Teacher Accused Of Burning Crosses Onto Students' Arms

WBNS 10TV : Teacher Accused Of Burning Crosses Onto Students' Arms - WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio's News Leader: "'The cross-burning happened during an eighth-grade science class,' Philemon said. 'It happened with a science machine that uses an electric shock to cause a burn, and the teacher chose to burn a cross onto John Doe's forearm.'

Philemon said parents complained to the district after the alleged incident in December 2007.

10TV News reported last week that Freshwater agreed to take down the Ten Commandments from the door of his classroom, along with posters containing Bible verses and Bibles on a shelf. However, he refused to remove a Bible from his desk."