CB> 1996), the threat was an unfortunate joke, and the tenure commission 
CB> decided not to fire the teacher because it weighed his error in 
CB> judgment against a 22-year record of  "effective" teaching.
MS>     If a HS senior made the same "joke", would he be allowed
MS> to avoid expulsion from the public schools on the basis of
MS> "weighing" his error against a 12-year record of good
MS> behavior?
   I doubt it very much.
CB> suspended him for two years without pay.
MS>     How much of a "punishment" is that?  He can get a
MS> manufacturing job during those two years that will pay more,
MS> and come back to teaching in two years richer than otherwise.
   Well, I'd say that the 2 year suspension would've been far more punishment 
than what your mythical student would've gotten.
   And what do you want them to do?  First, you indicate he should be fired; 
then you complain that with the 2 year suspension the guy will make more 
money in the 2 years that he isn't teaching.
   Following that "line of logic," I guess we should "punish" him by not 
suspending him for 2 years and instead force him to teach!  :-)
Regards,
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 Randy
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