dudeone Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Flag-stomping South Carolina teacher appeals his firing The Daily Caller – 5 hrs ago http://news.yahoo.com/flag-stomping-south-carolina-teacher-appeals-firing-164602203.html The South Carolina English teacher who was fired stomping on an American flag in front of his students — in three different class periods — wants his job back. Chapin High School Scott Compton had no intention to be disrespectful, his attorney Darryll Smalls has said. Instead, says Smalls, Compton threw the flag on the floor and stomped on it to demonstrate that the United States is a noble idea greater than any symbols representing it. The seven-member Lexington-Richland 5 school board didn’t buy the argument, though. The board agreed with Superintendent Stephen Hefner’s recommendation that Compton should be sacked. Compton is now asking the board to overturn the firing, reports The State, a regional newspaper. The embattled teacher is seeking a closed-door session for the appeal hearing. A private hearing is necessary, maintains Smalls, “due to the threats and intimidation directed toward him and subsequently to his family and supporters.” “A public hearing would only add to the emotional nature in which many people are viewing this story,” Smalls told The State. Outrage in the local community was widespread when news of Compton’s antics first became public last month. Chapin High’s location, only a short drive from the Fort Jackson, a United States Army installation where about half the country’s combat training occurs, did not work in Compton’s favor. Superintendent Hefner counted himself among the offended. “The actions that occurred are unprofessional and not consistent with the standards of our district,” he told The State. Many others agreed. “Based on this person’s actions, this teacher is not a role model for my children,” said one local parent, according to WAFF, an Alabama NBC affiliate. “And is the epitome of who I don’t want my children to grow up to be.” Compton’s defenders include family members and some prior students. At least a few journalists have stood up for his unusual teaching methods as well. “It’s a lesson that patriots should be embracing, not vilifying,” pontificated Myrtle Beach’s Sun News. “Those so quick to excoriate Compton should remember some of the very values that flag represents, with freedom of expression high on that list.” Still other locals are plenty mad about what Compton did, notes The State, but think a pink slip may be too harsh. “Everybody in my circle is upset he did this,” said Randy Stevens of Patriot Guard Riders, a group that provides motorcycle escorts at military funerals. “We have some who say it was boneheaded, but to let it go.” The school board will decide as soon as Monday when to hear the appeal, school district spokesperson Mark Bounds told The State. Compton remains on leave with pay pending the outcome of the appeal, according to The State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hay if you don't like AMERICA then you can GIT OUT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Once again, politically correct education system fails at education part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I bet if he brought a gun collection to school and showed it to his students he would have been labeled a hero.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Hartnell's Mane Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 This is South Carolina...whose state house has flown the Confederate flag in defiance since 1962...none of this surprises me whatsoever. They are stuck way back in the civil war days in terms of everything...their education numbers are horrible, and it's just intolerant as hell down there. They cannot STAND the fact that a black man is the President. Cannot STAND it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 That teacher deserved it, no flags of any country should be disgraced. If it touches the ground, burn it; that's the rule. Some tradition is good in an ever changing liberal world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 That teacher deserved it, no flags of any country should be disgraced. If it touches the ground, burn it; that's the rule. Some tradition is good in an ever changing liberal world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 That teacher deserved it, no flags of any country should be disgraced. If it touches the ground, burn it; that's the rule. Some tradition is good in an ever changing liberal world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Hartnell's Mane Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Yes, keeping with the tradition and not desecrating the US flag is a good idea, but if a person stomps on it, burns it, wipes their ass with it, it's okay too. The flag symbolises freedoms that even include flag desecration. This teacher's firing was absolute horse **** and I hope something is done to get their job back or get compensation from the district that stupidly fired him. You'd think school of all places would have enough education background to prioritise rights but instead they're prioritising outrage over rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeeterHansen Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 New meaning to the term "stompin' mad"? No? Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 This reminds me of when Zoidberg eats the flag of Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Glad to see that the US is concerned about the 1st amendment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yes, keeping with the tradition and not desecrating the US flag is a good idea, but if a person stomps on it, burns it, wipes their ass with it, it's okay too. The flag symbolises freedoms that even include flag desecration. This teacher's firing was absolute horse **** and I hope something is done to get their job back or get compensation from the district that stupidly fired him. You'd think school of all places would have enough education background to prioritise rights but instead they're prioritising outrage over rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovech Trick Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Hhahahahahaha, this is why i hate my state, bunch of idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeone Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Roaming cows knock over flags, veterans' markers, eat flowers at US cemetery By The Associated Press | Associated Press – 11 hrs ago http://news.yahoo.com/roaming-cows-knock-over-flags-veterans-markers-eat-150157014.html SOUTHAMPTON, Mass. - The vandals that damaged a U.S. cemetery this week have pleaded "moo." Police say a small herd of cows knocked over 40 flags and veterans' grave markers, then snacked on a few flower arrangements, at the Center Cemetery in Massachusetts on Monday. Motorists called to report that the cows were loose. Police contacted the owner, Henry Wykowski, who caught and removed the cows from the cemetery. Chief David Silvernail says the cows are an "ongoing problem," and his department has responded to complaints about the roaming bovines three or four times since last spring. Cemetery Commission member Robert Floyd tells The Daily Hampshire Gazette he plans on asking the farmer to pay for the damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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