The latest government education outrage from Alabama:

Christy Jackson does not want a teacher showing her 13-year-old son a video calling the president of the United States an a—hole during class. Nor does she believe her son should be shown Internet videos — which are barred to students by school system controls —that use obscenities.

But that is what West Limestone High School eighth grade science teacher Steve White, a Democratic candidate for the District 4 seat on the House of Representatives, is accused of doing.

“My son and a group of his friends were talking about this video they had seen in school,” Jackson said. “One of the other student’s mother saw the video and she forwarded it to me. I saw it and I became livid.”

You can watch the video at Filmstripinternational.com

The Athens, Ala. Courier News further reports:

Jackson said she contacted West Limestone Principal Stan Davis, who told her White had been reprimanded.

School board member Darin Russell, whose district the school is in, said board members were made aware of the situation about a month ago.

The matter did not come before board members for discussion or a vote, but was handled by the central office by Superintendent Dr. Barry Carroll as a “personnel matter.”

Carroll, who is out of town, did not respond to a call to his cellular phone. A message was left at the central office for Assistant Superintendent Richard Leath, but an assistant said only Carroll could comment on the matter.

Two calls to Davis were not returned. A message left on White’s machine also received no response.

West Limestone High School contact website here.

Contact info for Steve White here.

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Reader Lana J.:

After reading about the 8th-grade science teacher who showed the anti-Bush film in class, I said to my 16 year-old daughter, ” And this is so relevant to the 8th grade science curriculum. Most schools teach earth science in 8th grade. Wonder which chapter he included this film in?”

My daughter said, “Moonbats.”

Reason 114, 876 to homeschool your children.

Yep.

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