Ohio Teacher Put on Leave over his Opinion?

[reprehensor]

A substitute teacher by the name of Tom Mustric was put on administrative leave for voicing his opinion about 9/11.

He was talking to another teacher in the lunchroom and said that he believes that there may have been U.S. Government involvement.

Apparently, the other teacher told this to the Principal of the school he was subbing at, and he was put on leave, pending a hearing on Monday, (May 15th, 2006), which may see him fired. (He is already on a blacklist of sorts, where other schools in his district are advised not to call on him for work.)

This news item was reported on the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, WCMH, and broadcast on the 11 o’clock news, Wednesday, May 10th. The story has not been posted on the station website, so I called the reporter, David Wayne, to confirm details.

My phone call to Columbus Public Schools resulted in a dead-end. I was told that this information is not shared with the public.

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Columbus Public Schools website:
http://www.columbus.k12.oh.us/website.nsf/Homepage/Active?opendocument

(Cross-posted on my blog: http://www.gnn.tv/blogs/15270/9_11_Opinion_Lands_Teacher_in_Hot_Water )

[sutz12]

1. Can't have anybody actually thinking in a school, you know.

:sarcasm:

[rkc3]

5. NCLB took care of that.

[mtnester]

2. If this was not done in a classroom setting this teacher should be

absolutely protected. He needs a lawyer. This was lunchroom chatter, and a GOOD lawyer will counter sue the tattler and principal (ergo Columbus Public Schools)

And god help everyone if this involves black versus white...because the media has a tendency to lose sight of the issue if they can force a race relations squabble.

[indepat]

3. Anyone expressing opinions not liked by this administration is the enemy

[Dhalgren]

4. I'd say this guy has a really good lawsuit in the works.

You can't place someone on admin leave for voicing an opinion like this. What is going on in Ohio? They threw that lady into a mental hospital because she thought Bush could be tried for war crimes and now they firing a teacher because they think that there might have been government involvement in 9/11? WTF?!

[NJ_Lib]

6. Ohio is firmly a part of the United Stated of China... n/t