Posted on 08/20/2010 1:22:15 PM PDT by ThreeYearLurker
Beaverton middle school teacher Jason Levin, who founded the now notorious "Crash the Tea Party" website, is no longer a teacher.
Jason Levin Levin resigned Wednesday in lieu of termination, said Beaverton School District Legal Counsel Camellia Osterink.
District officials would not say why Levin was facing dismissal, but that it followed an internal investigation into his use of public resources and time spent at school.
"There was some question whether that conduct occurred during the work day," Osterink said of Levin's work on the website.
Reached today, Levin said, "My attorney has advised me not to comment."
His attorney, Adam Arms of Portland, could not be immediately reached.
Levin, a media lab technology teacher at Conestoga Middle School, drew international attention last spring after creating crashtheteaparty.org. The now defunct site had said it was part of a national movement to "dismantle and demolish the tea party by any nonviolent means necessary."
The site encouraged people to infiltrate the tea party, then misspell protest signs, make wild claims during interviews and perform other public actions that would damage the public's opinion of the tea party.
Hundreds of e-mails and calls streamed into the district in April from as far away as Chile, some calling for Levin's removal and questioning his fitness to teach. District spokeswoman Maureen Wheeler said at the time that Levin's political views were not part of the investigation.
District officials placed Levin on paid administrative leave in mid-April but returned him to the classroom about two weeks later after determining he was not a threat to students, said Sue Robertson, chief human resources officer.
But the investigation continued and concluded the week before school let out for the summer with a recommendation to dismiss Levin, Robertson said. He was placed on paid administrative leave for the final week of classes.
The school board planned to consider his dismissal on Wednesday when they received word that he had resigned. Levin, who has a master's degree in instructional technology education, had just finished his third year with the district.
It's not over for Levin yet. The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, which oversees teacher licensing, is continuing its investigation into possible neglect of duty, said Melody Hanson, director of professional practices.
Despite his resignation, the agency can revoke or suspend his license, issue a public reprimand or keep him from reapplying for a license in the future.
Ditto....I post of several sites...all using a different nick...thus when they try and trail me...they get squat...
Others though... leave a trail on the net you can see from space...
I hate to say it but if he ends up going to prison his lifestyle in the prison is likely not going to be much different than his lifestyle out of prison.
Jason Levin izadick.
Jason Is-a-dick!
What a name! Rings true.
His union will get him his job back. That’s why unions exist. So losers can keep their jobs.
“Probably wanted a smaller class, anyway”.
...LOL!
I do leave an intentional trail between here and Harmony-central. ;)
You know, you’ve gotta have looks to get away with something like this.
No wonder he’s being busted. LOL
Too smart by half there fella. How’s that workin’ out for ya?
The racist little democrat will hopefully have more bad karma coming his way.
He looks like the “hide the decline” dude
FWIW, some media lab/computer lab technology courses are pretty good. Kids can really develop a lot of expertise, with equipment that is up-to-date, and with a teacher who is serious about the curriculum.
This is the very person you WOULDN'T WANT teaching a course like that, since he's encouraging kids to manipulate things to their own advantage.
But yes, I think they do run the projectors!
It is actually 1/3 of an elective class. If you are in Middle School, you can either take Band or “Wheel”, which is a combo of Art, Music, and Media. Essentially Media is making slideshows, web animation, and photoshop stuff. My sons are in middle school in this district in a different school. Thank God they are in band.
FReeper Chode, please pick up the nearest courtesy phone...
Self-ping, thanks ThreeYearLurker.
He’ll turn up again...probably as a new host on CNN.
Great minds...
(shoulda read the replies first.)
I hope he finds a nice door stoop down on Burnside.
Best news of the week.
NOTE TO INSANE, HATE-FILLED LIBERAL DEMOCRATS:
Don’t use your Government-owned Computer for Politicking, on government time, post what you are going to do on DAILY KOS, and get caught!!!
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