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Post by KittyLane on Mar 9, 2007 9:14:08 GMT -5
Modern Day Witch Trial? Elementary school teacher Lauren Berrios liked to wear black clothing on occasion, and allowed her students to read Harry Potter and other occult books books such as Shakespeare's Macbeth and RL Stine's "Goosebumps" series. When she started teaching about the Salem witch trials school officials knew they had a witch on their hands. According to Berrios, who is actually Jewish, she was denied tenure and severed from her teaching position for "enticing children into witchcraft and magic through literature." The former Long Island resident is suing the school district for two million dollars, and claims she has difficulty finding work. School officials are denying her story, claiming Berrios is a fantasist who was fired for 'poor teaching,' and accuse her of child abuse to boot. Berrios' attorney claims the school's principal openly accuded her of witchcraft while being deposed for the trial. It's too early to know who's telling the truth, but this should make for quite a news spectacle over the next few weeks. altreligion.about.com/b/a/257441.htm
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Post by Senbecc on Mar 9, 2007 18:26:18 GMT -5
Interesting. I must say neither scenerio would suprize me much as far as who is lying. Hope you'll keep us informed on this Kitty!
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Post by KittyLane on Mar 9, 2007 22:11:15 GMT -5
i will! its always interesting to see how crazy people get.
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