John Freshwater Files Lawsuit

June 15, 2009
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John Freshwater, the Mt. Vernon teacher accused of burning a cross into a student’s arm has filed a lawsuit. He is currently involved in a public hearing after being dismissed by the school board and is also part of a lawsuit by the parents of the student whose arm was burned. Use the search box and type freshwater to get some background information.

Hat tip to Jolly Roger at Reconstitution for alerting me to this new development.

MOUNT VERNON – Former eighth-grade science teacher John Freshwater has filed a federal lawsuit against the Mount Vernon City School Board, administrators and the investigative firm the board hired to look into allegations against him.

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I had wondered why the hearing was taking so long. Here is the reason Freshwater’s lawyer gives.

According to Freshwater’s attorney, R Kelly Hamilton, the preference was to complete the public hearing before filing any action, but the refusal of board members to testify has delayed the hearing and pushed against the statute of limitations requirements.

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My favorite part of the article is here.

A press release from Freshwater’s supporters said, “While the board continues to claim that this is ‘not about the Bible on his desk,’ it was Freshwater’s public statements and refusal to remove his Bible from his desk which prompted the board’s actions and caused the chain of events that lead to this lawsuit.”

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Yea … I’m sure his dismissal had nothing to do with using a device not intended for use on humans to burn a cross into a students arm in violation of the separation between church and state guaranteed by the constitution. I’m sure that had nothing to do with it.

2 Responses to John Freshwater Files Lawsuit

  1. JollyRogerNo Gravatar on June 16, 2009 at 8:51 am

    Is it any wonder Paul Lynde ran screaming from that place?

  2. Madrigal ManiacNo Gravatar on June 16, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    Jolly Roger you are a fountain of information. I did not know Paul Lynde was from Mt. Vernon.

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