Social Studies teacher: Don't you dare say bad things about the President!

[Dinner]

She was just suspended without pay, by the way.

Seems like the system worked then.

[The Mad Monk]

Listening to the recording again, I don't think she ever had control of that classroom.

[BlackCat]

Why has my thread turned into a procreation battlefield?

Evolution at work

[The Mad Monk]

Popular topic.

North Rowan High teacher suspended after yelling at student over Obama criticism

By: JournalNow Staff | From staff and wire reports
Published: May 22, 2012 Updated: May 22, 2012 - 12:24 AM

SPENCER --
A Rowan County high school teacher was suspended with pay from her job Monday following the release of a YouTube video in which she is heard yelling at a student in class and telling him it's wrong to criticize President Barack Obama.

The 10-minute video captured the sound of the dispute but mostly showed what appeared to be the classroom ceiling at North Rowan High School. It had about 450,000 views on YouTube as of Monday evening and was the focus of national media attention, including from talk show host Rush Limbaugh.

In the video, Tanya Dixon-Neely and her students debate several political issues, including a discussion about Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

The conversation starts with the class talking about recent accusations that Romney bullied someone as a teen in the 1960s. Dixon-Neely, a social studies teacher, then argues with some students who question whether Obama bullied someone in high school as well.

"That's disrespect. This man (Romney) is a presidential candidate. He's not the president," Dixon-Neely is heard shouting. "Let me tell you something. You will not disrespect the president of the United States in this classroom."

"I'll say what I want," a male student replied.

"Not about him you won't," Dixon-Neely replied.

"I'm going to call my dad real quick. We'll see," the student added. "I didn't disrespect him. I was just asking a question. I have different beliefs."

Later in the video, at least one student curses when the discussion changes to former President George W. Bush.

"Do you realize that people were arrested for saying things bad about Bush?" Dixon-Neely said. "You are not supposed to slander.

"As a social studies teacher I cannot allow you to slander any president in here, past or present. If that's the case, somebody could say negative things about the tea party."

Limbaugh spent several minutes discussing the incident on his radio show Monday.

"Now, I ask you, is the teacher a liberal? Is the teacher nonpartisan? Is the teacher apolitical? No way," Limbaugh said. "This teacher is a full-fledged leftist. There's no question about it. And sounds very much like a jerk to boot."

Dixon-Neely has been suspended with pay, said Rita Foil, a spokeswoman for the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

An employee with the district said school officials have been flooded with calls from around the nation. The district released a statement Monday.

"The Rowan-Salisbury School System expects all students and employees to be respectful in the school environment and for all teachers to maintain their professionalism in the classroom," the statement says. "This incident should serve as an education for all teachers to stop and reflect on their interaction with students. Due to personnel and student confidentiality, we cannot discuss the matter publicly."

Dixon-Neely couldn't be reached for comment Monday night.

[MRT144]

Obama has no right to tell Catholics to fund contraception.

But he has the ability. WAH WAH WAH WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Affirmative action teacher protects affirmative action president. Shocking.

She was just suspended without pay, by the way.

Dixon-Neely has been suspended with pay, said Rita Foil, a spokeswoman for the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

2nd Article says suspended with pay. Yay, early sumer vacation

And as if it needs repeating, Oerdin is always wrong, this is not a clear sign the system worked.

[The Mad Monk]

This is the Student

[Guynemer]

That's a man who will be a virgin well into his 40s.

He must post here.

[rah]

For all we know, he already does.

[Guynemer]

That is what I meant, I realized I wasn't particular until after I posted. Sigh.

[Dinner]

2nd Article says suspended with pay. Yay, early sumer vacation

And as if it needs repeating, Oerdin is always wrong, this is not a clear sign the system worked.

You must be brain damaged. Seriously. I commented on the teacher getting suspended saying it seems the system worked and you try to warp it into something unreal. How the **** do you get that out of a one sentence post saying "the system seems to have worked"? You must have been dropped on the head as a child or something.

[Ben Kenobi]

That's a man who will be a virgin well into his 40s.

He must post here.

Hunter Rouge? Life. Stranger than fiction.

[Ben Kenobi]

But he has the ability. WAH WAH WAH WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Not according to the Supremes.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

You must be brain damaged. Seriously. I commented on the teacher getting suspended saying it seems the system worked and you try to warp it into something unreal. How the **** do you get that out of a one sentence post saying "the system seems to have worked"? You must have been dropped on the head as a child or something.

Logic, reason, and a correct grasp of facts being foreign concepts to you, I will make this simple. The 'system' intends to encourage acceptable behavior through rewards and deterrents. A paid leave of absence is not really a deterrent. Furthermore, until the teacher's behavior is seen to have improved, any claim of the 'system' working in this capacity is premature. Alternatively one could claim the 'sytem' intends to provide a good learning environment for those lovable tykes, however, that also would be a premature claim.

[giblets]

Whether a paid leave of absence is a deterrent isn't clear- the teacher could find it humiliating.