Beaverton's 'Crash the Tea Party' teacher resigns as his dismissal loomed

[The Northerner]

Beaverton middle school teacher Jason Levin, who founded the now notorious "Crash the Tea Party" website, is no longer a teacher.

Levin resigned on Wednesday in lieu of termination, said Beaverton School District Legal Counsel Camellia Osterink.

District officials would not say why Levin was facing dismissal, but that it followed an internal investigation into his use of public resources and time spent at school.

"There was some question whether that conduct occurred during the work day," Osterink said of Levin's work on the website.

Reached today, Levin said, "My attorney has advised me not to comment."

His attorney, Adam Arms of Portland, could not be immediately reached.

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