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ripcord

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Fri Sep 3, 2021, 08:46 PM Sep 2021

California teacher out after supporting Antifa ideologies [View all]

Source: CalCoastNews.com

A California high school teacher who openly supported the Antifa movement, and incentivized his students to participate in some of its activism, has been placed on administrative leave and will be fired, according to the district he works for.

Gabriel Gipe taught advanced placement government at Inderkum High School in Sacramento, part of the Natomas Unified School District. Gipe became thrust into the local and national spotlight after Project Veritas, a conservative advocacy journalism group, recently published a video in which an undercover reporter spoke with teacher about his views and approach to teaching.

Gipe posts a calendar every week with political events connected to the Antifa movement and other activist circles that students can get extra credit for attending, he said in the Project Veritas video. The teacher has had students show up for protests, community events, tabling and food distribution. Students must go to the events, take photos and then write a reflection in order to receive extra credit, Gipe said.

Additionally, the government teacher requires students to take an ideology quiz revealing where they lie on a political spectrum. Then, students must give Gipe photos of themselves, and the teacher places them on a class wall, aligned left to right based on political views, he said.


Read more: https://calcoastnews.com/2021/09/california-teacher-out-after-supporting-antifa-ideologies/



Project Veritas strikes again.
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we would criticize a teacher who did these things from a right wing point of view nt msongs Sep 2021 #1
Unfortunately I have to agree with you ripcord Sep 2021 #2
ABSOLUTELY!!!!! MyOwnPeace Sep 2021 #6
Teaching ABOUT any ideologies is not inculcating the content. People need to know the difference. ancianita Sep 2021 #12
I got the impression from Project Veritas that he only had left wing stuff on his classroom walls LeftInTX Sep 2021 #16
EXACTLY.... Project Veritas certainly doesn't go out of the way to be truthful groundloop Sep 2021 #32
I certainly APPRECIATE your delineation of appropriate procedures..... MyOwnPeace Sep 2021 #29
It's not MY delineation of appropriate procedures. It is professional teaching philosophy, ancianita Sep 2021 #35
I have a problem with scratch the surface teaching. Bluethroughu Sep 2021 #33
If he had allowed students extra credit for Proud kelly1mm Sep 2021 #36
Black lives matter activities are NOT on the same level as Proud Boys or Bluethroughu Sep 2021 #43
I think that if you are saying that groups such as antifa kelly1mm Sep 2021 #47
Why not teach about ALL major forms of activism? Tiger8 Sep 2021 #77
Except there is no such thing as an "Antifa movement." Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #3
That was my thought. DURHAM D Sep 2021 #4
Or is Calcoast News a bogus publication? Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #5
I saw his interview. It was 12 miinutes long. LeftInTX Sep 2021 #18
Errr... Socal31 Sep 2021 #8
"I dont understand why it still persists." Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #11
Sure. Because you say so. Watch out! Antifa is under your bed! Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #31
So it's your assertion that there is no "Antifa movement"? Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #63
Who is their leader? Where is their base? How do they identify themselves? Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #67
None of which is required for a movement. N/T Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #80
. Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #84
Yeah, the laughing emoji is pretty appropriate, given how silly your assertion is. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #85
Who are Antifa? billh58 Sep 2021 #72
"Antifa is a decentralized, leaderless MOVEMENT..." N/T Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #81
Nice bit of selective billh58 Sep 2021 #87
Ignore me or not, I don't particularly care. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #88
Yep DashOneBravo Sep 2021 #61
Not at all true. There are... reACTIONary Sep 2021 #23
He deserves to be fired if this is true MichMan Sep 2021 #7
That's REALLY bad! NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #44
Honestly this can be a problem in many disciplines. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #69
AP Government is a college level course that explores all kinds of concept ranges. Veritas refuses ancianita Sep 2021 #9
"We wouldn't do what's being done here with an AP teacher teaching right wing concepts." Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #10
Uh, yeah. ancianita Sep 2021 #13
Oh please. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #17
You ancianita Sep 2021 #34
So you'd be okay with it if he was spouting Proud Boys rhetoric? Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #41
It's not up to me. It's up to those who review his long term, unit and weekly lesson plans. ancianita Sep 2021 #42
Yeah, no. That won't wash. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #50
Fine. ancianita Sep 2021 #68
Good grief, where to start... Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #70
Reread and calm down. ancianita Sep 2021 #73
So they don't organize under the name "Antifa." So what? Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #74
I agree with this 100% n/t NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #45
It's not whether we would be justified to do it... reACTIONary Sep 2021 #25
Shouldn't a diversity of views be taught in AP? LeftInTX Sep 2021 #21
Teachers can't put their politics onto their students by state code. ripcord Sep 2021 #22
Who cares? It's just a conservative student. They don't matter. N/T Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #51
Actually, they do matter.. reACTIONary Sep 2021 #59
I was being sarcastic, lol. I think this teacher is a jerk, based on what's in the article. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #60
Thanks for the clarification! nt reACTIONary Sep 2021 #64
Sorry, should've added the sarcasm tag. N/T Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #65
treating students Slammer Sep 2021 #86
What diversity? Was he teaching proud boys kelly1mm Sep 2021 #38
Good grief... LeftInTX Sep 2021 #39
That is fine, but the students should not be able to guess what the teacher's personal view is. NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #46
Exactly LeftInTX Sep 2021 #52
Wait, there's more... SharonClark Sep 2021 #14
So parents have a right to interview teachers to determine kelly1mm Sep 2021 #40
It doesn't matter what the teacher's personal views are, NH Ethylene Sep 2021 #48
Agree. This Teacher failed that test. Nt kelly1mm Sep 2021 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author totodeinhere Sep 2021 #15
I doubt it. ancianita Sep 2021 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author totodeinhere Sep 2021 #30
This does not help anyone. truthisfreedom Sep 2021 #19
the made up word antifa for a madeup group that doesn't exist Now, I'm sure the majority of . yaesu Sep 2021 #24
Antifa is not made up... LeftInTX Sep 2021 #28
No, it's not made up moose65 Sep 2021 #56
nothing about this story rings true for me... stillcool Sep 2021 #26
PV took out ACORN with the help of weak-kneed Dems. maxsolomon Sep 2021 #62
I wouldn't take any action at all Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #27
Exactly catrose Sep 2021 #76
Hard to imagine someone could be that dense... Steelrolled Sep 2021 #37
Yes, he needs to find a school that fits his niche LeftInTX Sep 2021 #53
Posting students' photos/names with ideology views probably not the best idea. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #54
Oh Geez treestar Sep 2021 #55
In N.J., a teacher dismissal has at least two appeals. State B.o.E., then courts. 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #57
Not in k12 California. OneCrazyDiamond Sep 2021 #58
Wow! My HS Econ teacher would be in trouble. Turbineguy Sep 2021 #66
I'm an antifa supporter, and this teacher sounds like an idiot Downtown Hound Sep 2021 #71
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2021 #75
Good n/t Devil Child Sep 2021 #78
McCarthyism 2.0 llashram Sep 2021 #79
Teachers do not have the right to indoctrinate their students with their own political beliefs. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #82
whatever you say llashram Sep 2021 #89
It's not okay for any teacher to do it, regardless of their politics. Jedi Guy Sep 2021 #90
Project Vertias can go eat a steaming bag of rancid dog feces. Initech Sep 2021 #83
His students were participating in community events and food distribution. GoodRaisin Sep 2021 #91
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