An Iowa chemistry teacher was placed on administrative leave after saying on Facebook that he would not attend a rally featuring climate activist Greta Thunberg because he didn't "have my sniper rifle," according to school officials and reports.The teacher, identified by school officials
An Iowa chemistry teacher was placed on administrative leave after saying on Facebook that he would not attend a rally featuring climate activist Greta Thunberg because he didn’t “have my sniper rifle,” according to school officials and reports.
“The nature of the content shared rose to the level of putting this employee on administrative leave pending an investigation,” the district said. “We appreciate your patience as we sort through the details and thank you for respecting the process.” “It wasn’t a joke,” said Severson, who is a pre-med student at the University of Northern Iowa. “It wasn’t baseless. It was irrefutably vile and wrong.”Baish, school officials and the Waterloo Education Association, the teachers’ union, could not be reached for comment Sunday.
Severson said Thunberg’s activism was a “worthy cause” because “her words are on all of our — millennials’ — lips,” he said.
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