My partner and I are to give a mock debate on a heated issue
The topic: a teacher encoraged his HS students to participate in a walkout to protest the Iraq War. While we do not know much about this situation, we were told that the teacher contacted the District and told them that he was going to be absent. We also know that this teacher joined his students at the Walk Out.
My partner is taking the side of the School Board who's intent is to FIRE The offending teacher. My job is on the Teacher's Union - to protect the Teacher and keep him or her working in the schools.
Do you have any suggestions? What do I need to know in order to defend this teacher?
2007-12-09 17:11:45 · 5 answers · asked by B B 1883 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Teachers are nation builders & hence be favoured by students on all issues concerns. If they're really good teachers in teaching methods, their all genuine moves must be respected by students. Students must fight in favour of them in all national fora, in print & electronic media, upper & lower houses of govts too. Their causes must be highlighted & students make non- violent efforts for the same. Your partner must be politely convinced by you coolly. Take a legal advice by a sincere lawyer too.
2007-12-09 17:34:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the common features of most trade union agreements is that someone can only be fired with proper cause. That means the teacher would have to have violated school policy or rules, and the punishment would have to be appropriate for the violation.
If he had days of leave left, and took a day of leave to attend the rally, they cannot discipline or fire him because he violated no rule or policies. He engaged in protected political speech on a day off.
If he did not have leave left, and still did not come to school, he coudl be disciplined for having missed work. But it would seem harsh to fire someone for a single day of work missed.
As far as whether he violated a reasonable rule or policy by encouraging his students to participate, it is the school boards burden to prove that he did something wrong. They must produce witnesses or some other evidence. You have the obligation to try to disprove any evidence they prove if you can do so. (If one of the witnesses was a parent, you should make it very clear that the parent did not witness anything, and is just repeating what their child said. You should interview the student instead if his or her testimony will help you.)
You should make them point clearly to what rules he violated by the actions they can prove he engaged in, and how others have been punished in the past for similar infractions.
2007-12-13 04:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by coolrockboy380 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your argument should be based on Human Right
Article 19 Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 20 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. 2. No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
You should be able to find the corresponding Laws under U.S. constitution
2007-12-09 17:26:14 · answer #3 · answered by giginotgigi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What you really need to know are the terms of the labor agreement between the union and the employer, since it will address issues such as grounds for firing.
2007-12-09 17:24:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should know that the teacher needs to lose more than his/her job I pulled my kids out of public school because of teachers like this,and it was worth every penny
2007-12-09 17:21:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋