You can't fire someone because they stood up and separated church and state. It's not racist! If we can't say Prayer in school then you shouldnt have gospel being sang in school either. Hopefully the state hears about this.
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Mary
10 years ago
This teacher did the right thing. Dunbar is a public school
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Harris Erickson
10 years ago
Separation of religion, Mr. Tyree has/had nothing against religion or race what so ever.
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Amy Jablonski
10 years ago
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Mr. Tyree is one of the kindest and caring person I know, he cared for his students and anyone who needed to be cared for. He loved everyone, no matter what your race, religion, culture, family tree, etc. A loving person like this does not deserve to be fired.
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Xan Shen
10 years ago
Gained 125 signatures today so far :)
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Xan Shen
10 years ago
Watch the news report on it. Type in "WSET Students petition to save middle school teacher's job" and you can watch the newscast. (Unfortunately, it shows it when this petition had 4oo-somthing signatures instead of the 625 is has now
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Melonie Rice
10 years ago
Keep standing with the constitution!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
The facts should be given correctly. Was the interruption about bringing the Christian God into a public school setting, which is wrong in some situations. Religion /religious songs were a huge part of the civil rights movement, etc. and should not be ignored. There are extremes on both sides here. Interrupting a black history month assembly is seen as racist; singing songs of God in context to the struggle /movement to civil freedom is seen as including church and state in a public/government setting. Both parties might be wrong in their judgements. But let the teacher stay.
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Erik Adamson
10 years ago
... wtf
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Ramie Lloyd
10 years ago
Everyone has a right to what they believe in. We have a separation of church and state for a reason. This is NOT a racial thing.
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Matthias Bergmann
10 years ago
If this teacher is willing to stand up against what the school should know very well is wrong, he should not be fired. He should be commended.
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Jacob Decker
10 years ago
Mr. Tyree, was the most outgoing, funny and encouraging teacher I have ever had. To hear this is in the news, I automatically knew it was some agenda pressed issue. Mr. Tyree taught me a lot things, but he never said anything about race or religion. You know what's ironic students and Americans...we are throwing a fit over a teacher who didn't even make a racist act....When we have someone who is running for president who clearly states offensive and racist things on the daily.
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Greg May
10 years ago
Let's get the facts before making decisions about people's lives.
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Judith Rauchle
10 years ago
There are many ways to celebrate Black history month without violating separation of church and state in a governmental/public school setting. Mr. Tyree was exactly right in pointing this out.
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Chris Bohon
10 years ago
To assume that he is a racist after he has worked at a predominantly black school for years is completely ridiculous. My daughter went to DMS and she says he was one of the most loved teachers of ALL students!
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Deatra Hedges
10 years ago
Wish we had more teachers like him!
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Shane wood
10 years ago
Mr tyree was my english teacher some years ago when I attended dunbar middle. He is not a racist. He made the class enjoyable when I hated school the most. He is spoke up for other students when one of your other staff members wouldn't. Yall are trying to punish a man for sticking up for all the other student's and I think it's plain out wrong someone is always trying to play the "race" card when someone says somthing that isn't politically correct but is within his rights of freedom of speach. When I attended dunbar middle and some of high school if I recall the school system can not teach religion and he was speaking up for the people that did not practice the religious beliefs of others. I'll say this Mr Tyree is a great teacher he is a role model to all the students he teaches he should not have to lose his job for being politically incorrect.
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Candace C
10 years ago
What happened to freedom of speech? He had every right to speak his mind as long as he wasn't belittling anyone or being aggressive or purposefully hurtful. He could've voiced his concern over the program for race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. How is this different from parents boycotting public school systems teaching their children sex ed?
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Katelyn
10 years ago
If you guys let go of Mr.Tyree, you'll be letting go of a teacher that actually cares about his students as well as students he doesn't even teach. That man took time out of his day, everyday, to make sure he talked to me at least once and ask how things were going for me. He's always been willing to pull students from religious talk because he knows it can make some of them feel uncomfortable. But he is definitely not a racist
You can't fire someone because they stood up and separated church and state. It's not racist! If we can't say Prayer in school then you shouldnt have gospel being sang in school either. Hopefully the state hears about this.
This teacher did the right thing. Dunbar is a public school
Separation of religion, Mr. Tyree has/had nothing against religion or race what so ever.
Mr. Tyree is one of the kindest and caring person I know, he cared for his students and anyone who needed to be cared for. He loved everyone, no matter what your race, religion, culture, family tree, etc. A loving person like this does not deserve to be fired.
Gained 125 signatures today so far :)
Watch the news report on it. Type in "WSET Students petition to save middle school teacher's job" and you can watch the newscast. (Unfortunately, it shows it when this petition had 4oo-somthing signatures instead of the 625 is has now
Keep standing with the constitution!
The facts should be given correctly. Was the interruption about bringing the Christian God into a public school setting, which is wrong in some situations. Religion /religious songs were a huge part of the civil rights movement, etc. and should not be ignored. There are extremes on both sides here. Interrupting a black history month assembly is seen as racist; singing songs of God in context to the struggle /movement to civil freedom is seen as including church and state in a public/government setting. Both parties might be wrong in their judgements. But let the teacher stay.
... wtf
Everyone has a right to what they believe in. We have a separation of church and state for a reason. This is NOT a racial thing.
If this teacher is willing to stand up against what the school should know very well is wrong, he should not be fired. He should be commended.
Mr. Tyree, was the most outgoing, funny and encouraging teacher I have ever had. To hear this is in the news, I automatically knew it was some agenda pressed issue. Mr. Tyree taught me a lot things, but he never said anything about race or religion. You know what's ironic students and Americans...we are throwing a fit over a teacher who didn't even make a racist act....When we have someone who is running for president who clearly states offensive and racist things on the daily.
Let's get the facts before making decisions about people's lives.
There are many ways to celebrate Black history month without violating separation of church and state in a governmental/public school setting. Mr. Tyree was exactly right in pointing this out.
To assume that he is a racist after he has worked at a predominantly black school for years is completely ridiculous. My daughter went to DMS and she says he was one of the most loved teachers of ALL students!
Wish we had more teachers like him!
Mr tyree was my english teacher some years ago when I attended dunbar middle. He is not a racist. He made the class enjoyable when I hated school the most. He is spoke up for other students when one of your other staff members wouldn't. Yall are trying to punish a man for sticking up for all the other student's and I think it's plain out wrong someone is always trying to play the "race" card when someone says somthing that isn't politically correct but is within his rights of freedom of speach. When I attended dunbar middle and some of high school if I recall the school system can not teach religion and he was speaking up for the people that did not practice the religious beliefs of others. I'll say this Mr Tyree is a great teacher he is a role model to all the students he teaches he should not have to lose his job for being politically incorrect.
What happened to freedom of speech? He had every right to speak his mind as long as he wasn't belittling anyone or being aggressive or purposefully hurtful. He could've voiced his concern over the program for race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. How is this different from parents boycotting public school systems teaching their children sex ed?
If you guys let go of Mr.Tyree, you'll be letting go of a teacher that actually cares about his students as well as students he doesn't even teach. That man took time out of his day, everyday, to make sure he talked to me at least once and ask how things were going for me. He's always been willing to pull students from religious talk because he knows it can make some of them feel uncomfortable. But he is definitely not a racist
He was a great teacher !