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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIowa teacher resigns following 'sniper rifle' comment about Greta Thunberg
he Iowa teacher who referenced a sniper rifle when commenting on Facebook about teen climate activist Greta Thunberg's visit last week to Iowa City has resigned.
Matt Baish, a science teacher at Waterloo West High School, had been placed on administrative leave after posting "Dont have my sniper rifle" Oct. 3 on an article shared from Little Village Magazine about Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish girl who has spoken out about climate change.
"The Waterloo Schools employee put on administrative leave due to a social media post has resigned effective immediately," said an emailed statement from a Waterloo Community School District spokeswoman. "West High School and the District are working to ensure classroom instruction continues for courses impacted by the departure."
Baish's comment, in addition to his own Facebook page, appears to have been deleted. But a screenshot of his comment was posted on the Waterloo Community School District Facebook page.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2019/10/11/greta-thunberg-iowa-waterloo-teacher-resigns-matt-baish-wcsd-police-sniper-rifle-comment-climate/3946175002/
Quixote1818
(28,968 posts)progree
(10,918 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,182 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)They're not too young to understand their teachers are people, but...not this way.
Cha
(297,655 posts)career.. shot.. because of rw brainwashing.
calimary
(81,466 posts)This and that violent fantasy trump video. Stirring up the deplorables.
Theyre gonna get someone killed.
Hav
(5,969 posts)that also doesn't involve children. Any school that should hire him is begging for the possibility to get sued into bankruptcy.
Who wants to hire a nutjob that even as a joke had killing kids on his mind?
RandiFan1290
(6,242 posts)and he accidentally posted his wife's true feelings....