We send our kids to school to actually learn. Not to be indoctrinated with religion. That is not the states job no matter what month it is.
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Britney Stewart
10 years ago
He should not lose his job over this.
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Garr Godfrey
10 years ago
Church choirs singing in public schools? Maybe during Religious History Month. Should be obvious if you've got a bunch of people shouting JESUS that the content of their speech is the problem, not the color of their skin.
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Kristen Madayag
10 years ago
This teacher was helping the children who felt uncomfortable! Had they got up to leave on their own accord they would have been punished. Were parents notified ahead of time regarding the religious aspect of this assembly? The school is in the wrong here completely! This man should not be punished for their wrongdoing by allowing religion in the school!
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Jeff Brooks
10 years ago
A teacher standing up for the Constitutional separation of church and state should be applauded not punished.
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Daniel Everett
10 years ago
I was a student of his around 2012 and I have many comments down the lists but in honesty this teacher is one of the very teachers who invigorated my want to learn without him and the others this school wouldn't be as prestigious as they put it off to be and those who fired him have too much pride in their power demote them or leave the city because this teacher is the best you can get and if the don't rehire him schools should be jumping to get him as a teacher this guy can do amazing things
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Anonymous
10 years ago
The rush to cry racism has become this century's Salem witch hunt. Pathetic.
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Tracie Welsh
10 years ago
My son was at this assembly and told me what Mr. Tyree did had nothing to do with race. We are a non-religious family, and I applaud this teacher for standing up for students such as mine.
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Adrienne Cruser
10 years ago
Mr. Tyree was protecting the children at Dunbar and he should be applauded and allowed to continue teaching!! Not everyone is a Christian. Of all the amazing music, Jazz, Blues, Rock-n-Roll, that is tied to Black History Month, the administrators could have picked a non-religious music presentation for our children. It's absurd to have a religious organization world famous for their proselytization perform at a mandatory public school assembly. There are laws about this. Why isn't the school being taken to task over their mistake instead of Mr. Three who was protecting the rights of our children???
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Marlyse Whitaker
10 years ago
freedom of speech is a two way road
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Kaileigh Jenkins
10 years ago
shout out to Delaney for making this!!!
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Jeff Haywood
10 years ago
The school broke the law by having a religious cult come in to proselytize. They must not fire the teacher for calling them out one this.
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John cena
10 years ago
Champ is here
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Jeff Kincaid
10 years ago
He was correct in what he did and said. Had my son been in the assembly, the school would not be facing down the ACLU for forcing the children to listen to religious programming. He should be commended for following the Constitution and giving children the opportunity to leave the program.
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Regina Pugh
10 years ago
Hello, my name is Regina Pugh & my personal opinion on this is that this man should NOT lose his job over something like this. I didn't even go to Dunbar, I went to Linkhorne.. but I believe that this man didn't mean any type of racism @ all. He seems to be a wonderful man & I think he should be able to keep his job! These kids love him! He has a family also! Everyone needs a job now-a-days to be able to support their family. This shouldn't be blown out of proportion. Keep this man a teacher. Thank you.
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Valerie
10 years ago
Shame on this school for even inviting a performance group from Liberty University. Any group from that "university" would, obviously, have a religious ulterior motive. What Mr. Tyree did deserves an award, a commendation, and high praise. Not censured. Certainly not fired. Clearly, the students need this teacher to protect them from predatory actions by the school system and Mayor - people who should know better. I fervently hope American Humanist Association's legal unit and Freedom From Religion Foundation's legal team have been contacted.
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Brittany
10 years ago
He was doing the right thing more teachers need to be like him!
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Alan Bao
10 years ago
Keep your religion out of public, taxpayer-funded schools. The mayor is only invoking racism as political leverage to persecute a dissenting voice who spoke up for the separation of church and state.
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Margaret Cliver
10 years ago
This teacher stood up for his students' constitutional rights and gave them a solid-gold life lesson that you do NOT have to sit there and take it when someone forces their religious beliefs on you. That is about as authentically American as you can get. PLEASE do not let the religious bigots pretend that this is a race issue - it is NOT, it is a freedom of conscience issue. This man deserves a medal.
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Julie Wyer
10 years ago
This is terrible!! The poor man was just trying to do the right thing for all religions, not racist!!!
We send our kids to school to actually learn. Not to be indoctrinated with religion. That is not the states job no matter what month it is.
He should not lose his job over this.
Church choirs singing in public schools? Maybe during Religious History Month. Should be obvious if you've got a bunch of people shouting JESUS that the content of their speech is the problem, not the color of their skin.
This teacher was helping the children who felt uncomfortable! Had they got up to leave on their own accord they would have been punished. Were parents notified ahead of time regarding the religious aspect of this assembly? The school is in the wrong here completely! This man should not be punished for their wrongdoing by allowing religion in the school!
A teacher standing up for the Constitutional separation of church and state should be applauded not punished.
I was a student of his around 2012 and I have many comments down the lists but in honesty this teacher is one of the very teachers who invigorated my want to learn without him and the others this school wouldn't be as prestigious as they put it off to be and those who fired him have too much pride in their power demote them or leave the city because this teacher is the best you can get and if the don't rehire him schools should be jumping to get him as a teacher this guy can do amazing things
The rush to cry racism has become this century's Salem witch hunt. Pathetic.
My son was at this assembly and told me what Mr. Tyree did had nothing to do with race. We are a non-religious family, and I applaud this teacher for standing up for students such as mine.
Mr. Tyree was protecting the children at Dunbar and he should be applauded and allowed to continue teaching!! Not everyone is a Christian. Of all the amazing music, Jazz, Blues, Rock-n-Roll, that is tied to Black History Month, the administrators could have picked a non-religious music presentation for our children. It's absurd to have a religious organization world famous for their proselytization perform at a mandatory public school assembly. There are laws about this. Why isn't the school being taken to task over their mistake instead of Mr. Three who was protecting the rights of our children???
freedom of speech is a two way road
shout out to Delaney for making this!!!
The school broke the law by having a religious cult come in to proselytize. They must not fire the teacher for calling them out one this.
Champ is here
He was correct in what he did and said. Had my son been in the assembly, the school would not be facing down the ACLU for forcing the children to listen to religious programming. He should be commended for following the Constitution and giving children the opportunity to leave the program.
Hello, my name is Regina Pugh & my personal opinion on this is that this man should NOT lose his job over something like this. I didn't even go to Dunbar, I went to Linkhorne.. but I believe that this man didn't mean any type of racism @ all. He seems to be a wonderful man & I think he should be able to keep his job! These kids love him! He has a family also! Everyone needs a job now-a-days to be able to support their family. This shouldn't be blown out of proportion. Keep this man a teacher. Thank you.
Shame on this school for even inviting a performance group from Liberty University. Any group from that "university" would, obviously, have a religious ulterior motive. What Mr. Tyree did deserves an award, a commendation, and high praise. Not censured. Certainly not fired. Clearly, the students need this teacher to protect them from predatory actions by the school system and Mayor - people who should know better. I fervently hope American Humanist Association's legal unit and Freedom From Religion Foundation's legal team have been contacted.
He was doing the right thing more teachers need to be like him!
Keep your religion out of public, taxpayer-funded schools. The mayor is only invoking racism as political leverage to persecute a dissenting voice who spoke up for the separation of church and state.
This teacher stood up for his students' constitutional rights and gave them a solid-gold life lesson that you do NOT have to sit there and take it when someone forces their religious beliefs on you. That is about as authentically American as you can get. PLEASE do not let the religious bigots pretend that this is a race issue - it is NOT, it is a freedom of conscience issue. This man deserves a medal.
This is terrible!! The poor man was just trying to do the right thing for all religions, not racist!!!