Instead of suspension, this teacher should be rewarded for fighting FOR his students, not against the district.
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Melissa
11 years ago
Thank you, Mr. Ashton, for respecting students enough to speak the truth.
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Mandy Amidon
11 years ago
To whom ever involved in suspending this wonder teacher must read our First Amendment. FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!!! He's done nothing wrong! We should be looking at those threatening our students in so many words with government funding ect. if they don't take the test. Now that sounds like a crime. Some might suggest it sound a little like blackmail!
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Mary Ann Knight
11 years ago
With you in solidarity from TX! signature #500!
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Bridget Hole
11 years ago
Amazing work! You all are learning lessons that will make you far better prepared for college and life than any standardized test ever could.
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Anne Milone
11 years ago
This is a democracy? I think not.
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Maryann Chagnon
11 years ago
I am a former Pawtucket teacher, and I knew Jacqueline Walsh. I'm so glad that the school bears her name and that it has such fine students. Your parents must be very proud of you.
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Carol Ruth Kimmel
11 years ago
Penalizing teachers for telling the truth to their students is a very very bad idea, in any state. Educators in Illinois support Mr. Ashton.
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Renee Godino
11 years ago
We need more teachers like this!
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Mary Drew
11 years ago
This is nonsense.
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Patricia Lamarre
11 years ago
Since when is it not ok to speak the truth?
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Ann Guthrie
11 years ago
What you're really teaching your students is when the truth is inconvenient then it's okay to lie by omission. Shame on the administration for treating a decent teacher like a criminal. It's because of harmful attitudes like these, that college students will avoid careers in education.
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Jennifer Dowdall
11 years ago
McCarthyism is back with a vengeance. Let's put a stop to it now. Reinstate this teacher!
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David Gracer
11 years ago
This teacher is doing exactly what he should be doing, which is telling the truth.
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Yarissa Ramos
11 years ago
I don't understand why this is a discipline issue.
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Laurie Knox
11 years ago
This man deserves to have his job back with no punishment at all. where is his Union?
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Laurie Angelucci
11 years ago
Let these children have their English teacher back!!
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Rebecca Flori
11 years ago
This is outrageous. A teacher reprimanded for telling students the truth!
great teacher!!
Instead of suspension, this teacher should be rewarded for fighting FOR his students, not against the district.
Thank you, Mr. Ashton, for respecting students enough to speak the truth.
To whom ever involved in suspending this wonder teacher must read our First Amendment. FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!!! He's done nothing wrong! We should be looking at those threatening our students in so many words with government funding ect. if they don't take the test. Now that sounds like a crime. Some might suggest it sound a little like blackmail!
With you in solidarity from TX! signature #500!
Amazing work! You all are learning lessons that will make you far better prepared for college and life than any standardized test ever could.
This is a democracy? I think not.
I am a former Pawtucket teacher, and I knew Jacqueline Walsh. I'm so glad that the school bears her name and that it has such fine students. Your parents must be very proud of you.
Penalizing teachers for telling the truth to their students is a very very bad idea, in any state. Educators in Illinois support Mr. Ashton.
We need more teachers like this!
This is nonsense.
Since when is it not ok to speak the truth?
What you're really teaching your students is when the truth is inconvenient then it's okay to lie by omission. Shame on the administration for treating a decent teacher like a criminal. It's because of harmful attitudes like these, that college students will avoid careers in education.
McCarthyism is back with a vengeance. Let's put a stop to it now. Reinstate this teacher!
This teacher is doing exactly what he should be doing, which is telling the truth.
I don't understand why this is a discipline issue.
This man deserves to have his job back with no punishment at all. where is his Union?
Let these children have their English teacher back!!
This is outrageous. A teacher reprimanded for telling students the truth!
Please bring this beloved teacher back!