Teacher resigns for teaching creationism to third graders...

[cynatnite]

A Jefferson Elementary School third-grade teacher has resigned following allegations that she might have violated the separation of church and state by teaching creationism to her third-grade class, district officials said Friday.

District Superintendent Bill Huyett confirmed that Jefferson teacher Gwen Martin—who joined the school over summer and has been on personal leave since the last week of September—resigned but declined to comment on the outcome of the investigation regarding her alleged conduct in class, explaining that it was a personnel matter.

“She resigned a little bit ago,” he said. “I can’t comment on that .”

Parents of children who attend Jefferson Elementary School told the Planet that Martin was discussing the differences between fiction and non-fiction with her students on Aug. 29 when she told them that the only thing they should believe in was God.

http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-10-23/article/31393?headline=Teacher-Resigns-in-Creationism-Controversy

[Taverner]

1. See ya!

[Tikki]

2. I can remember when an Elementary School teacher...

(in the 1950's) asked the children of a certain religion to raise their hands in class.

Not too subtle, there.

Tikki

[longship]

3. Buh-Bye!

Good riddens to ya'.
:kick:ed

[jamesb2004]

4. Resigned? She should be in prison!

Of course with the wacky legal system we have she probably wouldn't be convicted for this serious crime.

[MissMarple]

5. For what, educational malpractice????

:eyes:

[gollygee]

11. How about death by lethal injection?

Somehow I think losing her job is enough.

[kestrel91316]

6. Ms. Martin needs to be tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail.

And then let me get MY hands on her.......

[roody]

7. Where did she get her credential?

[dorkulon]

8. in BERKELEY?

I expected this to be in Texas or something.

[FLyellowdog]

9. Will they NEVER learn?

School districts make very clear policies about curriculum. You just can't go in the classroom and teach whatever the hell you want. If she wants to teach creationism, she should stick with parochial schools. They have their own curricula, such as teaching magical thinking.

[snake in the grass]

10. Sounds like Hogwarts.

[BlooInBloo]

12. Don't let the door hitcha where the Flying Spaghetti Moster splitcha!