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Oh I apologize darling, schools have absolutely no DRESS CODES now, do they?
Per the article, which I would suggest reading, she was not in violation of the schools dress code. They actually show the gal and it's a basic bland looking T-shirt that has a pretty muted message that I'd probably not even notice in casual passing.
I kinda feel bad for the teacher because they've screwed up badly and any rationale person wouldn't have acted that way. I'd bet a $100 the person is having some sort of personal problems, stress etc. and snapped.
THeir saving grace is that they are a math teacher and those are hot hot commodities, especially in any city school system like Philly.
I have known for years that there is much merit in the old saying, "Those who can do; those who can't teach." There is lots of pond scum masquerading as school teachers, so, in general one should be quite skeptical of the things your children are taught in school.
That's ridiculous.
In any case, she should be fired. Makes no damn sense.
That is a typical liberal "solution" - ban free speech - because someone might get offended.
And the left calls conservatives intolerant?
How can a dress code that calls for no printing on t-shirts possibly be intolerant? Would you hurl that same accusation at your employer?
Why do you think you have a dress code at work? Why shouldn't the same apply at schools? It would certainly eliminate a lot of strife...particularly this situation, the subject of 16 pages of finger-pointing.
In any case, she should be fired. Makes no damn sense.
I agree. But if it turns out they have a good work history, good teacher and are just going through a divorce or having other problems I would hope they'd work with them and counsel them prior to going straight to dismissal. If they have a bad history then yeah, they need to go.
As you said, it makes no damn sense....which is why I suspect that the person is having *issues* and this was just an unfortunate manifestation.
For the people here who cannot bring themselves to become informed prior to opening their pie-holes.....here ya go....with underlining and colors too!
Please note, these are the comments of the spokesman and not Fox news "opinions". Some of the comments in this thread are just painfully embarassing to read.
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Philadelphia School District spokesman Fernando Gallard confirmed to Philly.com that, “a teacher made some comments to a student wearing a Romney t-shirt in their classroom.”
“The comments were of a political nature, and also of a personal nature,” he told the newspaper. “We are looking into the comments, and the conduct of the teacher.”
Gallard said the student was well within her rights to wear the t-shirt and was not in violation of any school dress codes.
In the meantime, the teacher was switched out of the class “to allow the student to feel comfortable to come to the class.”
Gallard said the student was within her rights.
“She was expressing her freedom of speech, and was not in violation of any school or district policy,” he told the newspaper.
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