A BRITISH COLUMBIA teacher at an elite private school mentioned to his class that he disapproved of abortion and was subsequently subject to days of ritual humiliation and forced contrition before he was fired from his job. Christie Blatchford at The National Post reports:

“When I didn’t show contrition,” he said, “I was summoned upstairs and grilled by two administrators who told me my job was on the line.”

Now panicking — he has a family to support and had just recently returned to teaching after several years in business with a relative — he apologized profusely and promised to apologize the next day to the offended student.

Instead, the school had an administrator take over the class for a day, whereupon, he was told, they would all discuss what went wrong in his absence. He would be invited back to “hear the grievances and offer an apology. It was clear I must do this successfully or I would be terminated.”

He repeatedly asked what he’d done wrong or if there was an allegation of misconduct.

“The answer I got back was that I was recognized as an outstanding teacher, but student ‘safety’ was the school’s primary concern.”

With the discussion now scheduled for the following day, the teacher, near to melting down with apprehension and disbelief, went to a walk-in clinic and asked for tranquillizers.

— Comments —

A reader writes:

The administrators are probably thinking teachers are easier to come by than $30,000-a-pop students.

Here is tenured Mike Adams’ response to the those whose life work is to be offended. This is originally from Townhall.

Hurricane B. writes:

I’ve stopped feeling sorry for him. He says:

“They torched me,” he said, “but I’m reluctant to damage the brand … So many kids who would otherwise fall through the cracks … are valued and helped here,” he said.

Oh, really, Mr. Scourged Teacher. How does the atmosphere in this “school” value and help many kids?

What will it take for this guy to jettison his ultra liberal views? No, it will take more than a mere firing. When his unemployment benefits run out and he and his family are living under a bridge, this may do the trick – but I’m not betting on it.

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

Laura writes:

He may also have been worried about a job recommendation.

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