Teacher's ethical lapse
An Alabama teacher who showed 8th grade students a video filmstrip referring to President Bush in vulgar terms was fired by his school board after an investigation found porn on his computer. [I wonder how many conservatives are porn viewers? I seriously doubt very many.]
Following a private hearing last night, the Limestone County Board of Education voted 6-1 to dismiss Steve White, a science teacher at West Limestone High School in Lester, Ala., according to the Huntsville Times. [Wonder who the moral genius was that voted to keep him?]
The teacher, also a Democratic candidate for the Alabama House, has been on unpaid leave since April 7.
The Athens News Courier, which obtained a list of the findings by administrators, said the investigation found White showed videos with sex acts, nudity and other obscene images to students.
Administrators determined that White was showing videos rather than teaching science, the report said. "I think the evidence was clear," said Barry Carroll, superintendent of Limestone County Schools. [Well, duhh!]
The list of findings included showing video clips of sexual activity and "a computer image of a girl exposing her breast."
White drew media attention after parents complained he showed a video that repeatedly refers to President Bush, members of his staff and conservative personalities as "a--holes."
According to the Huntsville paper, parents said White had other inappropriate presentations in his class, including images of beer guzzling; a video of a toothless, bikini-clad Alabama fan; a lewd animated clip of former President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky; fat men in thongs; and an old lady with dirty advice. [And we wonder about the educational olutput of government schools?]
Christy Jackson, the first parent to complain publicly, said White received a reprimand for the Bush filmstrip but continued showing inappropriate material in his science classroom. [Classroom ethics? I don't think so!]
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