Thread: NYC Teachers suing to wear campaign buttons

Originally Posted by Freedom for All

What's funny about the issue is the argument the flack used: "Teachers have never abused this before, thus we want permission to abuse it now".

Politics do not belong in the class room.

How hard is it for the religiously devoted socialists to understand? It's no different preaching socialism in the classroom than it is to be preaching Seventh Day Adventism. Both are wrong, both are religions, and both violate the Constitution.

only an idiot would think wearing a button is the same thing as preaching about anything.

and that same idiot would then have to be against a teacher wearing a cross on a chain around their necks. thats no different then a button.

Originally Posted by Djinn

I can't help but notice that the article doesn't suggest that teachers are demanding the right to wear such buttons in class. If teachers wish to wear campaign buttons outside the classroom, I see no objection.

They are free to wear them outside the classroom off the campus when they are not engaged in their public employment in a government school recieving a government paycheck.

Originally Posted by nickcuse

only an idiot would think wearing a button is the same thing as preaching about anything.

and that same idiot would then have to be against a teacher wearing a cross on a chain around their necks. thats no different then a button.

AP, Apr. 25, 2003
http://kdka.com/
(AP) (Glen Campbell, PA) A teacher’s aide is challenging her one-year suspension without pay for wearing a cross necklace, which officials say violates a Pennsylvania Public School Code prohibition against teachers wearing religious garb.
“I got suspended April 8, 2003, for wearing a cross to work and not being willing to either remove it or tuck it in,” said Brenda Nichol, 43, of Indiana County.

Originally Posted by Stinger

They are free to wear them outside the classroom off the campus when they are not engaged in their public employment in a government school recieving a government paycheck.

what if they have a political bumper sticker on their car, which is parked on campus?

also, what if a student asks the teacher who they're voting for? are they not allowed to answer?

Originally Posted by Stinger

AP, Apr. 25, 2003
http://kdka.com/
(AP) (Glen Campbell, PA) A teacher’s aide is challenging her one-year suspension without pay for wearing a cross necklace, which officials say violates a Pennsylvania Public School Code prohibition against teachers wearing religious garb.
“I got suspended April 8, 2003, for wearing a cross to work and not being willing to either remove it or tuck it in,” said Brenda Nichol, 43, of Indiana County.

well looky there.

thats interesting. to be honest, i can't remember if my teachers wore visible crosses or not.

and i'm one of the biggest seperation of church and state people i know, and even i think thats crossing a line. i wonder if a muslim teacher would be able to wear a headress then? or if a jewish teacher could wear a yamaka? that DOES seem like a violation of religious freedom.

i mean with a cross, the teacher should just tuck it in. there is zero reason for it to be visible. but you can't tuck in a yamaka.