Burning Crosses
The Ohio School Board has agreed with lower boards decisions to fire a Mt Vernon science teacher for a number of reason but the cup of grass was "branding" kids - burning crosses into their arms with a "high frequency generator".
I am assuming these were not permanent but it seems like something a parent should agree to before the branding commences. Why a cross, or an "X" as the teacher contends, and not something like the kid's initials? Who knows. I wonder what people's reactions would be if he had drawn a swastika, pentacle, hammer & sickle or crescent & star onto the kids' arms. The guy had been teaching Christianist creationist type stuff in the past & was less than honest in investigations into his activity. He had surveyed students and asked about their religious views. ok. When asked about this, he denied it and when completed surveys were brought to his attention he claimed his rights to privacy had been violated. Sounds like a guy who knows he's out of line. One school board member said she had been dealing with complaints about the guy for 11 years.
John Freshwater says he does not know if he will continue to appeal his case.

Noose Son story here.

Previous story here.

An even previouser story (because this has been dragging on for 3 years) here.