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Students are supposed to listen to the teacher's instructions and should expect consequences when they do not. Moreover, when one violates the mores and values of a society, there are also consequences, one of which is shaming.
Students are supposed to listen to the teacher's instructions and should expect consequences when they do not. Moreover, when one violates the mores and values of a society, there are also consequences, one of which is shaming.
She should be shamed for doing what SCOTUS says she can do? I guess you think her rights should be ignored.
Yeah, he didn't make her stand. He was only expressing his opinion about the matter. Waste of the court's time.
As an authority figure, it would have been better to keep his opinion to himself and respect the fact that he oversees a classroom full of students who obviously come from various backgrounds and ideals.
If what's stated in the lawsuit is true, not only could he not keep his opinion to himself but he went further than that by passively insulting the student and their values. An unfair abuse of power.
Like I said earlier, the article really did not give out a lot of information for me to come up with a conclusion.
Saying what she did is un-American is nothing but an opinion. Saying so =/= violating her 1st amendment rights.
So she is allowed to express her first amendment rights to something she thinks is wrong, but the teacher isn't?
However, it totally depends on the school regulations. Do they have rules and regulations to prevent teachers from expressing their political views? If they do, this teacher might have violated the school rules, it has NOTHING to do with violating HER 1st amendment rights.
All these being said, it looks like this person (student) was "frightened and intimidated. Did the teacher do something else other than saying, "This is un-American?" The article really did not give out a lot of information.
The student has the right to refuse to stand. The teacher has no obligation to refrain from expressing his opinion about her choice. In the IDEAL world, this is how freedom of speech/expression works.
Like I said earlier, the article really did not give out a lot of information for me to come up with a conclusion.
Saying what she did is un-American is nothing but an opinion. Saying so =/= violating her 1st amendment rights.
So she is allowed to express her first amendment rights to something she thinks is wrong, but the teacher isn't?
However, it totally depends on the school regulations. Do they have rules and regulations to prevent teachers from expressing their political views? If they do, this teacher might have violated the school rules, it has NOTHING to do with violating HER 1st amendment rights.
All these being said, it looks like this person (student) was "frightened and intimidated. Did the teacher do something else other than saying, "This is un-American?" The article really did not give out a lot of information.
The student has the right to refuse to stand. The teacher has no obligation to refrain from expressing his opinion about her choice. In the IDEAL world, this is how freedom of speech/expression works.
It actually seems like you missed a great deal of information from the story. Teach was clearly in the wrong.
Despite whatever rights the man may have, don't you think a little tact and professionalism is in order for a PAID instructor of children? Why couldn't he keep his mouth shut?
Students are supposed to listen to the teacher's instructions and should expect consequences when they do not.
Not when those instructions violate the US Constitution.
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Originally Posted by Quick Enough
" Not the teacher's place to pass judgment."
Then we should ban the word "teacher" and call them something else, like baby sitter.
It was never the function of teachers to pass judgment. The function of a teacher is to provide instruction and constructive criticism.
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