A CA high school teacher has been suspended after students complained about the use of Nazi flags during an English lesson about propaganda. A spokesperson from the school district was kind enough to join Jack & Joe to explain the status of the teacher and what lead to the suspension.
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So we're not to get right to this story because, um, we don't have much time. So we're talking about a school there was a Nazi flag in the classroom. The teacher has been suspended. Uh, we're thinking the flag was just there to teach World War two? So what the hell is the deal? But we've got missed a couple of other German flags. RAJ Ray, who's a spokesman for the school, Is that what you are? Yes? The communications. Is there anything we're missing from this story because it seems pretty nutty to us? Yeah, you know, Um, the issue that we have here is we have several students concerned about the flags being in the classroom, one of them featuring a swastika, and at least one of those students was a passer by, so they didn't know the context of the flag being there. So why didn't somebody just tell them what the context was and this would be over? It's how the student felt uncomfortable, Um, you know, not seeing a symbol of hate on their school campus at place where they're not I'm not trying to be argumented. We're just short on time and I want to get the information. So so why didn't somebody just explain to the student. Look, it's for teaching world. Were two specifically propaganda propaganda symbolism which is legitimate, and then the and then that's it. Why why was the teacher suspended? It could have been a conversation, but once they did hear from one student, they did hear from others and then had cony total. We understand it's too Yeah, you know, I don't know. The investigation is ongoing, which is why the teacher involved is currently on administation. The investigation of what the investigation into if the flags were used before, in what context? If they were used before, why didn't you just ask the teacher? I mean that would take literally seems like this all could be solved in five minutes. Yeah, well, you know, we have to go through our processes and making sure that we look at timelines, talk with site administration that may have had conversations with the teacher in the past, so it does take time to gather those details and also talk with students about the impact that it had on them of seeing doesn't matter what the impact was on the students, that doesn't matter their children. If it's a legitimate lesson being taught in the legitimate way, which again, now listen and runch with all due respect. We appreciate you coming on. It's good of you, um, and we understand that you don't make the policy. You're the spokesperson, so again, this is not coming after you. This strikes us as anti intellectual, nearly superstitious cow towing to the overreaction of children. That's no way for an institutional learning to act. Right. What where we're coming from is there is a way to be teaching these very important topics and history lessons to students without prominently displaying a symbol. You wouldn't You wouldn't want to use the most successful piece of propaganda in the history of the planet to teach about propaganda, obviously, right, there are other ways of going about it. There's other ways of you know, sharing history without having the flag in the classroom making students feel uncomfortable. Interestingly enough, there are real parallels between this policy and the policies of Nazi Germany, are there? Really are. We appreciate greatly you coming on and know we're out of time, so but yeah, yeah, it's it's thank you. It's very nice to you to come on, very nice to come on and Joe's absolutely right. She's just doing her job right, although it sounds like she buys what she's saying. Yeah, well she's supposed to. That's her job, folks. I don't think any comment is needed. We all heard it together. This is the best display of this that I've heard anywhere in America yet. It's it's superstition mixed with fear of being called out yourself by the woke mob. This is scary, and the teacher has been suspended. We're still doing our investigation. Yeah, I was teaching about the symbols of the Nazi regime and how powerful they were. Okay, no problem, go back to work. But that didn't happen. Who