Posted on Mar 3, 2022
Substitute teacher suspended for remarks supporting Putin's invasion of Ukraine
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Substitute teacher suspended for remarks supporting Putin's invasion of Ukraine
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"A Virginia public school district has reportedly suspended a substitute teacher who made comments in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Washington Post reported that Arlington Public Schools (APS) sent a letter to substitute teacher John Stanton on Tuesday notifying him that he was suspended due to “an allegation of comments made to students during instructional hours regarding sensitive world events with Russia and Ukraine.”
APS wrote in its letter that Stanton can file a petition for his reinstatement within five days, but Stanton refused to do so, according to The Post.
Stanton reportedly made the remarks while he was teaching an eighth-grade Spanish class at Swanson Middle School on Friday.
“I said, ‘Here’s what’s going on,’” Stanton told The Post. “[But] the statement I think that got me was I said, ‘I personally support the logic of Putin,’ and what I meant by that is, he made a rational decision from his perception.”...
"A Virginia public school district has reportedly suspended a substitute teacher who made comments in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Washington Post reported that Arlington Public Schools (APS) sent a letter to substitute teacher John Stanton on Tuesday notifying him that he was suspended due to “an allegation of comments made to students during instructional hours regarding sensitive world events with Russia and Ukraine.”
APS wrote in its letter that Stanton can file a petition for his reinstatement within five days, but Stanton refused to do so, according to The Post.
Stanton reportedly made the remarks while he was teaching an eighth-grade Spanish class at Swanson Middle School on Friday.
“I said, ‘Here’s what’s going on,’” Stanton told The Post. “[But] the statement I think that got me was I said, ‘I personally support the logic of Putin,’ and what I meant by that is, he made a rational decision from his perception.”...
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SrA John Monette
Bad explanation that came too late. If that is really what he meant, he would have said it to begin with.
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MAJ James Woods
In a Spanish class he choice to express his opinion about Putin and his invasion of Russia. Ummm yeah, he couldn't read the room and lucky he's only suspended not fired. Guaranteed he'd be fired had he expressed support for teaching accurate portrayal of slavery and racism as part of the US history curriculum.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Brother William, solid read/share, thanks for sharing.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones SPC Nancy Greene PO1 Tony Holland SGT Mark Anderson LTC (Join to see) SGT Steve McFarland SGT James Murphy Sgt (Join to see) LTC David Brown 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD
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CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD
He should NEVER be allowed to teach again. Tell him he can go to Russia and teach his garbage.
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SrA Ronald Moore
So sir, it is a violation of ???? To mention politics in school, if so send the Schools board home !
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Cpl Vic Burk
SrA Ronald Moore - It isn't a violation to talk politics however, you can't take sides. The teacher must be neutral on the subject and not try to persuade students to be on their side. I simply change the subject when asked my views. The same with religion or things regarding sexual orientation. I don't get involved in those areas.
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SPC Wendy Dunn
Well said Cpl Vic Burk! When I was a substitute teacher I would never have dreamed of pushing my views on my students they already had enough to worry about.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
SrA Ronald Moore No, in History or Civics class it isn't but in Spanish class it's most likely violating the approved curriculum.
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