MATT SMITH spoke of Re: Tenure cases to DAN TRIPLETT on 03-24-97
MS>DT> MS>    There are 17 appeals-court-level cases on firing tenured 
MS>DT> teachers
MS>DT> MS>in  this state.  The key one "Thompson vs. Bd. of Education"
MS>DT> MS>shows that even  physical abuse that would get a parent
MS>DT> arrested if he  did
MS>DT> MS>it to his own kid  will not be sufficient to fire a tenured 
MS>DT> teacher.
MS>DT> Not having these cases before me for my review 
MS>    I can email you the complete text of both Thompson cases if you
MS>give me  an Internet address.
MS>    I challenge you to read these cases (relate to same teacher) and
MS>then  post here _your_ opinion of tenure law in this state,
MS>particularly just  what a teacher must do to get fired.
dhtriplett@aol.com
As you will recall in a reread of the post I made I was taking exception 
to your assertion that teachers can abuse children and not be held 
accountable before the law.  I seriously doubt this...consider the two 
recent cases where female teachers were accused (and one convicted) of 
sexual misconduct.  I know of teachers who lost jobs after many years of 
teaching for unprofessional conduct.  Tenure?  I haven't given it much 
thought but I will look at the material you send me and give you my 
opinion.  
If this is getting off-topic a bit, let us know Shelia and we'll take it 
off line.
Dan 
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