[river rat]

This semi-literate bozo proves that Public Schools have lowered standards and become nothing if not an indoctrination center for idiots, racists and Leftists....

Only in America or the madrasas of Pakistan could this racist clown be called a “teacher”...

Interesting that Obama refuses to support vouchers to parents in order to keep them captured in the indoctrination centers.

[SlapHappyPappy]

Nothing like a good stern talking to.

[TonyStark]

"an internal investigation of her conduct cleared the veteran educator of violating state law"

Whew! What a relief! I thought Afro-Leninists were endemic throughout the government school system and were systematically brainwashing young Americans into thinking that Marxist sleeper agents were the only acceptable choices for executive office! I sure am glad I was wrong.

[JulienBenda]

Maybe she needs to go through sensitivity training. /sarc

[zarodinu]

She received an angry letter... How very disconcerting for her. I guess they are using the UN technique on her. If she does it again they will have no choice but to resort to more drastic measures... maybe ANOTHER angry letter.

[al baby]

Diatha Harris

Al baby don't even go there

Wow that was close

nevermind

[pepperdog]

How disgusting! The woman should be fired and never allowed access to children again. This is how the ever so sensitive liberals operate, if they berate and intimidate a child it's for the child's own good. We just don't understand that the end always justifies the means, or in this case the methods.

[Spunky]

That teacher scares the cr*p out of me and I am no kid

Teacher Video

A radio station has her and some parents on to make excuses for her behavior.

Making excuses Video

[metmom]

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[MitchellC]

Slap-on-the-wrist ping.

Interesting news from freeper 45semi:

Yep...the city where I live, and my sister teaches school.

Sis said that the school board immeadiately sent out a letter to all the districts teachers saying that if anyone else did anything similar to this, they would be terminated. BUT the teacher who did say it got a slap-on-the-wrist because she is black, and the school board didnt want Sharpton and Jackson getting involved in it.

Also, at the end of this FO article:

School officials also are withholding information about possible discipline of another local teacher. Melissa Smith was accused of disparaging an Obama administration in front of her Mac Williams Middle School class after the election.

In a complaint to the school system, a parent quoted Smith as telling the pupils “don’t come crying to me” if the taxes paid by their parents go to “a 13-year-old girl for an abortion.”

Smith later apologized to her class after the complaint was made, according to the parent.

Hey, at least Melissa Smith told the truth and didn't repeat a fairy tail like "100 years of war."

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[redpoll]

Speaking as a teacher, let me express my embarressment about this person remaining at her desk. I’m sitting here thinking about what it takes to get fired at this job. Here’s a teacher who harasses a child to the point of tears about politics - and insults her parents, no less! - and even though I haven’t seen the entire clip, I’m almost certain that the lesson plan for the day didn’t list “discussion of presidential politics” at that moment in the school day.

My first teaching job came when I was 40 years old. Before that, I saw first-hand what it took to get fired. Here are some examples of some reasons to get fired:
- Didn’t attend a planned company meeting.
- Didn’t do the job I asked you to do.
- New owners, clean out your desk.
- Can’t spell well enough to write at the standards for the company.
- Smoked marijuana at some point during the previous four weeks.
- Questioned the genetic inheritance of a fellow employee.
- Annoyed a customer.
- Did half the job I asked you to do.
- Impolite.

The disturbing thing is that many of these items on my list have been done in my presence by teachers. I used to paraphrase that old Hollywood cliche that the only way I could get fired is if they found me with a dead girl or a live boy, but now I don’t even think that would be case, as long as the boy was 19 or the girl wasn’t a student.

Just another argument for school vouchers. Lord, may I see the day.

[Theodore R.]

Notice the school is “Mary McArthur”, not “Douglas MacArthur” as it might have once been.

[buccaneer81]

No different than Helen Jones-Kelley, (Ohio Director of Jobs & Family Services) who tried to dig up dirt on Joe the Plumber.

Black. Women.

[SunkenCiv]

The parents and the kid should file a civil rights complaint and get the bastard fired.

[nmh]

Why wasn’t she FIRED?

This is ridiculous!

[MrsLilac]

Nothing new. She’s just one who got caught. They all make me sick.