From: NoBody@nowhere.com
On Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:11:20 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701
wrote:
>These protocol-communist teachers are allowed to tweet and protest and scream
>obscenities at and about the police all day, they can even put anti-ICE
>propaganda on the walls of their classroom, but one teacher takes the opposite
>viewpoint and he loses his job.
>
>How is that even remotely legal? The government is now telling its employees
>that they can only express their political opinions in public if they support
>the government's views?
>
>Either prohibit political activism for all school staff or allow it regardless
>of opinion. Can't have it both ways. Not legally, anyway. Heidorn should
>contact FIRE or the IFF, see if they will take his case. I'd say the ACLU, but
>they rarely take a case these days if the client isn't a far-left
>'progressive'.
>
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>https://nypost.com/2026/02/15/us-news/james-heidorn-speaks-out-
fter-losing-career-over-two-word-online-post/
>
>A veteran Chicago-area gym teacher was pushed out of his job over a two-word
>social-media post in support of ICE and calls the experience devastating and
>surreal.
>
>James Heidorn, a "beloved" longtime educator at Gary Elementary School in West
>Chicago, came under heavy fire by hysterical community activists and local
>lawmakers when he wrote "GO ICE" on Facebook last month in response to a news
>story about local cops pledging to cooperate with immigration enforcement.
>
>"This process has been professionally and personally devastating and surreal,"
>Heidorn told Fox News Digital on Sunday. "I've spent 14 years building my
>career, pouring my heart into teaching kids, building relationships and being
>a positive role model. To see it all upended over two simple words where I
>expressed my personal support for law enforcement felt like a severe blow to
>my career."
>
>Heidorn's "GO ICE" posting had sparked an outrage brushfire in his heavily
>Hispanic school district, culminating with the teacher being placed on leave
>and then dragged in to meet with HR on Jan. 22. The phys ed instructor briefly
>quit before rescinding his resignation later that day and was going to return
>to school the following Monday as the investigation continued, but the
>torch-and-pitchfork brigade already had already been whipped into a frenzy.
>
>Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa, who in September was caught on video chasing
>ICE agents down the street, condemned the teacher's "disturbing" Facebook post
>while claiming she stood in "unwavering solidarity" with families who were
>upset by it.
>
>Before the investigation even ran its course, West Chicago Mayor Daniel Bovey
>posted a video of his own on Facebook denouncing Heidorn's pro-ICE post as
>"hurtful and offensive" to many in the community. "The issue is we have
>trusted adults who are the ones that care for those kids when they can't be
>with their mom and their dad. So to have someone cavalierly rooting on-- as if
>it's a football game or something, yeah go-- events which have traumatized
>these children... that is the issue," Bovey said.
>
>Bovey even arranged for a "listening session" for members of the school
>community-- complete with a Spanish translator-- in which parents and locals
>raked Heidorn over the coals, calling his post cruel and claiming kids do not
>feel safe as a result.
>
>"First, this started with a two-word comment on my personal Facebook page
>supporting law enforcement-- nothing more," Heidorn said. "It wasn't directed
>at any student, family or school community. Second, I was placed on leave and
>faced intense pressure before any full investigation or fair process could
>play out, which it led to my resignation. Third, I lost my career, my income,
>and the chance to close out my time with my students properly-- no farewell,
>no goodbyes."
>
>The ousted educator told the outlet that the hardest part of being pushed out
>of his job was the loss of close relationships with students he cultivated
>over the years-- which included pupils from all backgrounds. "Emotionally,
>it's been a roller coaster that has me feeling a great deal of shock, loss and
>deep sadness over losing daily contact with my students. Feelings of anger and
>frustration at how quickly things escalated without real dialogue, and grief
>for not getting to say a proper goodbye to the kids I cared so much for. I've
>had sleepless nights. But I'm trying to stay focused on my family and the
>support I've received from people who know the real me."
>
>After a hearing with school officials, Heidorn resigned a second time before
>he could be fired. As a result of the uproar, Heidorn also lost his gig
>coaching soccer at a nearby private school,and he will be required to explain
>to jobs he applies for why he resigned from Gary Elementary School, leaving
>his future in education up in the air.
>
>"I really don't know what is next for me, as the teaching profession has been,
>up to this point in time, all that I ever wanted to do. It is all I have ever
>studied for and teaching is what has defined me, even advancing my education
>with a master's degree in educational leadership because I wanted to become
>the best teacher I can be," Heidorn said.
>
>Some supporters in the community have rallied behind Heidorn, even launching a
>GoFundMe page on his behalf, calling him a "beloved physical education teacher
>who showed up every day for his students."
>
It's not legal. That's why there's going to be one heck of a lawsuit
out of this.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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