Post by Daniel on May 22, 2015 9:21:46 GMT -5
Illinois Teacher On Leave For STOMPING ON AMERICAN FLAG In Front Of Class
Eric Owens
05/21/2015
A high school teacher in rural central Illinois is under investigation and has been placed on administrative leave after he allegedly threw an American flag on the floor and stomped on it in front of a class full of flabbergasted students last week.
The scene of the flag-stomping kerfuffle was Martinsville Junior-Senior High School in Martinsville, Ill. (pop. 1,167), reports the Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, a local newspaper.
The unidentified, taxpayer-funded teacher’s motivations aren’t entirely clear, but students say he was using the American flag as a pointer. When a student suggested that this use of Old Glory could be viewed as disrespectful, the teacher got really mad, students say. He dropped the flag on the floor and intentionally stepped right on it.
Another student who spoke as if he was in the classroom added some detail.
“We can’t figure out why he actually went to the simulations of actually doing it,” Martinsville High senior Jonathan Smith told Tristatehomepage.com. “He talked about it being the right to do whatever he wants. That’s why it was there so he could do whatever he wants, but we have no idea why he would actually take it down and basically start all this.”
Word seems to have spread quickly about the flag stomping throughout the school and the town, and the teacher’s performance art didn’t go over well locally.
A group of community members has organized a demonstration in front of the Martinsville Junior-Senior High School building. The demonstrators are urging respect for the U.S. flag. They were also furious at the teacher’s actions.
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Eric Owens
05/21/2015
A high school teacher in rural central Illinois is under investigation and has been placed on administrative leave after he allegedly threw an American flag on the floor and stomped on it in front of a class full of flabbergasted students last week.
The scene of the flag-stomping kerfuffle was Martinsville Junior-Senior High School in Martinsville, Ill. (pop. 1,167), reports the Journal Gazette & Times-Courier, a local newspaper.
The unidentified, taxpayer-funded teacher’s motivations aren’t entirely clear, but students say he was using the American flag as a pointer. When a student suggested that this use of Old Glory could be viewed as disrespectful, the teacher got really mad, students say. He dropped the flag on the floor and intentionally stepped right on it.
Another student who spoke as if he was in the classroom added some detail.
“We can’t figure out why he actually went to the simulations of actually doing it,” Martinsville High senior Jonathan Smith told Tristatehomepage.com. “He talked about it being the right to do whatever he wants. That’s why it was there so he could do whatever he wants, but we have no idea why he would actually take it down and basically start all this.”
Word seems to have spread quickly about the flag stomping throughout the school and the town, and the teacher’s performance art didn’t go over well locally.
A group of community members has organized a demonstration in front of the Martinsville Junior-Senior High School building. The demonstrators are urging respect for the U.S. flag. They were also furious at the teacher’s actions.
continue reading
dailycaller.com/2015/05/21/illinois-teacher-on-leave-for-stomping-on-american-flag-in-front-of-class/
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