It is ironic that the students were using their freedom of speech to protest freedom of speech.
The students had teachers pressuring them to go do it. What does a kid do when his teacher shuts down the class, lays a guilt trip on them, and tells them to do it? Perhaps some defied the teacher and got a bad grade for it or got publicly shamed.
Grants Pass is generally very conservative. The school management is not. However we have actively protested the firings, attended school board meetings, and filed recalls. I think the fired teacher and vice-principal were also planning to sue for wrongful termination. The net result was the board changed its decision.
There is a rumor - probably true - that some teachers took kids on a bus field trip to an aquarium and then had the bus detour to a gay pride rally event where there were kids dressed in drag etc.. A friend quit as a teacher over that crap.
It is ironic that the students were using their freedom of speech to protest freedom of speech.
The students had teachers pressuring them to go do it. What does a kid do when his teacher shuts down the class, lays a guilt trip on them, and tells them to do it? Perhaps some defied the teacher and got a bad grade for it or got publicly shamed.
Grants Pass is generally very conservative. The school management is not. However we have actively protested the firings, attended school board meetings, and filed recalls. I think the fired teacher and vice-principal were also planning to sue for wrongful termination. The net result was the board changed its decision.
There is a rumor - probably true - that some teachers took kids on a bus field trip to an aquarium and then had the bus detour to a gay pride rally event where there were kids dressed in drag etc.. A friend quit as a teacher over that crap.