Ohio Teacher did not burn cross on student's arm

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Just trying to clear up misinformation as another thread stated he burned a cross on student’s arm. This teacher taught for 21 years and the case is going to the courts so let’s wait and see.

lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jun/08062407.html

“The main issue behind these complaints is John’s refusal to remove his personal Bible from his desk,” he explained.

Pastor Matolyak said the entire ordeal started five years ago when Freshwater raised a question to his students about intelligent design. Freshwater was covering the theory in his classroom, just as he was covering the theory of evolution, when he received complaints about the inclusion of intelligent design in his curriculum. Meetings ensued with the principal, superintendent, and eventually the school board, which shot down his argument that intelligent design, like the theory of evolution, should be taught as a creation theory. Freshwater then agreed to stop teaching the theory and has not done so since.

“Since then, there have been people who have had it out for John,” claims the pastor, who believes this first incident acted as the catalyst for the recent events…

Like many science teachers, Freshwater has been for years demonstrating the capabilities of the tesla coil by marking students’ arms with it, Pastor Matolyak attested… “John has used it for 21 years; others teachers in the school use it. He moves it over your arm and it leaves a line.” Pastor Matolyak continued, saying, "The student gave Freshwater permission to do so. Truthfully they line up to have it done… Furthermore, after 21 years of similar experiments, he locked up the tesla coil, as requested by the principal.

duplicate thread in Secular news:

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=249306