August 20, 2008
Ohio Science Teacher Under Fire
Teacher’s ‘branding’ case opens religious divide
by Tim Jones
Los Angeles Times, p. A23
August 15, 2008
John Freshwater, who teaches science, is said to have burned a student in class. But for some, his creationist beliefs are the crux.
Mt. Vernon, Ohio — It’s the kind of story that turns heads and stomachs alike, especially in a small town. A well-known and popular middle school science teacher known for strong religious beliefs is charged with branding the shape of a cross onto the forearm of an eighthgrader.
The teacher is in big and possibly career-ending trouble, a quiet college town is bitterly divided and the Bible is at the center of it.
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