your house and make some worthy charities happy.

[Venturer]

People really need to stay off facebook.

Of course this man has the right to state his opinion, but it sure did complicte his life. Facebook has been complicating too many lives. Stay off it for your own good.