For those who missed the story, here’s the report:
EXCERPT:
A teacher at a Rowan County school has been suspended after getting national attention for a YouTube video video that surfaced last week showing her yelling at her students, saying its wrong to criticize the president.
In the YouTube video, North Rowan High School teacher Tonya Dixon-Neely and her students were debating several political issues, including a discussion about President Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
The video, which was uploaded on May 14, had more than 178,000 views on YouTube as of Monday afternoon. The story has been picked up by national media outlets, including Fox News and the New York Post. Controversial radio host Rush Limbaugh discussed the issue on his radio show on Monday afternoon as well.
The conversation starts as the class discusses recent accusations that Mitt Romney bullied someone as a teenager in the 1960s.
But the conversation quickly turns into an argument between several students and the teacher, with some students questioning Obama and asking if Obama bullied someone in high school as well.
Thats disrespect. This man (Romney) is a presidential candidate. Hes not the president, the teacher is heard shouting. Let me tell you something. You will not disrespect the president of the United States in this classroom.
Ill say what I want, countered one male student.
Not about him you wont, yelled the teacher.
Im going to call my dad real quick. Well see, the student added. I didnt disrespect him, I was just asking a question. I have different beliefs.
The teacher is still employed but has been suspended with pay. An employee at the Rowan-Salisbury School System said they have been flooded with calls from around the country on Monday.
Later in the video the conversation turns foul-mouthed when the discussion changes to President Bush.
Do you realize that people were arrested for saying things bad about Bush, the teacher continued. You are not supposed to slander.
As a social studies teacher I cannot allow you to slander any president in here, past or present. If thats the case, somebody could say negative things about the Tea Party.
She should win dumbest teacher of the year. Her thinking is dumb beyond belief.
Ah yes, the results of “affirmative action”.
It's one thing, when asked by a student, for a teacher to explain his/her political beliefs, but shouldn't teachers be discouraged from trying to promote their own politics over those of students who have different beliefs--especially in a classroom environment?
Can *I* get suspended with pay? I sure have a bunch of projects piling up around the house...
‘suspended with pay’. Just another way of saying PAID VACATION,
Should I worry that the clueless, FAT, beatch head of the Dept of Homeland [IN]Security, Janet [IN]Competano will send some of her Jack-Booted Thugs to "counsel me," for my referring to Barry as a FASCIST, HATE-AMERICA, NEO-COMMIE, SCUMBAG?
I'm surprised that the far left hypocritical Loons at the Southern Poverty Law Center has not named Free Republic as a "Threat" and a "Hate Group."
If anyone thinks I am the least concerned about possible repurcussions for attacking the phony Community Agitator in Least let me assure all that I'd welcome an opportunity to have this Regime try and silence me or any of my fellow Freepers.
Go ahead you phony, bottom-feeding Moonbat, make my day!!!
I really get tired of hearing of people who are “suspended, with pay”! That is no punishment. It’s a paid vacation. :~((
Ah, yes! Another wonderful example of the quota system and how well it is working. /s
This is more government indoctrination due to the “Union Label” The kids just happened to have a cell phone recording this time but it happens all day every day in government schools across this nation. The Teacher’s Unions are in bed with Commies & Democrats so go figure.
Here's the article and entire 9 minute video from the local Salisbury newspaper. The kid in the video's mom posted in the comments.
The teacher has already been identified. She is — not surprisingly — one of Holder’s people.
The one beauty of it: The younger generation gets a glimpse into what is censorship in a communist society. It tends to sensitize them to the pablum we see on the monthly (read:daily) messages from the *fearless leader* Obama.
The kid in the videos mom said she has pulled him from North Rowan because of “safety issues” in the comments section of the article i linked above.
North Rowan is:
% Asian 3%
% Hispanic 5%
% Black 50%
% White 41%
Unknown 1%
per
http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/60400
Does she teach Ebonics?
Pray for America