Fired for...Wizardry?

[3113]

Oh, you are shitting me!

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. -- Well, another Pasco County substitute teacher's job is on the line, but this time it's because of a magic trick. The charge from the school district — Wizardry!

Substitute teacher Jim Piculas does a 30-second magic trick where a toothpick disappears then reappears. But after performing it in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes, Piculas said his job did a disappearing act of its own.

"I get a call the middle of the day from the supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue. You can't take any more assignments. You need to come in right away,'" he said. When Piculas went in, he learned his little magic trick cast a spell that went much farther than he'd hoped. "I said, 'Well Pat, can you explain this to me?' 'You've been accused of wizardry,' [he said]. Wizardry?" he asked.

Tampa Bay's 10 talked to the assistant superintendent with the Pasco County School District who said it wasn't just the wizardry and that Picular had other performance issues, including "not following lesson plans" and allowing students to play on unapproved computers.

Piculas said he knew nothing about the accusations. "That... I think was embellished after the fact to try to cover what initially what they were saying to me," he said.

After the magic trick, Rushe's principal requested Piculas be dismissed. Now, Piculas believes the incident may have bewitched his ability to get a job anywhere else. "I still have no idea what my discipline involves because I've never received anything from the school district actually saying what it entails," said Piculas. As a substitute teacher, the Pasco County School District considers Piculas to be an "at will employee." That means the district doesn't need to have cause for not bringing him back at all.

If this is the case, then it's official. The U.S. is living in the Dark Ages.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Or at least Pasco County, Florida is.

 

[jomar]

Fucking muggles.

 

[tickledkitty]

He should be burned at the stake.

 

[cloudy]

'You've been accused of wizardry,'

oh, for fuck's sake.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

He should be burned at the stake.

Or possibly the toothpick.

 

[PublicAffection]

Fucking muggles.

No doubt.

 

[Guest]

People wonder why there is a teacher shortage.

Ahem.

 

[Maeve_redux]

... and people wonder why I'm not always broken up about leaving my kids behind when I moved here.

 

[Katyusha]

People wonder why there is a teacher shortage.

Ahem.

Indeed.

 

[SeaCat]

We also have another case down here in Florida. A Biology teacher had a weekend job here working on a fishing boat. The fishing boat often had topless women on the boat as staff but she never was one of them, she wore a bikini as she served drinks and helped the fishermen. The school district found out about this and fired her. When it hit the press they came up with the excuse that she had missed too many days as a teacher. (Note I said they said this only after they were confronted by the situation.)

Now alas the teacher has been offered a paltry sum of $25K per picture to pose for Playboy. (She has the assets.) We shall be waiting to see what she does. (And no I'm not interested in seeing the pictures if she does pose. She isn't the kind I'm interested in looking at, although I do admire her strength.)

Cat

 

[voluptuary_manque]

In my area there isn't one. Because our student population is declining, there is almost an oversupply. Not enough babies . . .

 

[Maeve_redux]

In my area there isn't one. Because our student population is declining, there is almost an oversupply. Not enough babies . . .

You could make it your personal mission to rectify that situation.

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! There are ways of telling whether he is a witch.
CROWD:
Tell us! Tell us!...
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
Tell me. What do you do with witches?
CROWD:
Burn! Burn them up! Burn!...
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
And what do you burn apart from witches?
VILLAGER #1:
More witches!
VILLAGER #3:
Shh!
VILLAGER #2:
Wood!
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
So, why do witches burn?
[pause]
VILLAGER #3:
B--... 'cause they're made of... wood?
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
Good! Heh heh.
CROWD:
Oh, yeah. Oh.
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
So, how do we tell whether he is made of wood?
Does wood sink in water?
VILLAGER #2:
No, it floats! It floats!
CROWD:
The pond! Throw him into the pond!
CROWD:
A witch! A witch! A witch!
WITCH:
It's a fair cop.
CROWD:
Burn him! Burn him! Burn him! Burn! Burn!...

 

[voluptuary_manque]

You could make it your personal mission to rectify that situation.

I can't even get any cooperation from my son and daughter! Here I am an experienced daddy and professional kid handler and no prospects of grandchildren in sight. Sigh

 

[TE999]

Sometimes I think officials at all levels in Florida go out of their way to appear as complete fools.

If it wasn't for the ocean and the warm weather I would be so out of here.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Fucking muggles.

Bwahahaha

 

[TE999]

PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! There are ways of telling whether he is a witch.
CROWD:
Tell us! Tell us!...
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
Tell me. What do you do with witches?
CROWD:
Burn! Burn them up! Burn!...
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
And what do you burn apart from witches?
VILLAGER #1:
More witches!
VILLAGER #3:
Shh!
VILLAGER #2:
Wood!
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
So, why do witches burn?
[pause]
VILLAGER #3:
B--... 'cause they're made of... wood?
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
Good! Heh heh.
CROWD:
Oh, yeah. Oh.
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
So, how do we tell whether he is made of wood?
Does wood sink in water?
VILLAGER #2:
No, it floats! It floats!
CROWD:
The pond! Throw him into the pond!
CROWD:
A witch! A witch! A witch!
WITCH:
It's a fair cop.
CROWD:
Burn him! Burn him! Burn him! Burn! Burn!...

Snort! Snicker! Snort! Guffaw!

 

[starrkers]

Florida and Queensland -similar climate, similar political situation. There must be a correlation. Maybe the warmth softens the brains of those susceptible (the ones with the biggest heads in the first place)

 

[Stella_Omega]

And for this they want state's rights?

 

[glynndah]

Just for making a toothpick disappear? Could he move up here and do the same thing with a couple of students? We'll start compiling the list.

 

[DesertPirate]

Can you imagine the size of the lynching party if he pulled a quarter out of a students ear?


Why do all politicians resemble a thundering herd of dumbass

 

[slyc_willie]

Just for making a toothpick disappear? Could he move up here and do the same thing with a couple of students? We'll start compiling the list.

I suppose David Copperfield is worthy of the Death sentence, then . . .

 

[Belegon]

PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! There are ways of telling whether he is a witch.
CROWD:
Tell us! Tell us!...
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
Tell me. What do you do with witches?
CROWD:
Burn! Burn them up! Burn!...
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
And what do you burn apart from witches?
VILLAGER #1:
More witches!
VILLAGER #3:
Shh!
VILLAGER #2:
Wood!
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
So, why do witches burn?
[pause]
VILLAGER #3:
B--... 'cause they're made of... wood?
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
Good! Heh heh.
CROWD:
Oh, yeah. Oh.
PARENTS’ SPOKESMAN:
So, how do we tell whether he is made of wood?
Does wood sink in water?
VILLAGER #2:
No, it floats! It floats!
CROWD:
The pond! Throw him into the pond!
CROWD:
A witch! A witch! A witch!
WITCH:
It's a fair cop.
CROWD:
Burn him! Burn him! Burn him! Burn! Burn!...

Well done, Roxy!

 

[rengadeirishman]

its so exciting to know we live in Christ's own Fascism here in the states