Liz has an article up about a teacher in Texas who has been suspended from his teaching position because he is "an atheist" and because parents have complained that he's "too liberal."
Just so you know, Texas is a right to work state.
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Clearly, I'd never make it past the interview...
Yes, I linked to it on my "featured links" section. Go over to Pharyngula for the whole story. It's shameful.
Okay, I'm rewording my post. I object to the "Only In Texas" subject line, because I could see this happening where I live now. And this happened in a rural East Texas town, which is quite a bit different from Austin or San Antonio or Houston. Twenty some odd years ago, I was looking for a public school teaching job in Georgia, and many applications for smaller, rural school districts asked for a photo and had a spot on the application asking for your religion/church affiliation.
It's appalling that these things still happen in pockets of the country, but they do. I'm not saying it's right; I'm just saying don't use such a broad brush to paint Texas. And realize that this could happen in a variety of areas of the country.
Suspending the teacher was wrong, but don't blame it on the state of Texas.
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I agree with Lill, you can't blame the whole state for a rural pocket. Our School districts are not state controlled. This was the function of a small district near Jasper Texas. Blame them not the rest of us.
Did you know that California is a right-to-work state too? I didn't, until my sister pointed it out to me. The only thing California teachers have going for them is a very powerful CTA!
That's insane. So a former Senator is allowed to just skip out on paying taxes, but a teacher can be fired for failing to believe in God?
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