Thursday, January 24 2013 8:30 AM EST2013-01-24 13:30:03 GMT
At least one parent calls the actions of a Chapin High School English teacher disrespectful and unpatriotic. The Lexington-Richland District 5 teacher is accused of throwing down the American flag andMore >
Lexington-Richland School District Five made no decision Monday night on whether or not to terminate a teacher in the district who ignited a nationwide controversy after he allegedly threw down an American flag and stomped on it in front of his classes as part of a lesson.More >
CHAPIN, SC (WIS) -
The attorney for a Midlands high school teacher accused of stomping on an American flag in front of his honors English classes says his client meant no disrespect.
Darryl D. Smalls says 12-year teacher Scott Compton was attempting to show his classes that America is an "inspirational idea," greater than the "material objects that represent it," during a lesson on symbolism.
"He made only positive comments about America throughout this lesson," wrote Smalls in an emailed statement to WIS. "The version of events currently circulating is incomplete."
"He meant no intentional disrespect to those men and women who served our country or to America itself," continued Smalls. "Several members of his family served in the Armed Forces and they have his total support given all of the facts of the lesson."
"Many people have rushed to vilify my client based on one segment of the story related through a secondhand account," wrote Smalls. "My client has had an exemplary twelve year teaching career and was only trying to create a forum for discussion using a powerful symbol with which all his students would be familiar."
Friday, May 24 2013 9:17 PM EDT2013-05-25 01:17:49 GMT
Stella, Joe & Sydney
Fox Carolina's Chief Meteorologist Kendra Kent and The Morning News' Joe Gagnon are going through parenthood together. Joe's wife, Summer, is a Fox Carolina photojournalist. So it was only a matterMore >
Fox Carolina's Chief Meteorologist Kendra Kent and The Morning News' Joe Gagnon are going through parenthood together. Joe's wife, Summer, is a Fox Carolina photojournalist. So it was only a matterMore >
Friday, May 24 2013 11:19 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:19:38 GMT
A Greenville County man who was reported missing Friday night has been located. Deputies reported that Jada Eugene Hayes, 87, was seen leaving his residence on Courtland Drive in his green Honda CivicMore >
A Greenville County man who was reported missing Friday night has been located.More >
Friday, May 24 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:20:15 GMT
An Anderson District 5 elementary school was locked down Friday after receiving report of a man with a weapon walking along a nearby sidewalk, school district officials said.More >
An Anderson District 5 elementary school was locked down Friday after receiving report of a man with a weapon walking along a nearby sidewalk, school district officials said.More >
Friday, May 24 2013 10:58 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:58:58 GMT
Deputies said a man who held up a Spartanburg County store Thursday night became upset when he found only a few dollars in the register, so he stole some cigarettes instead.More >
Deputies said a man who held up a Spartanburg County store Thursday night became upset when he found only a few dollars in the register, so he stole some cigarettes instead.More >
