What's the Matter with Kansas?

An update on an early commentary we had about Tim Lantham:

The teacher at Lawrence High School in Kansas has been vindicated and reinstated by the superintendent after being wrongfully dismissed by the principal of LHS for his political views.
In response to the actions by the high school administration, students (led by a self-described liberal) launched efforts to reinstate him, including an ever-growing group on the popular juvenile web community, Facebook.

Mr. Latham's attorney wrote a response that could possibly make even FIRE blush:

Mr. Lantham's victory demonstrates that where this government abuse, ordinary citizens still have recourse to civic engagement and the mechanism of self-government to correct those abuses. Today is a day the Lawrence community ought to take great pride in, and the bulk of the credit goes to Mr. Latham's students who-contrary to the common characterizations of today's youth as cynical and apathetic-took it upon themselves to engage the process and fight for what they valued."

Superintendent Randy Weseman states that a number of procedures for teacher evaluations were not conducted properly or at all.

The matter seems to point to Jan Gentry, the so-called principal of the KENNEL. Gentry apparently had issues with Latham for criticizing Obama and supporting Sarah Palin.

"I would start asking why we are paying a school administrator this salary if she [Gentry] is not going to be doing her job." Thus said by Latham, after Wessment said that "injustices" surrounding Latham's reappointment had been "confirmed."

The question now is will Gentry go though "evaluations" for her role of

• Making ad-hominem critiques about Latham's political beliefs in an official (though now revealed unsupported) inquiry?
• For denying due process to Mr. Latham?
• For relying on hearsay reports of one student, whom fellow classmates (some from the opposite side of the aisle as Latham) have rebuked and ridiculed?

We are currently trying to find the contact information for Superintendent Weseman to inquire if indeed any inquiry to Gentry's actions have been made. We will also demand that they are initiated if none are currently underway.

Posted by Hound No. 4