Thanks to Life in Bush's America for again providing me with something to rant about. A few weeks ago, "A high school teacher in Brick, NJ pulled a chair from under a student after the student refused to stand for the national anthem. The school suspended one student for filming the incident, but has yet to punish the teacher." You can view the video to get a good idea of exactly what happened. Its very disturbing; I'm not exactly sure how a man like this could get a teaching license, let alone be hired. Essentially, he begins class by screaming at the students. Then, when the national anthem comes on (schools still do that?) and one student refuses (by his right) to stand, the teacher pulls the chair out from under the student and curses at him. One user was kind enough to leave a comment with a list of over 60 faculty member's e-mail addresses. I took the liberty to drop them all a short e-mail communicating my views. Don't worry, the school took action following this incident. The administration suspended the student who filmed the incident on his camera. According to the principal, "teachers do whatever they want." I guess that involves swearing, verbally abusing, and physically mistreating students.
