Was Pagan Student Harassed by Teacher?

[trystan830]

Was Pagan Student Harassed by Teacher? from paganwiccan.about.com via Atlanta Independent Media Center.

"Samhain fell on a Monday, and like any other religious holiday, Christopher did not attend school. The next day Christopher's teacher, Mrs. Ross, pulled him out of class and proceeded to drill him about Paganism, ending the conversation with "

Comments

[moon_chylde]

Ugh!

[trystan830]

i know!

[adelheide]

Aren't educators supposed to educate student after being educated themselves?

[trystan830]

y'know, i thought that very same thing myself.....

[honscot]

"Paganism is not a religion."
Correction: It's not her religion. Pulling the child out of class and harassing him... lovely. Clearly she's a bit rusty on the whole freedom of religion concept. And this woman is supposed to be shaping young minds?

[trystan830]

Correction: It's not her religion.
exactly. but as you can see, some people just don't seem to know this.

honestly, i'm glad she's not in my state. or school district.

[bitchygrrl]

OMG! That is totally unacceptable. I hope some sort of action will be taken. Just disgusting.

[trystan830]

i know!

and agreed. *sigh*

[liliaeth]

hell, this teacher isn't just bad against the pagan kid, what if some of those kids are Jewish, or Hindu or Muslim, or atheist or whatever...

Unless that's a religious class, she shouldn't be allowed to force them to do an essay on a religious subject. Not unless she allows them to do an essay on a religious holiday of their own choice.

[trystan830]

agreed.

and i don't think it's a religious class, i think it's public school....