Homophobic teacher loses appeal against classroom ban

[alp227]

The high court has upheld a classroom ban on a Christian school teacher who condemned the "homosexual lifestyle" in front of pupils.

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, a judge on Friday rejected an appeal by science teacher Robert Haye against the decision to ban him indefinitely – a decision he says is likely to end his teaching career.

Haye told a year 11 class of pupils aged 15-16 that the way homosexual people lived was disgusting and a sin, according to the Bible.

He also told year 9 children aged 13-14 on another occasion that "anyone who worships on Sunday is basically worshipping the devil".

Haye, 43, and his family belong to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which observes Saturday as the Sabbath.

Following his February 2010 comments at Deptford Green school in Lewisham, south-east London, a teaching assistant complained and triggered an investigation.

full: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/apr/12/homophobic-teacher-loses-ban-appeal

[Mike Nelson]

1. This man should NOT be allowed in a classroom...

...maybe he should work at his locah church.

[immoderate]

2. If he did his job, he'd still have one...

--imm

[IdaBriggs]

3. What part of "teach science, not religion" was unclear to him?

Hold your personal beliefs all you want - just don't discuss YOUR RELIGION in the classroom.

If you can't follow those simple rules, get another job.

[www.YouthAllies.com]

4. Easy case

This is an easy, easy case because this fellow made this comments *during class*. Teachers don’t and can’t have unfettered freedom to exercise free-speech rights and freedom-of-religion rights in class. Mr. Haye fantasizes that they should, but a world with those freedoms would be a nightmare. More thoughts here: http://www.youthallies.com/anti-gay-uk-teacher-robert-haye-banned-freedom-religion-speech/

[TeamPooka]

5. why do I think it's the "anti-Sunday worship" not the anti-gay stuff that really got him booted?