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Education N.C. Teacher Tells Student He Could Be Arrested for Talking Badly About Obama

Posted on May 20, 2012 at 2:39pm by Mike Opelka Mike Opelka


Last Monday, a high school student in North Carolina engaged his social studies teacher in a heated debate about politics and the two leading presidential candidates. During the exchange, the teacher (an obvious Obama supporter) got very angry with the student and accused him of disrespecting the president. She even went so far as to tell the boy that he could be jailed for speaking ill of Obama.

Sarah Campbell of the Salisbury Post first reported on the story. She claims that the school district is not releasing the name of the teacher and that she is not responding to requests for public comment (although the two students identified her to the newspaper). According to Campbell’s story, the teacher will not be suspended or even face disciplinary action for what was heard on the recording. A statement from the school was released at the end of the week:

“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. 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.”

So, how bad was the exchange? It got fairly heated, with the teacher shouting at times. The kerfuffle started after one student asked a question about the teacher’s “fact of the day” that said Romney was a bully back in high school. A student asked:
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“Didn’t Obama bully somebody, though?”

The teacher started to get angry and said:

“Not to my knowledge.”

A couple of students relayed the story about Obama admitting that he bullied someone when he was younger. And that seemed to light the fuse on his teacher’s anger. A couple of the students exchanged words with the angry teacher.

“Stop! Stop! Because there’s no comparison. He’s running for president. Obama is the president.”

As one student attempted to argue for a fair, two-sided debate on the history of the candidates, he was shouted down and talked over by the teacher. She continued:

“You got to realize, this man is wanting to be what Obama is. There’s no comparison.”

Once again, the students pressed for equal discussion of the histories of both men, with one saying:

“If you’re gonna talk trash about one side, you gotta talk trash about the other.”

The teacher just seemed to dig her heels in deeper and press her defense of Obama telling the defiant teen:

“You will not disrespect the president of the United States in this classroom.”

Again the student persisted and invoked his First Amendment right.

“I’ll say what I want.”

The still unidentified teacher read the student her rules…her Obama rules.

“Not about him, you won’t!”

The back and forth continued and the most strident of the two students reminded his teacher that President Bush was constantly treated to negative statements about him while he was in office:

“Whenever Bush was president, everybody talked sh-t about him.”

To which the teacher responded:

“Because he was sh-tty.”

The social studies educator went on for a full minute with more ranting, saying that people were arrested for saying derogatory things about President Bush. The student correctly reminded the teacher that opinions are protected, but you cannot be arrested unless you threaten the president.

Our research has not turned up a single case of anyone in America being arrested for speaking ill of former President Bush. The local newspaper story also mentioned that their discussions about the story with a political science professor could not recall the arrests that the teacher was speaking about.

The entire confrontation was recorded by a student and posted on YouTube. Listen below; slight content warning for language.



http://www.theblaze.com/stories/n-c-teac...ly-about-obama/
 
Originally Posted By: jumprightinitI hope the student influenced some of the other kids with his stand against the imbecilic teacher.

+1 and, I hope the kid's parents were sitting in the Principal's office the next morning demanding removal of that obnoxious teacher. I **** sure would have been.

Regards,
hm
 
What a silly article. If the teacher thought that student was disrespecting the president, she would faint dead away at the hateful rhetoric on this site.
 
sad but this has become the norm with Dems lately. Before, I could have a decent conversation, with both sides rationally talking about issues. Anymore, any criticism of zero, ends with the same result of that teacher, yelling, and insults, and how he has lead this country far beyond any other past President ever has. Have we as a society become so misguided, people actually believe this is true?
 
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HB: Its presented that the STUDENTS did not go off the deep end first. What about both sides having an adult conversation about politics? Seems to me that the first amendment is still in place in this country. Your dragging the members of PM into this fracas the way you did was not necessary and seems a whole lot more defensive of the teacher than respect for our first amendment rights and those two students.

Apparently your in favor of curtailing everyones first amendment rights when it does not support your template of free speech.

Correct?
 
Originally Posted By: HunterBear71What a silly article. If the teacher thought that student was disrespecting the president, she would faint dead away at the hateful rhetoric on this site.

Wow what a surprise ! Now instead of judging the article on it's merits, or lack thereof you'll just call it names too. Come on, HB, not even one word about the teacher being off base. They along with everyone else are entitled to their own opinions, right or wrong, but when teachers try to push their political views on their students they should be fired.
 
Originally Posted By: HunterBear71What a silly article. If the teacher thought that student was disrespecting the president, she would faint dead away at the hateful rhetoric on this site.

I just heard the teacher has been suspended with pay!

I'd be in the superintendent of school's office tomorrow morning to demand that she be fired.

Well, HB, guess you'll just have to paint me with that "hateful rhetoric" brush.

Regards,
hm
 
Originally Posted By: HunterBear71What a silly article. If the teacher thought that student was disrespecting the president, she would faint dead away at the hateful rhetoric on this site.

Yah,right H.B.!! I have lurked on some of the left wing sites and lets just say,we are a bunch of alter boys here, compared to stuff they say on the lefts sites!!

 
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It sounded to me like she was part of some of the most steadfast Obama demographics too: African American woman. No real surprise there.
 
I know the video is a bit long, but if you did listen, there is no doubt from the ebonics which race she is or hangs with. I would love to hear HB's voice, I suspect we'd be hard pressed to tell them apart. About midway through the vid she experiences what we use to call a chimpout rage.
 
I read the article but didn't listen to the video. Upon listening to the video, I have to admit that the teacher was being extremely sensitive and the student wasn't being disrespectful.
I am willing to learn ebonics with the right tutor.
 
Originally Posted By: HunterBear71What a silly article. If the teacher thought that student was disrespecting the president, she would faint dead away at the hateful rhetoric on this site.

Minimize and re-direct?
Works every time.
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