Thursday, January 10, 2013

Flag Stomping Could Cost South Carolina Teacher His Job

ABC OTUS News ^ | January 10, 2013 | Jilian Fama

Scott Compton, a South Carolina high school teacher, is facing possible dismissal by his school board for stomping on an American flag in three of his classes last month.
Compton, who teaches honors English at Chapin High School, has been with the school for seven years, but the tenure of his job is now in question as the Lexington-Richland 5 school board will decide whether or not to dismiss the teacher for his actions.
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"He drew a couple of symbols, like one of them was a cross, and he said, 'What does this represent?' and everybody said, 'Christianity,'" said Copeland.
"Then he proceeds to take down the American flag, and said, 'This is a symbol, but it's only a piece of cloth. It doesn't mean anything,' and then he throws it down on the floor and then stomps on it, repeatedly."
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The future of Compton's teaching career is now in the hands of the school board.
"The superintendent thought the best course of action for Compton is termination," Bounds told ABC News. "But the case has to go to the local board and they will ultimately decide whether or not to support the superintendent's decision."
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