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Report: Ohio teacher burned cross on kids' arms
By Associated Press
Published on: 06/20/08
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — An outside investigation has found that an Ohio public school teacher taught creationism in his science class and used a device to burn the image of a cross on students' arms.
One family filed a federal lawsuit against Mount Vernon Middle School teacher John Freshwater and the school district last week, saying their child was left with a burn mark for three or four weeks.
The report also says Freshwater was insubordinate in failing to remove a Bible and other religious materials from his classroom.
The findings released Thursday by consulting firm H.R. On Call Inc. were to be discussed Friday at a school board meeting.
A message seeking comment was left for Freshwater's attorney, Roger Weaver.
http://www.ajc.com/wednesday/content/news/stories/2008/06/20/teacher_cross_burn.html
By Associated Press
Published on: 06/20/08
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — An outside investigation has found that an Ohio public school teacher taught creationism in his science class and used a device to burn the image of a cross on students' arms.
One family filed a federal lawsuit against Mount Vernon Middle School teacher John Freshwater and the school district last week, saying their child was left with a burn mark for three or four weeks.
The report also says Freshwater was insubordinate in failing to remove a Bible and other religious materials from his classroom.
The findings released Thursday by consulting firm H.R. On Call Inc. were to be discussed Friday at a school board meeting.
A message seeking comment was left for Freshwater's attorney, Roger Weaver.
http://www.ajc.com/wednesday/content/news/stories/2008/06/20/teacher_cross_burn.html