Teacher loses job for opposing beatings

The school system in much of America means hefty doses of corporal punishment.

In many districts, no dissent from this order is tolerated. Retaliation against dissenters is actually worsening.

In Booneville, Mississippi, a special education teacher's contract was not renewed, because she opposed brutally paddling an autistic student. To support her stance, she cited studies proving that corporal punishment in schools is harmful.

In other words, a teacher was fired just because of what she thinks (even though her beliefs were backed up by factual studies). Under BushAmerica's thought police, those who are opposed to smacking kids around are told to keep their mouths shut, or they end up losing their jobs.

Furthermore, the school district lied about the reason for the dismissal. They told her they had to let her go because budget cuts forced the elimination of her position. But then the school system turned around and hired someone else to replace her.

Now the teacher who lost her job has filed a federal lawsuit because the school broke the law by not renewing her contract because of her views.

It's pretty sad when school districts try to police thoughts of employees. But they've been doing the same to students for decades, so who's surprised?

(Source: http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=282642&pub=1&div=News)