Alabama Teacher Caught Ranting About 'Fat Butt Michelle Obama' and 'Queers'

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WARNING!  AS THE TITLE INDICATES THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CONTAINS QUESTIONABLE LANGUAGE.

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I think most readers would likely agree that the incident mentioned below was far from appropriate.  But there are some questions to be raised.  How much freedom should teachers have to discuss their personal opinions with their students?  Are these types of class "discussions" beneficial to learning?  What responsibilities come with such freedoms?  (Reviewed by: Justin Ormsby)  

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When Alabama high-school teacher and football coach Bob Grisham went on a rant against "fat butt Michelle Obama" and "queers" in a classroom, little did he know that an unidentified student was recording audio of his remarks.

Grisham is still teaching psychology at Lauderdale County High School in Rogersville, Alabama, but according to Times Daily, schools superintendent Jennifer Grey says the local school board has plans for a meeting within the next two weeks to figure out what to do about his politically incorrect diatribe.
Grisham, head football coach of the school's team that went to the state semifinals this year, has worked at that school since 1991. Apparently, that long career and winning football season gave him a tremendous amount of confidence.

However, teachers who have a tendency to make hateful and homophobic remarks need to remember that most of their students have recording devices in their possession.
As you can hear in the clip above, not only did Grisham unleash a series of intemperate remarks, but he didn't correct any of his students who added additional racist comments in response.
Here's what Grisham said:

Grisham: Like those lunches - you get 600-calorie lunches - you know who's behind that?
Different voice: Michelle Obama
Grisham: Fat butt Michelle Obama
(Giggling in background)
Grisham: And look … look at her. She looks like she weighs 185 or 190. She's overweight.
Different voice: Big fat gorilla
(laughter)
Grisham: I'm serious. Y'all, our country is, is, is going in the wrong direction.
Different voice: It's going straight to hell.
Grisham: You'd better be aware of it. And people running around like, oh it'll get better, it'll get better. No, it ain't gone get no better until things change. I can give you example after example of that, but I don't want to use any local names to give you examples. Things won't get better until there's a change in some areas and stuff. And you know what his platform was? Change. We're gone change. We're all … aw it's OK …. for … and … y'all can get pissed off at me or not. You can go tell the principal, you can call the superintendent and tell her. I don't believe in queers, I don't like queers. I don't … I don't hate them as a person but what they do is wrong, it's an abomination against God. I don't like being around queers.

Is this what passes for education in U.S. schools? While this couldn't be a widespread phenomenon, we have to wonder how often this type of commentary finds its way into classrooms.
[via Times Daily]