Students protest teacher's remarks against Bush

When is it okay to voice a political bias in the classroom?

(In my personal opinion:) Never. Students, no matter what their age, do not need opinions of their teachers thrown at them to digest. Regardless of what party they're for, what recent political action they're discussing, or the tone behind the directed comments, politics in the classroom should be discussed on a completely objective level.

Students in one Colorado high school think so, too. When their teacher made remarks comparing President Bush to Adolf Hitler in discussing the State of the Union address, one student decided to record it. (Click on the link to the story, and on that same page there is a link to a video of the student who did the recording speaking with Hannity and Colmes.)

When the administrators decided to merely put the teacher on leave while they investigate the situation, about 150 students walked out of their school in protest.

Good for them. What maturity those students have, to take advantage of their right to peaceful protest and to realize that the teacher is wrong for accosting them with his political beliefs.

I don't care what political bias a teacher has--keep it OUT of the classroom. Your politics aren't what I'm interested in learning. And even if the class has political underlining, the teacher should be promoting objectivity and viewpoints across the spectrum rather than taking the easy way out and preaching his/her own political agenda.

There have been instances of similar issues at colleges and universities--I'm glad to see someone doing something about this in a high school.