Elementary school teacher rubbed holy oil on students

[Liberal_in_LA]

Interim Superintendent of Schools, Michael Spencer, sent a memo on Wednesday to members of the School Board saying, "In early June, a parent reported that a fifth-grade teacher at Jacox Elementary School allegedly was using inappropriate religious practices in her classroom. I interviewed the teacher, and the Office of Pupil Personnel conducted an investigation. The teacher admitted that she had rubbed 'holy oil' on students and their desks during the school day. She was immediately removed from the classroom, and she resigned as of June 30."

http://www.thecwaustin.com/dpps/news/strange/teacher-anoints-students-with-holy-oil-ob10-jgr_3487168

[Legal_Beagle]

1. Holy Oil

If religion is the opiate of the masses she could be charged with trafficking.

[Oregone]

10. Ancient holy oil just may have contained cannabis at least

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. Was her name John Ashcroft?

[theoldman]

6. No, it was JANE Ashcroft.

[etherealtruth]

3. The religiously insane walk among us ...

... they can be found in all professions. Mercifully, the school district reacted appropriately. It is frightening when this kind of behavior has the (tacit or overt) approval of the administration or the district.

[Historic NY]

4. Holy oil or Hot oil?

[theoldman]

5. I guess it could have been worse.

At least she did not brand a cross in their foreheads. I hope that when she resigned she saw the error in her ways. Probably not though, she will be hired by a religious school.

[panader0]

7. When I was a senior in high school, my comparative religions teacher

washed our feet. It was right after lunch, so I was quite stoned. Kinda weird. Didn't kill/convert me though.....

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. seriously weird. n/t

[RKP5637]

8. Good, she was removed before she decided to set them on fire and burn out their

supposed sins. Religion gives too much cover for sociopaths in this country.

[Meldread]

11. I would have laughed so hard if one of the students started shouting...

"OH MY GOD... STOP IT! IT BURNS! AHHHH! IT BURNS!"

Then proceeded to talk in a garbled language, leading the teacher to believe the child was possessed by a demon.

[izquierdista]

12. I'd be more worried if it was BBQ sauce

And her name was Miss Packer.

[stray cat]

13. Is this an example then of a teacher that should be fired?

[Hepburn]

14. I am Wiccan and the idiot neighbor next to me...

...a "good" Catholic...regularly sprinkles my yard with Holy Water while making the sign of the cross.

Yep, the religiously insane walk among us!

[MineralMan]

15. Was it that there Crisco Oil, like Ashcroft used?

Bless this oil, O Lard, to thy purpose.

http://reason.com/archives/2002/06/01/john-ashcrofts-power-grab