“For example, in addition to inappropriate statements from the video, the teacher posted a sign supporting a personal decision for at least one local political issue, and possibly more,” the letter said.
Gabriel Gipe’s classroom was cleared of all posters and signage on Wednesday morning, according to the letter. On his walls, he hung an Antifa flag, a pride flag, a Mao Zedong poster, a flag of North Korea’s ruling party and a Planned Parenthood flyer, according to photos.
NUSD said that Gipe purchased stamps with his own money that included “an inappropriate image of Josef Stalin with an insensitive phrase, as well as other stamps with Fidel Castro, Kim Jung Un and others.”
The district’s investigation confirmed “that at least during the 13 days of this school year, he was using those stamps to mark student work as complete.”
The district also confirmed that Gipe encouraged students to attend events for extra credit, which is not out of the ordinary, but the district stated that some of the events shared by Gipe included activities that were occasionally unsafe. “The lack of involvement of parents in that kind of sharing was both unprofessional and irresponsible.”
Some current and former students expressed support for Gipe on social media, but the district said it also listened to students who shared discomfort about their teacher’s views or actions. The district apologized to those students who felt uncomfortable in Gipe’s classroom throughout the past three years.
“Some students have shared that the teacher has stated he believes students will move to the left as a result of his class,” the letter said. “That is unacceptable.”
The district said history and social studies teachers must teach content that can be controversial, but that the district policy makes clear that “instruction shall be presented in a balanced manner that does not promote any particular viewpoint.”
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