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[Gaborn]

RIVERSIDE (CBS) — A teacher at a Riverside County high school accused of singling out a student for supporting gay rights has been “dealt with”, according to district officials.

The complaint, dated Oct. 14, alleges a Paloma Valley High School teacher drew an “S” on the hand of a student wearing a “Gay is Good” T-shirt and reportedly referred several times to the student as a sinner.

Students and other staff members eventually reported the incident to Paloma Valley administrators, the school board and the ACLU.

A spokeswoman for the Perris Union High School District said officials take the charges “very, very seriously,”

The complaint was subsequently investigated and “based on our findings, we have dealt with the employee,” said Leslie Ventuleth, the district’s chief human resources officer.

The identities of both the student and teacher involved in the complaint have not been made public.

Other openly gay and lesbian students have complained of a pattern of harassment and discrimination at the school.

Recent allegations range from a move to prohibit announcements about Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Month to fights over gay slurs that one student says constitutes a “hate crime”.

The ACLU reportedly began an investigation back in December into what they say is a “homophobic environment” at Paloma Valley.

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[Jenga]

i would have put s for super

 

[Koodo]

Pretend the teacher is Rebecca Black:

 

[Stinkles]

That's nothing. This shit went down at work today:

And he [Elisha] went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

I had to unleash BEARS.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Two thoughts. Schools have been known to not encourage political rhetoric too well. And of course, hopefully the teacher was fired as that was completely the inappropriate and disgusting response.

 

[Jenga]

That's nothing. This shit went down at work today:



I had to unleash BEARS.

go up thou bald head

 

[Guevara]

Should have put an "F" on his hand, for

Spoiler

fantastic! why what did you think it would be for?

 

[TacticalFox88]

Should put an S on the teacher's hand for "Stupid"

 

[ConradCervantes]

How difficult is it for teachers to keep their shit private? They're not there to cast judgment for personal beliefs, they're supposed to teach, and if anything, promote the acceptance of personal beliefs.

 

[Stitch]

It was actually "S" for Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

 

[ChocolateCupcakes]

Should have put an "F" on his hand, for

Spoiler

fantastic! why what did you think it would be for?

Fabulous?

 

[spagett]

Spoiler

what did you think it would be for?

fabulous.

edit: crap

 

[PhoenixDark]

in before "this wouldn't happen if the kid didn't have to force his sexuality on everyone"

 

[J-Roderton]

Psshh. Teachers.

 

[LQX]

Terrible what she did but why would the kid go to school with a shirt like that on? Doesn't excuse it but lets be honest in that a lot of kids are getting harassed, bullied and mistreated for being gay alone. You should not have to hide it but isn't wearing shirt like that kind of inviting it?

 

[Stinkles]

go up thou bald head

If a mod sees this he shalt ban thou account.

 

[Jenga]

in before "this wouldn't happen if the kid didn't have to force his sexuality on everyone"

its his fault he dressed like a slut

 

[Zekes!]

He has the crest of Superman now

 

[Jobiensis]

Holy fuck, I live close to this school. There is a huge majority of Christian wackos in the area.

Terrible what she did but why would the kid go to school with a shirt like that on? Doesn't excuse it but lets be honest in that a lot of kids are getting harassed, bullied and mistreated for being gay alone. You should not have to hide it but isn't wearing shirt like that kind of inviting it?

Yes, that is just inviting teachers to take action.

 

[Fox318]

Should put an S on the teacher's hand for "Stupid"

Put it on her head.

 

[adamsappel]

Terrible what she did but why would the kid go to school with a shirt like that on? Doesn't excuse it but lets be honest in that a lot of kids are getting harassed, bullied and mistreated for being gay alone. You should not have to hide it but isn't wearing shirt like that kind of inviting it?

You really think it's understandable that the teacher did that?

 

[wenis]

its his fault he dressed like a slut

So that's what the S really stood for.

 

[Gaborn]

Terrible what she did but why would the kid go to school with a shirt like that on? Doesn't excuse it but lets be honest in that a lot of kids are getting harassed, bullied and mistreated for being gay alone. You should not have to hide it but isn't wearing shirt like that kind of inviting it?

No, no more than the students involved in the recent SCOTUS case where the Court correctly decided that students have the right to wear "be happy not gay" shirts if they so wish are inviting reprisals from students that disagree with that viewpoint. If the teacher didn't like the student's shirt they're free to wear their own shirt in some form of protest but personally attacking a student like that is not an appropriate role for someone in a position of authority like that.

Edit: Not SCOTUS, 7th circuit court of appeals. Tinker v. Des Moines still holds though.

 

[AniHawk]

goddammit riverside county.

 

[spindashing]

S for Spindashing is a good thing desu ne. uguu ^_~

 

[JGS]

Two thoughts. Schools have been known to not encourage political rhetoric too well. And of course, hopefully the teacher was fired as that was completely the inappropriate and disgusting response.

That's my thought. you invite someone to have a t-shirt that says "Straight is Good" or "Gay is Bad".

I would understand a student having to go home and change shirts or face free speech Karma.

Stupid teacher is stupid though.

 

[Replicant]

Pretend the teacher is Rebecca Black:

LOL.

and maybe S is for SUPER? No?

 

[BakedPigeon]

So the teacher was dealth with. Alright.

 

[Gaborn]

That's my thought. you invite someone to have a t-shirt that says "Straight is Good" or "Gay is Bad".

I would understand a student having to go home and change shirts or face free speech Karma.

Stupid teacher is stupid though.

What would be wrong with that? As the 7th Circuit just held such shirts would be protected speech.

Also, I wouldn't understand a student having to go home and change a shirt that is purely political like that. Tinker v Des Moines is still good law.

 

[MidnightScott]

Fire the bitch

 

[SolsticeZero]

Fire the bitch

Yep. An example needs to be fucking made. The gay bashing in this country needs to stop.

 

[Stezie88]

I like how it makes sure we know it was a public school teacher.

On a more argumentative note, WTF mate? Why would this teacher feel it's their place to take a stance on a student's personal beliefs? And not only did they write on his hand, but calling the kid a sinner in front of everyone? Some people don't deserve to be around others. Even if she felt that way, she's a teacher and should have kept her opinions to herself. If the shirt was against dress code or whatever, the kid should have been sent to the office, not made an "example" out of. Lame.

 

[WillyFive]

“Based on our findings, we have dealt with the employee.”

"Dealt with?"​

"Dealt....with."​

 

[Kinitari]

That's nothing. This shit went down at work today:



I had to unleash BEARS.

Whenever I read that quote I have a sneaking suspicion the author of that particular section was a baldy.

 

[Neki]

I really hope the teacher was actually fired and not suspended. So bad.

 

[HeySeuss]

So the teacher was dealth with. Alright.

Dealt with as in given high fives by her co-workers and given a stern talking to by the principle as they each tried not to laugh.

 

[overcast]

Shit, live about 15 minutes from there. It is riverside. My school is ridiculous with the conservatives.

Getting in arguments with 16-17 year old evangelicals is not the most fun.

 

[JGS]

What would be wrong with that? As the 7th Circuit just held such shirts would be protected speech.

Also, I wouldn't understand a student having to go home and change a shirt that is purely political like that. Tinker v Des Moines is still good law.

I don't think I said there was anything wrong with it, but understand a school not wanting the hassle.

 

[Apple Sauce]

How Hawthornian... I'm betting the bigot taught English.

 

[McLovin]

Wow what a bitch!

 

[Gaborn]

I don't think I said there was anything wrong with it, but understand a school not wanting the hassle.

The school didn't want the hassle of a Vietnam war protest, but it was still deemed student's constitutional right - so long as it's not done in a way that is "materially and substantially disruptive." I think teachers could pretty much keep a reasonably productive school environment as long as a kid's just wearing a T-shirt with a statement.

 

[cosmod]

S + | = $

| in this case is a lawyer.

 

[2San]

So the Teacher got fired right? All is good I guess.

S for Spindashing is a good thing desu ne. uguu ^_~

I think I need a translator note as to what "desu ne. uguu ^_~" means. :O

 

[DominoKid]

so is the West Coast bigoted and backwards as fuck?

cause thats what yall would be saying if this happened in the South.

 

[JGS]

The school didn't want the hassle of a Vietnam war protest, but it was still deemed student's constitutional right - so long as it's not done in a way that is "materially and substantially disruptive." I think teachers could pretty much keep a reasonably productive school environment as long as a kid's just wearing a T-shirt with a statement.

That's a good point but still not one that school teachers would research too much, hence stories that continue like this.

We had one here because someone wore a rebel flag shirt, so there is always going to be an immediate emotional response from the students and faculty to a politically themed shirt. This is what prompts the actions of the teachers, parents, & students.

so is the West Coast bigoted and backwards as fuck?

cause thats what yall would be saying if this happened in the South.

That's a good point too.

 

[An-Det]

The teacher will be getting a letter on their hand pretty soon too.

Spoiler

F for fired.

 

[ProfessorLobo]

i would have put s for super

Why does the first post always steal my joke.

 

[bjork]

This is in my and Borgnine's backyard (is Borgnine even around any more?), wow. I wonder if the teacher was anyone I would've had in my high school days.

 

[AniHawk]

so is the West Coast bigoted and backwards as fuck?

cause thats what yall would be saying if this happened in the South.

actually southern california was heavily populated by displaced southerners in the 30s or thereabouts. before that, the kkk was a force there too. in the 40s and 50s, there was a sort of unification of white people against minorities (where before they were irish or german or italian, etc, now they were 'white') during the era of white flight. even in the late 50s and early 60s there were laws that kept minorities from buying houses in certain cities.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

How difficult is it for teachers to keep their shit private? They're not there to cast judgment for personal beliefs, they're supposed to teach, and if anything, promote the acceptance of personal beliefs.

Heh. Got into an argument once with a coworker about why I wasn't accepted into teacher's college.

My application didn't show that I wanted to 'raise children into good moral human beings'

I kept saying I was there to work and not get too personally involved.

It's professionally inappropriate for teachers to use their position to push anything; when I was in high school in Ontario, ALL the teachers kept talking about the government and how it was affecting education and that they should do this or that etc etc etc.

It's no wonder I hated high school and my Uni grades were much better.