Questionable teacher - pvt. school

[fiddlin_round]

What is the name of your state? Colorado

On Good Friday a student asked what Easter was all about. The teacher replied that Easter was when Jesus died and went to hell.

This is a private IB school for Gifted & Talented. No religious affiliation. No fed funds received.

Do I have any legal recourse?

 

[Silverplum]

What is the name of your state? Colorado

On Good Friday a student asked what Easter was all about. The teacher replied that Easter was when Jesus died and went to hell.

This is a private IB school for Gifted & Talented. No religious affiliation. No fed funds received.

Do I have any legal recourse?

To do what?

 

[Just Blue]

What is the name of your state? Colorado

On Good Friday a student asked what Easter was all about. The teacher replied that Easter was when Jesus died and went to hell.

This is a private IB school for Gifted & Talented. No religious affiliation. No fed funds received.

Do I have any legal recourse?

Send your child to another school....

 

[Ohiogal]

What is the name of your state? Colorado

On Good Friday a student asked what Easter was all about. The teacher replied that Easter was when Jesus died and went to hell.

This is a private IB school for Gifted & Talented. No religious affiliation. No fed funds received.

Do I have any legal recourse?

Nope. YOu can remove your child.

 

[You Are Guilty]

Of course you have recourse. Just file a complaint with the Pope and he'll send out the Sister HitSquad to take care of business.

 

[fiddlin_round]

Colorado

Gosh, and I thought I would get intelligent dialogue and thoughtful responses, silly me.

My concern is that a teacher is in a position of trust to expouse data truthfully, much as 2x2=4. If, perhaps, he had couched his answer to "What is Easter?" in a 'my OPINION is . . .' manner I would have less of an issue. However, misrepresenting facts to 5th/6th grade children is reprehensible. He gave a known wrong answer in an attempt to be funny. That is my issue.

I want to thank everyone for taking their time to answer my concerns.

 

[Silverplum]

Colorado
Gosh, and I thought I would get intelligent dialogue and thoughtful responses, silly me.

Well, you are pretty silly to give us that first post and expect an intelligent dialogue and/or thoughtful responses. And now you're all critical? Oh.

My concern is that a teacher is in a position of trust to expouse data truthfully, much as 2x2=4. If, perhaps, he had couched his answer to "What is Easter?" in a 'my OPINION is . . .' manner I would have less of an issue. However, misrepresenting facts to 5th/6th grade children is reprehensible. He gave a known wrong answer in an attempt to be funny. That is my issue.

Oh.

I want to thank everyone for taking their time to answer my concerns.

On behalf of everyone, you're welcome.

 

[CdwJava]

On Good Friday a student asked what Easter was all about. The teacher replied that Easter was when Jesus died and went to hell.

This is a private IB school for Gifted & Talented. No religious affiliation. No fed funds received.

Do I have any legal recourse?

The teacher committed no crime, and there is no apparent cause of action for a civil claim. The teacher is entitled to their opinion regardless of how callous and uncalled for it might have been.

You DO have options, however. You can complain to the school administration or board of directors ... you can withdraw your child from this school .... you can arrange a meeting with the teacher to explain how you feel ... or you can do any combination of the above (as well as a number of other things I hadn't mentioned).

While there is no "legal recourse" through the courts, you do have options.

 

[Ohiogal]

Colorado

Gosh, and I thought I would get intelligent dialogue and thoughtful responses, silly me.

My concern is that a teacher is in a position of trust to expouse data truthfully, much as 2x2=4. If, perhaps, he had couched his answer to "What is Easter?" in a 'my OPINION is . . .' manner I would have less of an issue. However, misrepresenting facts to 5th/6th grade children is reprehensible. He gave a known wrong answer in an attempt to be funny. That is my issue.

I want to thank everyone for taking their time to answer my concerns.

And who says the truth is that Jesus did not go to hell? That is a matter of faith for the Christian religion. Christians believe that Jesus died on Good Friday to rise again three days later (wherein Easter is actually two days later) and ascend. But that does not mean it is FACT for everyone. It is a matter of belief. The teacher did NOT give a known wrong answer. How do you know he was attempting to be funny? You can have your issues but you have no leg to stand on legally in filing a suit.

 

[stealth2]

Well, uumm, actually.... While not Biblical, it is a Tradition in the older Christian Churches that Christ DID descend to Hell between Good Friday and Easter Sunday to break down the Gates of Hell and free the dead souls within. So what the teacher said is actually not necessarily wrong. Methinks someone *cough* OP *cough* should spend some time reading up on Church history instead of engaging in so-called "righteous" indignation.

(edit) Additionally, I find it somewhat shocking that a 5th/6th grader from a family that one can presume has some Christian bend wouldn't know what Easter is all about.

 

[stealth2]

Then, too, there are the arguments that in His death, Jesus experienced the hell that sinners all go through, and then was ultimately raised up by God - in a manner similar to what Christians believe happens when we repent of our sin. Prior to repentance and forgiveness, we are in Hell. Not in a place of fire and brimstone, but a hell of our own making.

Lots of ways to look at this issue. The upshot being.... fiddler's got bupkes.

 

[sascrip]

I would...

I would go in and talk to the teacher. Questions like this that come up in class can be difficult for a teacher to answer. 99% of teachers do try and answer student questions honestly. The teacher's answer was most likely based on personal beliefs and he/she probably realized that after they began the explanation and that probably caused he/she to not finish the explanation. Give the teacher the benefit of the doubt. After talking with him/her, take concerns to the principal if you still have them.