Comments on: >Minnesota teachers who made homophobic comments didn’t get fired http://blog.glsen.org/minnesota-teachers-who-made-homophobic-comments-didnt-get-fired/ the GLSEN blog Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:06:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John S http://blog.glsen.org/minnesota-teachers-who-made-homophobic-comments-didnt-get-fired/#comment-43 John S Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:39:09 +0000 http://ec2-50-17-9-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com/?p=40#comment-43 >This is horrible! I live in Minnesota and remember when this hit the news casts (though it hit lightly!). I'm dumbfounded that ADULTS would do this! Both teachers should have been fired immediately! When their actions cause DEATH THREATS and the school did NOTHING???? What is wrong with our society? >This is horrible! I live in Minnesota and remember when this hit the news casts (though it hit lightly!). I'm dumbfounded that ADULTS would do this! Both teachers should have been fired immediately! When their actions cause DEATH THREATS and the school did NOTHING???? What is wrong with our society?

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.glsen.org/minnesota-teachers-who-made-homophobic-comments-didnt-get-fired/#comment-28 Anonymous Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:59:02 +0000 http://ec2-50-17-9-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com/?p=40#comment-28 >This is the exact reason that kids think it is ok to tease, threaten, bully other kids who they feel are easy marks. <br />As an adult, I am embarressed that anotther adult would be so ignorant and insensitive to another human beings plight. <br />Good for Mr. Merritt for taking them on. We can not turn a blind eye to hatred in any form in schools.<br /><br />Natasha van Doren >This is the exact reason that kids think it is ok to tease, threaten, bully other kids who they feel are easy marks.
As an adult, I am embarressed that anotther adult would be so ignorant and insensitive to another human beings plight.
Good for Mr. Merritt for taking them on. We can not turn a blind eye to hatred in any form in schools.

Natasha van Doren

]]> By: Sanjay http://blog.glsen.org/minnesota-teachers-who-made-homophobic-comments-didnt-get-fired/#comment-26 Sanjay Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:00:40 +0000 http://ec2-50-17-9-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com/?p=40#comment-26 >The school's administration is clearly trying to protect their own, above and beyond any legal concerns. I'd hardly call a "letter of deficiency" corrective action. A teacher who actively contributes to a hostile, potentially lethal environment for any student shouldn't be allowed to teach. As it is, a token slap on the wrist is such an absurdly weak response that... frankly, I don't even know how to respond, it's so absurd and awful. >The school's administration is clearly trying to protect their own, above and beyond any legal concerns. I'd hardly call a "letter of deficiency" corrective action. A teacher who actively contributes to a hostile, potentially lethal environment for any student shouldn't be allowed to teach. As it is, a token slap on the wrist is such an absurdly weak response that… frankly, I don't even know how to respond, it's so absurd and awful.

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