State AG: Teacher who called student ‘Most Likely to Become a Dictator’ needs FIRING

A Florida teacher under fire for attacking a student with conservative values now needs to be fired, “and never allowed to teach again in Florida,” according to state Attorney General James Uthmeier.

He sent a letter to the school board of Alachua County, demanding an investigation into a situation described by Crystal Marull at a state board of education meeting.

“If these facts bear out – and we have no reason to doubt Dr. Marull’s veracity – then this teacher should be immediately terminated, and never allowed to teach again in Florida,” the AG wrote in his letter.

He described: “Yesterday, Crystal Marull testified before the State Board of Education that a teacher from your county allowed students to label Dr. Marull’s son a ‘Naziphile’ because of his interest in World War II history and participate in ROTC. That same teacher nominated her son ‘Most Likely to Become a Dictator’ due to his conservative values, had his classmates vote on the ‘award,’ and tried to force the student to the front of the class to receive a certificate, which he correctly refused.”

That is a likely violation of state law, Uthmeier said.

“Florida law prohibits bullying and harassment. The Alachua County School Board’s policy also prohibits bullying and harassment. Indeed, teachers must adhere to the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida. Teachers must not ‘harass or discrimination against any student on the basis of … political beliefs,’ ‘intentionally expose a student to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement,’ ‘unreasonably deny a student access to diverse points of view,’ ‘unreasonably restrain a student from independent action in pursuit of learning,’ ‘intentionally suppress or distort subject matter relevant to a student’s academic program,’ or expose a student to ‘conditions harmful to learning,’” the letter charged.

The teacher, he said, “violated Floria law, the school board’s policy, and no less than six ethical principles.”

A report in the Alachua Chronicle said the board’s reaction was to put the teacher on administrative leave immediately.

And Uthmeier noted, “Despite this teacher’s nasty immaturity, we commend this young man for his strength in the face of rank political discrimination. Remove this teacher from the classroom. Parents and students in Alachua deserve better.”

The teacher had told Marull earlier, “I do apologize that [your son] was offended by the Class Superlative. Class Superlatives are an activity I have been doing with all my classes for the last four years. I give students the option to change or add superlatives to the list from previous years and then the class nominates students and votes on the winner. I was not aware that [your son] was upset that he was nominated for that superlative a few weeks ago. To my knowledge, he did not ask to be removed when he was nominated or when the class voted. When I passed them out today, I reiterated that they were just for fun. These were not meant to be offensive. I do apologize.”

But Marull charged, “This is just one incident emblematic of the litany of abuses and offenses that conservative families face in this district. Not only was it wholly inappropriate, the apology was hollow, and although I reported this to a school board member at the time, the board failed to follow up with any consequences.”

WND had reported Marull also noted another son was barred from sitting with a friend “because a parent objected to my perspectives on book challenges.”

WATCH: Alachua County parent @CrystalMarull says her son’s history teacher nominated him “Most Likely to Become A Dictator” for his conservative views

Marull said the teacher let students label him a “Naziphile” for his interest in history and participation in ROTC

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Marull has been fighting woke books in the school system for years, and on Tuesday, she said on X: “School libraries are not a safe space. There are so many dark forces afoot, parents need to wake up.

“The groomers and pedophiles have infiltrated the school libraries! The ‘banned book’ arguments are all just a cover for their dark purposes.”

From social media comments came a description of the teacher’s actions: “Satanic.”

And, “Why are we allowing teachers to bully conservative students? @EDSecMcMahon @HarmeetKDhillon.”

And, “Hell, JAIL the teacher, this is child abuse.”

‘Satanic’: Mom says son’s teacher nominated him ‘Most Likely to Become A Dictator’ for his conservative views