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4. The article doesn't mention a teachers' union.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Jul 10, 2021, 11:25 AM

Jul 2021

So I don't know if that's a factor here. One thing the union does is provide due process and an attorney for the proceedings. It's a big unknown in this case.

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right-wingers fire high school teacher for assigning an article from The Atlantic and a poem [View all] tblue37 Jul 2021 OP

NE Tennessee. The cards are stacked against Coach Hawn, sad to say. peppertree Jul 2021 #1

Some people just can't shake off the old Confederacy! madaboutharry Jul 2021 #2

It's not the Confederacy (of Dunces). As you say, "There is something very wrong with these people." erronis Jul 2021 #14

Ignorant and they want to remain ignorant. Solly Mack Jul 2021 #3

...and make certain it spreads. n/t Harker Jul 2021 #13

I think if the spark of discovery and learning isn't lit by age 8, it probably won't. erronis Jul 2021 #20

The article doesn't mention a teachers' union. QED Jul 2021 #4

That was my first thought. BadgerMom Jul 2021 #16

If he's not a member, I don't think they'll represent him. QED Jul 2021 #28

Sounds about Right(wing nut jobs) LakeArenal Jul 2021 #5

When I was in high school Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #6

Everything changed pretty soon after that FakeNoose Jul 2021 #31

"Cancel Culture"... Wuddles440 Jul 2021 #7

Yep. plimsoll Jul 2021 #17

I really object to repeating terminology that the RW invented to frame issues. No complaint with you erronis Jul 2021 #22

It's not "cancel culture". That term trivializes it, which I think is a mistake. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #30

And then, people want to know why I want to move peggysue2 Jul 2021 #8

I find this outrageous, but "tenured" high school teachers? rsdsharp Jul 2021 #9

Yes, high schools do offer tenure. tblue37 Jul 2021 #12

As do elementary schools. BadgerMom Jul 2021 #18

Around Here, Yes ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #23

K-12 teachers do get tenure ladym55 Jul 2021 #19

Not new at all obamanut2012 Jul 2021 #21

My high school English & Civics teachers would have been fired then. catrose Jul 2021 #10

I wonder what the students think about it. Blue_Adept Jul 2021 #11

RW snowflakes practicing cancel culture. wnylib Jul 2021 #15

Wow. My AP Humanities teachers would be toast AnrothElf Jul 2021 #24

Perhaps the courts can offer solutions to what seems to be a case of a wrongful firing (w/o cause, SWBTATTReg Jul 2021 #25

Appears it is a public school, so treestar Jul 2021 #26

Joy Reid -If anyone has a contact for Mr. Hawn I'd love to be in touch LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #27

This is the beginning of the authoritarian crackdown on academic freedom. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #29