Teacher Burns Cross On Kids' Arms

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) - An outside investigation has found
that an Ohio public school teacher taught creationism in his
science class and used a device to burn the image of a cross on
students' arms.
One family filed a federal lawsuit against Mount Vernon Middle
School teacher John Freshwater and the school district last week,
saying their child was left with a burn mark for three or four
weeks.
The report also says Freshwater was insubordinate in failing to
remove a Bible and other religious materials from his classroom.
The findings released Thursday by consulting firm H.R. On Call
Inc. were to be discussed Friday at a school board meeting.
A message seeking comment was left for Freshwater's attorney,
Roger Weaver.

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