Education thread

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More from the worst Education chief in the nation:

State-mandated hateful bigotry.

Indictment coming?

[Vrede too]

More from the worst Education chief in the nation:

State-mandated hateful bigotry.

Indictment coming?

We can dream.

https://x.com/JoJoFromJerz/status/1971205692922175926

I hope that FN chyron is unintentional.

Full text:

Ed Krassenstein

Breaking: Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has resigned.

This comes after a July 2025 scandal, when two members of the State Board of Education alleged that a TV in Walters’ office displayed images of naked women during a closed meeting.

Walters is the guy who directed public schools to incorporate the Christian Bible and Ten Commandments into instruction, which triggered lawsuits over church–state separation.

[Vrede too]

More RW disdain for the 1A and more repression of academia:

He said U.S. should be ‘overthrown.' Texas State's response: You're fired, again

Texas State University has again fired history professor Tom Alter for calling for the formation of a workers' party to "overthrow" the U.S. government in a socialist video conference, after a Hays County judge granted a temporary restraining order last month ordering his reinstatement....

"Without organization, how can anyone expect to overthrow the most bloodthirsty, profit-driven mad organization in the history of the world, that of the U.S. government?" Alter says in the video.

True. Notice the lack of call for violence.

... In a written statement Tuesday, Alter alleged that his firing was "part of a broader political attack being carried out by the authoritarian far-right to crush democracy and democratic institutions in the United States in general and Texas in particular," he said. "I have truth on my side and I look forward to my day in court."

Fascism is here.

... Alter has a right to appeal his termination, Damphousse said. Amanda Reichek, an attorney representing Alter, said in an email Tuesday that he plans to file that appeal. That process should take no longer than six weeks, she said.

Once he has exhausted that appeal, he will "proceed with litigation," she said. The lawsuit he filed last month remains active.

On Oct. 6, Reichek argued in a letter to Damphousse that Alter's statements were mischaracterized and he was fired for "speaking on matters of public concern, and in his personal capacity - in other words, First Amendment-protected speech," according to the letter, provided by Reichek.

RWers hate our Constitution.

Reichek is also representing Melissa McCoul, a former professor of English at Texas A&M University who was fired last month after a recording went viral of her teaching about gender identity and being confronted by a student who argued that the teaching was illegal after President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that it is the policy of the United States to recognize only two sexes.

Last month, a coalition of union organizers, liberal activists and elected leaders rallied in support of Alter in downtown San Marcos.

The Texas State Employees Union CWA Local 6186, of which Alter is a member, issued a written statement calling Alter's latest termination a "deeply troubling move that strikes at the heart of the First Amendment."

"President Damphousse had an opportunity to uphold the first amendment," said Ilesa Daniels Ross, President of the Texas State Employees Union, in a statement. "Instead, he chose to send a chilling message to every faculty member and student who dares to speak out or stand up for their rights at Texas State."

True.

[O Really]

What he said sounded a lot like what repugs used to say about the damgummint when Obama/Biden was in office.

[GoCubsGo]

Didn't know really where to put this, but since he did put on a masterclass...



https://www.adammockler.com/

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Didn't know really where to put this, but since he did put on a masterclass...

https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1978686852577050887

https://www.adammockler.com/

Adam Mockler – Biography, Age, Parents, Career

MeidasTouch 22-Year-Old Host Adam Mockler Is Crushing It!
Mockler Leads Major DC Panel on New Media
Dec 09, 2024

More from the worst Education chief in the nation:

State-mandated hateful bigotry.

Indictment coming?

https://x.com/JoJoFromJerz/status/1971205692922175926

https://x.com/EdKrassen/status/1971199071541965128

Lindel Fields announces end to Ryan Walters' Oklahoma classroom Bible mandateOklahoma’s new State Superintendent of Public Instruction is ending his predecessor’s plan to distribute Bibles to every classroom.

... The Bible plan was slated to cost at least $3 million and appeared to be narrowly tailored to those endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

As for 500 Trump Bibles already purchased, right now state officials will “just let it be,” said Tara Thompson, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

Thompson said at a later date the department may “issue guidance to schools on what to do with those.” ...

Ooh ooh, may I offer guidance, too?