OT: Cross-Burning Teacher
computeruser
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio �
An Ohio school district says a teacher accused of burning the image of a
cross on students' arms also surveyed them about religion.
John Freshwater is appealing to keep his job at Mount Vernon Middle School
northeast of Columbus. At a hearing Tuesday, the district introduced survey
forms as evidence that officials were right to fire the teacher.
Questions on the forms included whether religion was important to the
students.
Freshwater at first denied he ever surveyed students beginning his
eighth-grade science class. But when shown completed questionnaires, he said
it appeared the school had gone through his room.
An internal investigation concluded that Freshwater burned students' with a
high-frequency generator and preached his Christian beliefs in class.
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