Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Democratic House candidate fired for showing profane video to students. (nod to Michelle Malkin)

Steve White, a political candidate(House 4) was dismissed from his position late Tuesday night after an investigation found he showed videos with sex acts, nudity and other obscene images to students.
After 4 1/2 hours behind closed doors Tuesday night, the Limestone County Board of Education voted to fire Steve White, accused of showing students a video referring to President Bush in profane terms.
In the closed hearing requested by White, the board voted 6 to 1 to cancel his contract as a West Limestone High School eighth-grade science teacher. Outside the hearing, parents listed several other inappropriate videos.
There were the images of beer guzzling; a video of a toothless, bikini-clad Alabama fan, complete with beer and cigarettes; a lewd animated clip of former President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky; fat men in thongs; an old lady with dirty advice.
White has been on paid administrative leave since April, when parents and students said he showed his students an animated Internet video about former President Bill Clinton, which included sexual content, and made students say "John Kerry rocks" before they could leave his classroom. For a complete list of the superintendent's reasons for terminating his employment look here.

Zac McCrary, the party's communications director, said a subcommittee of the state party's Executive Committee will look into the situation and explore options including forcing White off the ballot.