Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Teacher Removed

I read this story today about a teacher who was removed from his job because he'd written two novels (under a pseudonym) that dealt with school shootings. Here's a link to read more about the story:




http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/english-teacher-under-investigation-for-writing-a-fiction-featuring-school-shootings_b89654




I find it bizarre that this man would be suspended from his job for fictional books that he wrote. What was the basis for his suspension? Is he a threat to students and/or faculty? Has he shown violent tendencies in the classroom in the past or had any kind of disciplinary action brought against him? I certainly hope this guy's union helps him to keep his job. So many things come back to bite us and it's a shame when your own fictional writing leads to something like this.

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