Fired Rhode Island Teacher hangs effigy of Obama in a classroom

Imagine for a second if a teaparty member had done this, or a conservative. There would be news bulletins, cries of racism, etc. Yet an obvious left wing nut and failure of a teacher in Rhode Island who was fired for lousy student performance decided to hang an effigy of Obama in his classroom, apparently in reaction to Obama’s support of extreme measures to ensure accountability in schools. I’m sure eventually some in the lame stream media will somehow find a way to tie this to tea party members too. Surely this is pure racism isn’t it?

The teachers union on Thursday condemned the effigy, discovered Monday in the teacher’s third-floor classroom at Central Falls High School, saying it was wrong and cannot be condoned under any circumstances.

The effigy was found in the unidentified teacher’s classroom by Superintendent Frances Gallo, Nicole Shaffer of the Rhode Island Department of Education told The Associated Press. Shaffer said the department would not have any further comment.

Gallo did not immediately respond to calls from the AP seeking comment, but she told CNN that the 12 inch-tall (30 centimeter-tall) Obama doll that she saw Monday was hung from its feet from a white board and was holding a sign that said “Fire Central Falls teachers.”

Obama had called the firings in Central Falls an example of holding failing schools accountable.

Jane Sessums, president of the Central Falls Teachers Union, said in a written statement that the teacher hung the doll “as part of what he described as a lesson plan.”

A spokesman for the union said he could not immediately explain what that meant. He said he did not know how long the effigy had been in the classroom.

The union has been fighting the firings at Central Falls High School, one of Rhode Island’s worst-performing schools.

Sessums said the teacher verbally apologized to his students and asked Gallo if he could also apologize in writing.

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March 18, 2010 · Filed Under Left Wing Extremists


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