Two Norfolk teachers put on leave over material about police

May 28, 2010 by legitgov

Two Norfolk teachers put on leave over material about police 27 May 2010 (VA) Two Norview High School teachers were placed on paid administrative leave this week after a parent complained that they distributed classroom materials that gave advice on how to deal with police if stopped. The materials - a one-page handout and a video distributed and aired in a 12th-grade government class - are sponsored by two organizations, one a nonprofit that supports legalization of marijuana and one that calls itself a "decentralized anarchist collective." The last paragraph of the flier, titled "When Dealing with Police" [accurately] states, "Remember You have legal rights, but many police will not respect your rights. Be careful - Be Street Smart."