Sunday, March 05, 2006 4:42 PM
Right-Mind
Student Tapes 2nd Teacher’s Geographic Language
From
Scott Ott:
Just a month after Colorado high school teacher Jay Bennish was caught on tape
by a student as he ranted against President George Bush, capitalism and the
United States in general, another student has come forward with a recording that
could send shockwaves through teachers’ lounges nationwide.
On the second tape, an unnamed geography teacher from the same school can be
heard openly discussing topography, soil, vegetation, climate, population
numbers and the specific names of continents, mountain ranges, oceans and
nations.
A “shocked and disappointed” Cherry Creek School
District Superintendent Monte C. Moses immediately announced that the second
teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave, pending an
investigation.
“If this tape is authenticated,” Mr. Moses said, “and if we find that our
students were exposed to geographic language and objective facts, I’m sure the
National Education Association (NEA) won’t be happy about it. Our policy is to
take swift action against incompetence.”
Meanwhile, the superintendent said he has assigned a team of six teachers to
investigate Sean Allen, the 16-year-old student who recorded Mr. Bennish as he
compared President Bush with Adolph Hitler.
“The obvious question here,” he said, “is why would a student record a
teacher’s lecture? What’s his motive? Is he a threat to the school? Does he need
special education, or referral to a mental health agency?”
HT: Scrappleface