Teacher Abuses Student's Religion, Loses in Court

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You can't make this kind of lunacy up. You just can't.

Rawstory:

>> The parents of a Buddhist student in Louisiana ridiculed by a creationist teacher won their lawsuit against the school district, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed Friday.

The student, known as C.C., was asked by sixth-grade teacher Rita Roark to answer the following question on a test: “ISN’T IT AMAZING WHAT THE _____________ HAS MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” When C.C. failed to respond “Lord,” Roark responded “you’re stupid if you don’t believe in God.” She also frequently denigrated his Buddhist faith, as well as the Hindu faith, referring to both as “stupid.”

When his parents complained to Sabine Parish Superintendent Sara Ebarb, they were told that “this is the Bible belt,” so they should expect to find the Christian God in the classroom. Ebarb advised them that if they wanted an ungodly classroom, they should transfer C.C. to a school where “there are more Asians.” <<

Run that back again...



- in America.
- in a state where the Governor is Indian.

good thing many buddist are go along get along types

cuz someone else dad woulda been in jail

< that's a hint

Got another hint?

seriously..

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

If I were the teacher,I would want the union to come to my defense. Wouldn't you?

The teacher wasn't fired, amazing as that sounds. The school superintendent actually supports this shit. That's how deep this Sleaziana swamp is. So what's to "defend"?

Moreover, the entire action is blatantly unconstitutional; on what basis do you oppose the Constitution?

True.

The teacher’s actions obviously manifest an excessive, unwarranted entanglement of church and state:

Judge Elizabeth Foote of the U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana sided with C.C. and his parents, citing that Roark’s behavior — and the school’s decision to defend it — clearly violated “the Free Exercise and Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.”

With regard to the specific behavior of Roark, Judge Foot wrote that “[t]he District and School Board are permanently enjoined from permitting School Officials at any school within the School District to promote their personal religious beliefs to students in class or during or in conjunction with a School Event.” Furthermore, “School Officials shall not denigrate any particular faith, or lack thereof, or single out any student for disfavor or criticism because of his or her particular faith or religious belief, or lack thereof.”

Otherwise, there’s no trying to understand this type of hate and ignorance displayed by the teacher, we only can know that it exists, that the Constitution exists to protect citizens from this type of hate and ignorance, and that the Founding Document and its case law are in as much need today as any point in our Nation’s history.

 

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All that I can say is that if the teacher wants some respect for whatever religion it is that they believe, they are going to have to show some for the other religions that are out there too.

God bless you and the child and their parents always!!!

Holly

 

[Pogo]

The American Conservative: Hate to Say It but the ACLU Is Right

>> Again, if this is true, that teacher, principal, and school system need to have a Come To Deity Of Your Choice moment. I dislike secularist fundamentalism in public schools, but this Christianity-promotion — and not just Christianity promotion, it seems, but a fundamentalist brand of Christianity (e.g., one that insists on the literalness of the Bible) — is way, way over the top. <<

They got it right, but ... odd title. Why 'hate to say it'?

 

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>> Sixth-grade teacher Rita Roark has told her students that the universe was created by God about 6,000 years ago, and taught that both the Big Bang theory and evolution are false, according to the lawsuit. She told her students that “if evolution was real, it would still be happening: Apes would be turning into humans today.”

One test she gave to students asked: “ISN’T IT AMAZING WHAT THE _____________ HAS MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The most appalling part of that question might not be that it demands the kids answer “Lord.” it is that it teaches the little buggers that it is perfectly appropriate to write in all caps and use twelvety-five exclamation points in a sentence. If you keep teaching them that, they’ll grow up to be shiftless bloggers. <<

Ain't it da troof. Was wondering when someone would notice that. A science teacher no less.
Thanks to Wonkette.