Do Recall Politics Belong in the Classroom?
Concerns raised after Whitefish Bay Middle School teacher wore a "Recall Walker" pin at school.
With teacher pay and benefits coming to the forefront in a heated political climate, the effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker has found its way into one Whitefish Bay classroom. Conservative talk radio host Charlie Sykes reported Tuesday that a Whitefish Bay Middle School teacher wore a "Recall Walker" pin in the classroom — a cause for concern for some of the students' parents. "I would like the school to be a political-free zone," said one parent, who asked not to be named. "If a teacher was wearing a pro-Walker pin, an anti-Walker pin or any other political pin, it's inappropriate. I think it is provocative and unnecessary. What we really want is kids coming home talking about the core curriculum, not that the teacher is wearing a …
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JGK
12:18 pm on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
When you can't influence the adults on the street...work on the children in the classroom..I think it's a great move towards collective bargaining being restored.. JGK Riverwest Annex more ›