KO's covering the Florida teacher/wizardry story tonight.

[Bozita]

DU had the story before 10am ET yesterday.

[Selatius]

1. Yeah, I find the story funny if not tragic. Imagine losing a job over "witchcraft." Appalling. nt

[Coexist]

2. I used to be a Sub in Land O' Lakes and I personally know the Principal of Rushe... ask me anything!

[0rganism]

3. are you, or have you ever been, a wizard?

:crazy:

[Coexist]

5. no, I never made the team.

but I feel sorry for Dave - he's really not a bad guy, not a whacko, not a religious nut - I think that parent must've gone off. I can't even get his voice mail to ask him what the real scoop is.

[Bozita]

4. Your take on it, of course.

To me, it sounds like something written by Rod Serling a long time ago.

[Coexist]

6. I think that the fact that the sub posted on a forum identifying himself as a wiccan

easily found by googling his name, caused the uproar, an idiot parent asked if this "wizard" had ever taught his/her child. When told that he did a "magic" trick, the parent had an excuse to rip Dave up one side and down the other, causing an overreaction. Yes, it is red county, but only the type where less than 20 people ever show up to the "prayer around the flagpole" kind of stuff.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Wouldn't being fired over religious affiliation be illegal??

[Coexist]

9. yes. of course.

that is why the other stuff is probably there, too.

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=79533

Tampa Bay's 10 talked to the assistant superintendent with the Pasco County School District who said it wasn't just the wizardry and that Picular had other performance issues, including "not following lesson plans" and allowing students to play on unapproved computers.

Piculas said he knew nothing about the accusations.

"That... I think was embellished after the fact to try to cover what initially what they were saying to me," he said.

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Trumped up charges, then?

[Coexist]

11. you would have to address that to the school board and the teacher

but it sounds odd.

[lonestarnot]

8. He just covered the best part of the night! All the piglicon throwing in the towel stuff

with Rachel :applause:

[Ilsa]

12. He practically quoted one of the thread replies about

turning the supervisor into a newt!

[Bozita]

13. I noticed that too. ... Hi, Keith!

[Bozita]

14. link to the newt reply #106

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3250478&mesg_id=3251804