Philly teacher: Student's Romney T-shirt like wearing a KKK sheet

[Run To State]

Last Friday was dress-down day at Charles Carroll High School in Port Richmond — a day for students to leave their uniforms at home and wear whatever they liked.

 

One young woman chose to wear a shirt showing her support for Gov. Mitt Romney’s presidential candidacy. Her geometry teacher didn’t like it, the girl’s father said on a radio call-in show on IQ 106.9 FM today.

 

The teacher allegedly told the girl to take off the shirt, saying it was like wearing a Ku Klux Klan sheet. The teacher allegedly threatened to use a marker to cross out Romney’s name and that of Rep. Paul Ryan, his running mate. The teacher also allegedly tried to throw the student out of class.

 

The teacher also allegedly said that Carroll was "a Democratic school."

 

Her parents were livid. The student was afraid to go back to the class. She thought she would be retaliated against.

 

Philadelphia School District spokesman Fernando Gallard confirmed that last Friday at Carroll, “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. We are looking into the comments, and the conduct of the teacher.”

 

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[PurplePride92]

Looks like a teacher may have just lost their job.

[Clyde]

One more reason to support the President's goal of hiring more teachers. We need to replace some.

[Randy Parker]

What a maroon.

[TAC]

Great. Another person on unemployment.

[san diego conquistadors]

What a maroon.

 

Anytime you can quote Bugs Bunny you are doing something right....

 

And teacher behavior like this is exactly what erodes away at teacher authority. UGH

[All Tell]

Looks like a teacher may have just lost their job.

 

No way the teacher's union lets hat happen.

[Dlbdonn]

The Teacher should be fired or reassigned to a custodial position .

[jericho]

definition of a maroon

 

1. often Maroon

a. A fugitive Black slave in the West Indies in the 17th and 18th centuries.

b. A descendant of such a slave.

[sportsfan41]

Looks like a teacher may have just lost their job.

 

Rightfully so, what a moron. Doesn't matter if they were wearing the shirt of someone running as an independent. The teacher crossed the line and should be dealt with accordingly.

[plantmanky]

The teacher is wrong, but so is the school system. Personally I think all schools public and private should have uniforms. Had they not had the wear what you want day, this doesnt happen. Again, teacher is wrong here.

[75center]

Looks like a teacher may have just lost their job.

 

Not in Philly.

[PurplePride92]

No way the teacher's union lets hat happen.

 

Some stuff is out of a union's control. If they can find a way to keep her job then my hat's off to them.

[Geek61]

No way the teacher's union lets hat happen.

 

Sadly I have to agree. ... and so goes the state of union driven education in this country.

[All Tell]

Some stuff is out of a union's control. If they can find a way to keep her job then my hat's off to them.

Unions. Protecting mediocrity daily.