Cross Posted at Legal Schnauzer
An Alabama math teacher used the assassination of President Barack Obama as a way to teach angles to his geometry students.
Secret Service officials questioned the Corner High School teacher after someone alerted them about the class session. The teacher was not taken into custody or charged with a crime.
Corner is a community in extreme northwest Jefferson County, about 20 miles from Birmingham. Reports The Birmingham News:
Phil Hammonds, superintendent of Jefferson County Schools, said the teacher will not be terminated:
Corner is a community in extreme northwest Jefferson County, about 20 miles from Birmingham. Reports The Birmingham News:
The teacher was apparently teaching his geometry students about parallel lines and angles, officials said. He used the example of where to stand and aim if shooting Obama.à ‚¬ ¨Ã ‚¬ ¨
"He was talking about angles and said, 'If you're in this building, you would need to take this angle to shoot the president,' " said Joseph Brown, a senior in the geometry class.à ‚¬ ¨Ã ‚¬ ¨
Phil Hammonds, superintendent of Jefferson County Schools, said the teacher will not be terminated:
"We are going to have a long conversation with him about what's appropriate," Hammonds said. "It was extremely poor judgment on his part, and a poor choice of words."
