Ethics

Vermont Teacher Sued for Proselytizing Students

By Ed Brayton

The ACLU of Vermont has filed suit against the Irasburg School District and a 7th grade teacher named Wally Rogers for abusing his position to proselytize his students. You can see the full complaint here. Some of the allegations are pretty bad. Like this:

During early December 2007, during class time and while acting as their teacher, Defendant Rogers distributed to all of his seventh grade students, including Alexia Voitle and Kaytlyn Oliver, a statement entitled Why Jesus Is Better Than Santa Claus.

The statement asserted, among other things, that "Jesus rides on the wind and walks on
the water," and that "Jesus became our gift and died on the tree," while exhorting the students to "put Christ back in Christmas," because Jesus is "the reason for the season."

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).