principal had initially threatened to punish the students by cancelling the school prom and senior trip, but by this evening had withdrawn those threats and was reconsidering the teacher’s suspension
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That’s great. I hope the teacher is back in class tomorrow. The kids did well.
School board meeting tonight - massive turnout of students and parents, many admitting it’s the first time they’ve bothered to come to a meeting but they’re concerned about school safety - principal and board members looking sheepish - explain that while teacher is on leave he is still getting paid - vague messages about personnel matters which must be resolved before he comes back to class - from some things I’ve heard it sounds as though they’re trying to say he has some sort of mental problem because he was questioning school safety measures - unless the administration can come up with some very clear and specific findings against him, they’re not going to get away with it.....