Iowa teacher resigns following 'sniper rifle' comment about Greta Thunberg

[RandySF]

he Iowa teacher who referenced a sniper rifle when commenting on Facebook about teen climate activist Greta Thunberg's visit last week to Iowa City has resigned.

Matt Baish, a science teacher at Waterloo West High School, had been placed on administrative leave after posting "Dont have my sniper rifle" Oct. 3 on an article shared from Little Village Magazine about Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish girl who has spoken out about climate change.

"The Waterloo Schools employee put on administrative leave due to a social media post has resigned effective immediately," said an emailed statement from a Waterloo Community School District spokeswoman. "West High School and the District are working to ensure classroom instruction continues for courses impacted by the departure."

Baish's comment, in addition to his own Facebook page, appears to have been deleted. But a screenshot of his comment was posted on the Waterloo Community School District Facebook page.




https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/10/11/greta-thunberg-iowa-waterloo-teacher-resigns-matt-baish-wcsd-police-sniper-rifle-comment-climate/3946175002/

[Quixote1818]

1. What a creep! nt

[progree]

2. A science teacher ... let that sink in for a minute n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Not to mention wanting to shoot a girl the same age as students in his high school.

[Hortensis]

8. Yes. Probably the first thought of many of his students.

They're not too young to understand their teachers are people, but...not this way.

[Cha]

3. Oh those pesky screenshots. A life's

career.. shot.. because of rw brainwashing.

[calimary]

4. Someone's going to get killed.

This and that violent fantasy trump video. Stirring up the deplorables.

They’re gonna get someone killed.

[Hav]

5. He'll probably has to look for a new profession

that also doesn't involve children. Any school that should hire him is begging for the possibility to get sued into bankruptcy.
Who wants to hire a nutjob that even as a joke had killing kids on his mind?

[RandiFan1290]

6. He said his finger slipped

and he accidentally posted his wife's true feelings....