FacebookTwitter
Hatrack River Forum   
my profile login | search | faq | forum home

  next oldest topic   next newest topic
» Hatrack River Forum » Active Forums » Books, Films, Food and Culture » Teacher may be fired for reading Ender's Game to class

   
Author Topic: Teacher may be fired for reading Ender's Game to class
Nighthawk
Member
Member # 4176

 - posted      Profile for Nighthawk   Email Nighthawk         Edit/Delete Post 
Teacher may be fired for reading Ender's Game to class

quote:
Here's what happened: The teacher, who has not been named, read aloud from three books as part of a "literacy initiative" at Schofield Middle School in Aiken County, S.C. One of the books was Ender's Game, and something about the reading prompted the student and his parent to complain to the school district and contact police, claiming the material from the reading was "pornographic." The teacher has since been placed on administrative leave while school officials investigate the situation.

No criminal charges have been filed against the teacher, but school officials are looking into whether he violated school policy by reading the book without first submitting it to administrators for review.

Here's the Aiken Standard link:
Schofield teacher on leave after parent complains of 'pornographic' sci-fi book

Posts: 3486 | Registered: Sep 2002  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
rivka
Member
Member # 4859

 - posted      Profile for rivka   Email rivka         Edit/Delete Post 
http://www.hatrack.com/cgi-bin/ubbmain/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=005490;p=0&r=nfx
Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Nighthawk
Member
Member # 4176

 - posted      Profile for Nighthawk   Email Nighthawk         Edit/Delete Post 
Urk! Sorry, I don't visit the "other side". [Razz]
Posts: 3486 | Registered: Sep 2002  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
   

   Close Topic   Feature Topic   Move Topic   Delete Topic next oldest topic   next newest topic
 - Printer-friendly view of this topic
Hop To:


Contact Us | Hatrack River Home Page

Copyright © 2008 Hatrack River Enterprises Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.


Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classic™ 6.7.2