Kansas Teacher Claims Conservative Views - (Did a DumpMonkey get him fired?)

[MrsSmith]

Kansas Teacher Claims Conservative Views Led to Loss of Job

Tim Latham, who has spent the last 19 years teaching students American history and government, spent the past school year at a high school in Lawrence, Kan. — and it appears his first year at the school will be his last.

Latham claims it has nothing to do with his abilities as a teacher and everything to do with his conservative politics.

Latham — who was criticized for not airing President Obama's inaugural address during an American history class — says he first realized during a meeting last September with Assistant Principal Jan Gentry that his personal political views weren't making the grade with the rest of the faculty at the 2,000-student Lawrence High School.

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During Latham's brief meeting with Gentry, he claims Gentry told him his school-affiliated Web site was "too patriotic." The site has links to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the Air Force, the U.S. Army and other military-and history-related sites.

"I mean, I teach American history and government," Latham explained. "We had been in school not even a month."


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Latham also said that Gentry asked him about a "McCain-Palin" bumper sticker on his car.

"She said, 'I don't know how you could support that woman,'" Latham said. "That was the beginning of what was going on. They were trying to find a reason to get rid of me."


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Latham defended his decision not to show Obama's inauguration because he'd opted not to show any similar events.

"I've never shown an inauguration," he said. "I never showed any of Bush's; I wouldn't have shown McCain's. I was not showing any bias towards Obama ... I didn't intend to interrupt the class."

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Asked if she felt Latham brought his personal politics into the classroom, Mercer replied, "Not really. He was very good about looking at both candidates. Sometimes his conservative side would show, but my opinion along with anyone else's was always valued."

Mercer, a self-described liberal, said she hopes school officials revisit their decision. She's one of many current and former Lawrence High students supporting Latham on a Facebook page.

"It's really disappointing because he's a really good teacher," she said. "It doesn't seem fair. Why would they let a good teacher go?"

Doesn't this sound very familiar?  Wasn't it Proud2bLib that raved about this guy?

[The Village Idiot]

Typical liberals.

If they get their way all conservatives would be banned from working period

[Tess Anderson]

But if all conservatives were banned from working anywhere, who would pay all the taxes to support the welfare state the liberals are so fond of? I sometimes wonder if they don't move to Kansas to make a stand to show moonbat dominance - it sounds like this Gentry woman is the one to point the finger at - "you mean he had a McCain/Palin sticker on his car? OMG!!!". I hope the teachers win his lawsuit.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Doesn't this sound very familiar?  Wasn't it Proud2bLib that raved about this guy?

Sounds familiar, but couldn't find anything at the DUmp about it.  If you do a site search for the name "Latham", almost all you get is the Iowa congressman.

[MrsSmith]

Sounds familiar, but couldn't find anything at the DUmp about it.  If you do a site search for the name "Latham", almost all you get is the Iowa congressman.

One of the monkeys had raved about a history teacher not letting his class out for the inauguration while the rest of the classes all did...I don't think any name was used. 

On edit:  I searched here and underground, I can't find it.  One of the monkies complained bitterly about a history teacher refusing to let the students watch the inauguration...maybe I read it at the DUmp and didn't bring it over.   :clueless:

[Ralph Wiggum]

One of the monkeys had raved about a history teacher not letting his class out for the inauguration while the rest of the classes all did...I don't think any name was used. 

On edit:  I searched here and underground, I can't find it.  One of the monkies complained bitterly about a history teacher refusing to let the students watch the inauguration...maybe I read it at the DUmp and didn't bring it over.   :clueless:

I remembered the story too.  Must have come from the DUmp, but I don't know where to find it either.

[The Village Idiot]

I think I remember that story too, now. Interesting, same guy?