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Saturday, 24 September 2016
quote [ In North Carolina, Massey Hill Classical High School teacher Lee Francis invoked Texas v. Johnson, the 1989 Supreme Court case that overturned bans on desecrating the United States flag.
And then, to demonstrate that point, he desecrated a flag. Specifically, he stepped on it three times — or “stomped” on it, depending on who you ask. ] It's one thing if any parents had complained, but this straight up government employees trying to violate this man's First Amendment rights, and sadly, helping him demonstrate his point.
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sanepride said @ 4:39pm GMT on 25th September
Once again I agree with you, but the difference is the world we live in vs. the world as it should be. Personally I think its great for a teacher to provoke and challenge his students' sensibilities. But from a practical viewpoint a teacher has to measure the fallout of potentially offending students, who after all are not in school by choice. Someone else mentioned the comparison of burning a Qur'an, or a bible for that matter. Would such a demonstration be equally acceptable in a public school. I know it's dumb, but the sad truth is that for some people stepping on the flag is a nearly equal offense. But my point isn't that what he did was wrong or even crossed a line, it's that a teacher in a public school classroom is not entitled to unfettered free speech, and the limits are really up to his superiors.
sanepride said @ 4:40pm GMT on 25th September
Once again I agree with you, but the difference is the world we live in vs. the world as it should be. Personally I think its great for a teacher to provoke and challenge his students' sensibilities. But from a practical viewpoint a teacher has to measure the fallout of potentially offending students, who after all are not in school by choice. Someone else mentioned the comparison of burning a Qur'an, or a bible for that matter. Would such a demonstration be equally acceptable in a public school? I know it's dumb, but the sad truth is that for some people stepping on the flag is a nearly equal offense. But my point isn't that what he did was wrong or even crossed a line, it's that a teacher in a public school classroom is not entitled to unfettered free speech, and the limits are really up to his superiors.
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sanepride said @ 4:39pm GMT on 25th September
Once again I agree with you, but the difference is the world we live in vs. the world as it should be. Personally I think its great for a teacher to provoke and challenge his students' sensibilities. But from a practical viewpoint a teacher has to measure the fallout of potentially offending students, who after all are not in school by choice. Someone else mentioned the comparison of burning a Qur'an, or a bible for that matter. Would such a demonstration be equally acceptable in a public school? I know it's dumb, but the sad truth is that for some people stepping on the flag is a nearly equal offense. But my point isn't that what he did was wrong or even crossed a line, it's that a teacher in a public school classroom is not entitled to unfettered free speech, and the limits are really up to his superiors.
