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Today's Idiot

2007-10-21

Substitute Teacher Fired For Showing 'Simpsons' Movie

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- New Haven school officials have fired a substitute teacher for showing an alleged bootleg copy of "The Simpsons Movie" to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders. School officials said they had warned 30-year-old Aquil Abdul-Salaam that the PG-13 rated film isn't appropriate for children.
"Not enough violence?"
Officials said Abdul-Salaam admitted showing the movie to students at Beecher School between mid-September and Oct. 4. Beecher School is for children in grades kindergarten through seventh grade.
I didn't know what else to do! It was a fourth grade class called "Modern Civilization" and I'm just a sub, not a Philosophy Professor!
The movie is rated as inappropriate for children under 13 and contains mild profanity, nudity and adult humor including scenes during which two male police officers share a kiss and the Bart character skateboards naked.
"What's the big deal? There weren't any Mohamhead cartoons!"

Posted by:gorb

#8 Nimble, it's when they show "The Lion King" as biology instead of teaching biology that really frosts me.

Posted by: Eric Jablow 2007-10-21 23:23

#7 We've got an 11 year old, Frank. He doesn't come up with the titles out of thin air.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-10-21 13:16

#6 Plenty of parents of elementary school children watch R and X rated films with them

ummmmm....

Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-21 13:11

#5 Plenty of substitutes use videos as a pacifier. They are paid little more than the minimum wage and are expected to make sure no one is injured and that the children are not utterly without adult supervision.

But despite the fact that many elementary schoolers may have seen the Simpsons, that is no reason for the school to sanction it by showing it at any time. Plenty of parents of elementary school children watch R and X rated films with them. That doesn't mean I want my kid doing it or my tax dollars paying for it.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-10-21 12:47

#4 It shouldn't make any difference what movie they were watching. He was supposed to be teaching them something.

Posted by: DoDo 2007-10-21 12:26

#3 This is a little nutty. Anyone who thinks third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students don't watch the Simpsons has been living in a cave. I am going to guess that some over-protective parent complained.

Posted by: Zhang Fei 2007-10-21 12:24

#2 Is cair going to yell profiling on Abdul-Salaam?

Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-10-21 12:18

#1 Doh!

Posted by: john frum 2007-10-21 11:37

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