Posted on 05/16/2018 4:43:17 AM PDT by simpson96
MARLIN, Texas (KWTX) The Marlin ISD’s Board of Managers voted 3-0 Tuesday evening to terminate the contract of Marlin High School teacher Claude Kelley, who was placed on administrative leave for alleged comments he made during state testing.
Superintendent Michael Seabolt said it was reported that right before an Algebra I course exam last week, Kelley said in front of teachers and students, that “there were only a couple smart enough to pass it, anyway.”
“You can think bad things about my kids, but I better never hear it,” Seabolt said.
“I took it pretty seriously.”
Following the results of an initial investigation by the principal, Seabolt said he called the school district’s attorney and put Kelley on paid leave immediately after he found out about the alleged conduct the next day.
"Based on that we sent him home on paid leave, and then we decided to go ahead and terminate him for cause," said Seabolt.
“It’s pretty disheartening."
Seabolt said the comments violated the ethical conduct section of the Texas Education Code and probably violated district policies as far as interactions with the students.
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yup, it's more important how they feel about the answers than what the answers are
He’s probably right. Algebra 1 in high school? Most kids here took Geometry or Algebra 2 as freshmen. Some even took Precalc.
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