Teacher sues over unruly students
A public-school teacher is suing New York City, claiming his principal aggravated his heart condition by assigning him unruly students. Monte Kuhr, 46, says the principal ignored a doctor’s note requesting that Kuhr teach only older students, and assigned him to freshman classes, where “high-intensity interactions with misbehaving students” led to a six-month medical leave.
Texas pastor fights “Happy Holidays!"
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A Texas pastor has launched a “Grinch Alert” website to shame businesses that greet customers with “Happy Holidays!” Pastor Robert Jeffress hopes his list of businesses that have “bowed down to political correctness” will help Christians decide where to shop. “I am not willing to wave the white flag of surrender and give the country over to the atheists,” said Jeffress.
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