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Jay Bennish Reinstated without Visible Penalty
newsbusters.org ^ | March 11, 2006 | Tom Blumer

Posted on 03/13/2006 2:39:13 PM PST by the anti-liberal

School District to Taxpayers and Parents: Up Yours ..... and the Homeschooling Movement Gets a Yet Another Shot in the Arm: Here is yet another reason for parents to homeschool their children if at all possible (By the way, the story is hopelessly slanted -- The lecture was objectively biased; plus, the primary issue here is teaching the subject matter, and secondarily the political indoctrination Jay Bennish engaged in while not doing his job):

Bennish to teach again

Punishment not revealed; teacher returns Monday

An Aurora social studies teacher accused of giving a biased lecture that sparked national debate over academic freedom was reinstated Friday after assuring administrators he would give balanced viewpoints in all classroom discussions.

Jay Bennish will return Monday to his teaching duties at Overland High School, less than two weeks after Cherry Creek School District administrators placed the 28-year-old on paid administrative leave.

Speaking after a meeting with administrators Friday, Bennish said that he was "excited to be back in the classroom" and that he would continue to use his job as a way to "encourage democratic values in our society" and to "promote social justice, just as I have always attempted to do."

"I continue trying to improve myself as a teacher," he said, adding he would still seek to make his students "think critically."

Disciplinary action was taken against the teacher, though Superintendent onte Moses declined to provide details. Bennish did not lose any of his salary, his attorney said.

In his lecture during a geography class last month - which student Sean Allen recorded and then made public - Bennish compared President Bush to Adolf Hitler, criticized U.S. foreign policy and said capitalism is "at odds with human rights."

The message to indoctrinating teachers is, "Indoctrinate to your heart's content. When you get caught, you'll get a slap on the wrist (you might even become famous), and then you'll have to 'be good' for a few years. After a while, you can resume your regular habits of indoctrination. Rinse and repeat as necessary until retirement."

The message to taxpayers and parents who expect their kids to be taught the classroom subject matter instead of having them subjected to political rants: "Up yours. You can't touch us."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bennish; cherrycreek; communist; geography; highschool; indoctrination; jaybennish; left; liberal; loony; loonyleft; overland; rants; schooldistrict; socialists
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From a couple of days ago but didn't see it in a search, so here it is.

Will anything come of this? Apparently not.

1 posted on 03/13/2006 2:39:20 PM PST by the anti-liberal
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To: the anti-liberal

At least he got a hair-cut, huh?


2 posted on 03/13/2006 2:40:25 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: the anti-liberal

The lack of 'visible penalty' doesn't mean there wasn't a penalty and we shouldn't assume there wasn't one.. From an HR perspective, if any disciplinary action was done correctly, no one will know other than those directly involved.


3 posted on 03/13/2006 2:41:48 PM PST by mnehring (http://abaraxas.blogspot.com/.)
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To: the anti-liberal
sparked national debate

Wow, where have *I* been during this national debate? Seemed like something the left HOPED would spark a national debate, but didn't.

4 posted on 03/13/2006 2:42:17 PM PST by Darkwolf377 (No respect for conservatives? That's free speech. No respect for liberals? That's hate speech.)
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To: the anti-liberal
In my fantasy world, Bennish would return to the classroom to see every student with a big tape recorder on his desk.

At least Sean Allen won't have to suffer him any more. I understand he'll be transferring to a different (hopefully private) school.

5 posted on 03/13/2006 2:42:28 PM PST by American Quilter
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Just heard the kid and his dad on the Hannity radio show.

The kid is leaving either the class or the school. The dad is surprised (!) that the school officials and Bennish violated what he thought was an understanding that neither side would keep talking about this in the media. Both dad and kid said they made it clear all along that they didn't want Bennish fired.

Until our people wake up and smell the coffee, and then grow some ballz, we will keep getting bent over.

Pathetic.


6 posted on 03/13/2006 2:42:49 PM PST by California Patriot ("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws.")
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To: mnehrling

I believe the teacher said he would continue to teach in the same way he always has. Who cares if there was some little "penalty," if it has no effect?


7 posted on 03/13/2006 2:43:48 PM PST by California Patriot ("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws.")
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To: American Quilter

One of them 'alternative' schools no doubt. What school would knowing hire him now? Hmm, well, nevermind...


8 posted on 03/13/2006 2:44:33 PM PST by the anti-liberal (Hey, Al Qaeda: Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent)
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To: American Quilter

Your idea is on track, Quilter. Somehow, we never seem to get it together. The other kids in the class, and their parents, probably just wish this had never happened.


9 posted on 03/13/2006 2:45:00 PM PST by California Patriot ("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws.")
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To: the anti-liberal

c'mon people...can't you see....this....is.......

BUSH'S FAULT!!!!!


10 posted on 03/13/2006 2:46:46 PM PST by scottdeus12 (Liberals are like festering cysts. They must be lanced, drained, and removed.)
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To: California Patriot
I hope conservative and sane minded people in this district will begin to pull their kids out, transfer them, or homeschool them.

For every cause there's an effect, we'll see what that is soon enough.

11 posted on 03/13/2006 2:46:55 PM PST by the anti-liberal (Hey, Al Qaeda: Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent)
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To: scottdeus12
Congrats, you get the prize for the first mention.

Need a pic for this...

12 posted on 03/13/2006 2:48:12 PM PST by the anti-liberal (Hey, Al Qaeda: Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent)
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To: the anti-liberal

And next time Liberals claim that our kids are not being indoctrinated in public schools...


13 posted on 03/13/2006 2:48:13 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345

It's only indoctrination if they're not the ones doing it, don't cha know...


14 posted on 03/13/2006 2:50:01 PM PST by the anti-liberal (Hey, Al Qaeda: Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent)
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To: the anti-liberal

"Congrats, you get the prize for the first mention"

Congrats to you...I've been saying this all day and YOU were the first one to give me a prize.

Now I feel redeemed.

Thanks.


15 posted on 03/13/2006 2:50:09 PM PST by scottdeus12 (Liberals are like festering cysts. They must be lanced, drained, and removed.)
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To: mnehrling
The lack of 'visible penalty' doesn't mean there wasn't a penalty and we shouldn't assume there wasn't one.. From an HR perspective, if any disciplinary action was done correctly, no one will know other than those directly involved.

Exactly.

16 posted on 03/13/2006 2:50:16 PM PST by Amelia (Education exists to overcome ignorance, not validate it.)
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To: dhs12345

... We will have another good counter-argument. All credit to Sean and his family for publicizing this. But I'd like to see an incident where a family doesn't let it die. This one will die.


17 posted on 03/13/2006 2:50:49 PM PST by California Patriot ("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws.")
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To: dhs12345

Wanna bet that kid will have a black mark on his school record so that if he tries to go to a big university, he'll be earmarked as a "troublemaker" before he ever sets foot on campus. Of course, that is if he's accepted!~


18 posted on 03/13/2006 2:50:52 PM PST by princess leah
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To: the anti-liberal

Where you live in OR?


19 posted on 03/13/2006 2:51:35 PM PST by scottdeus12 (Liberals are like festering cysts. They must be lanced, drained, and removed.)
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To: the anti-liberal

20 posted on 03/13/2006 2:52:06 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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