A high school teacher in Hawaii faces discipline after he answered an email noting he would not teach any students who are in the country illegally.
According to KITV, Campbell High School’s John Sullivan replied to a message thread titled “Students are being kept home from school due to deportation fears” with the following:
“This is another attack on the president over deportation. Their parents need to apply for immigration like everyone else. If they are here in the U.S. illegally, I won’t teach them.”
In the same thread, another teacher had sent out ideas on how to deal with pupils “who were afraid their family members could face deportation.”
Sullivan will face disciplinary measures, according to the Hawaii Department of Education.
“Our public school system services all students” says DOE Director of Communications, Donalyn Dela Cruz.
“It’s very clear in our code of conduct that we do not discriminate on national origin as well as all the other aspects of where you’re from. Who you are. Sexual orientation, religion and the list goes on and on. What it comes down to is that we do not discriminate against anyone. We are the public school system and we service all children.”
The DOE says Sullivan will be disciplined by Campbell High School internally. In a letter obtained by KITV – Campbell High School Principal Jon Henry Lee says “teachers should not be using the schools email to voice political opinions” and that “Sullivan will teach any student who is enrolled at Campbell High School.”
Hawaii News Now reports Sullivan claims his comment was a “misunderstanding”:
“My comment in the email refers to (the email’s title) if students is (sic) kept home, teachers cannot teach them.”
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