I figured I would chime in since I was active in this thread.

"Effective today, Tanya Dixon-Neely has been suspended with pay while a thorough investigation is being conducted," school officials told WBTV when asked about Dixon-Neely's status.
Now that this has gone viral, they really have little choice but to hold an investigation. When they do, and they are able to look at the all the facts, if the conclude she is unqualified I hope they do fire her. If they find she is a good teacher, who lost her cool, I hope she learns a valuable lesson, but not her job.

I am conservative and I am certain I don't agree with her politics, but I also don't like the trend in this country towards quick to judgement from one small piece of video which often is taken out of context. I have had this exact same debate with liberals who often too quickly call for policemen to be fired or even sent to prison because of a two minuet video showing them responding to a situation, but not what preceded it.

Once again to be clear, and I have said all along, she could very well be guilty of all everyone is accusing her of. My point was that I couldn't hear enough from the tape that I think it would be fair to say with certainty she should be fired. That is and should be up to people who can gather more facts and make a more balanced decision.

Hey I probably feel stronger about the harms of the teachers union then most people (see my earlier post about how I feel about them). And I also agree with just how bad the education system has become in this country. So much so that my wife and I choose to home school our two young children. So I am far from a liberal or school system defender. I just like to be fair with peoples lives regardless if they agree with me or not. And firing someone exclusively from the evidence a short tape orchestrated by a punky kid trying to bait her into putting her foot in her mouth instead of looking at the body of her work seems knee jerk reactionary and unfair. I personally don't want to be part of the trend of rushing to judgment that I think is hurting this country whether it is a policeman, Zimmerman, or this teacher. I am a believer in waiting for all the facts before forming a snap conclusion.

I thought this part of the article sums up this situation pretty well.

The Rowan-Salisbury School System expects all students and employees to be respectful in the school environment and for all teachers to maintain their professionalism in the classroom," a statement from the school system stated on Friday. "This incident should serve as an education for all teachers to stop and reflect on their interaction with students. Due to personnel and student confidentiality, we cannot discuss the matter publicly."
School board member Kay Wright Norman calls the incident "unfortunate." She says that educators have an obligation to speak fact. Norman feels the teacher was baited from the beginning but said a teacher can't let let personal interest interfere with classroom discussions.
Several students at the school Monday defended Ms. Dixon-Neely by saying she is a "good teacher" who "cares about her students." Others say the issue is being blown out of proportion.
"It tends to be a one-way conversation in certain classrooms. And if America is going to have a dialogue on politics, it really needs to be a two-way discussion," Rowan County resident Vernon Shurtz said.
"He was wrong for setting her up like that, he could have just went in and talked to her," Student Desmond Turner said.