A science teacher in Ohio done lost his mind:

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) - A public school teacher preached his Christian beliefs despite complaints by other teachers and administrators and used a device to burn the image of a cross on students’ arms, according to a report by independent investigators. Mount Vernon Middle School teacher John Freshwater also taught creationism in his science class and was insubordinate in failing to remove a Bible and other religious materials from his classroom, the report said.

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“With the exception of the cross-burning episode … I believe John Freshwater is teaching the values of the parents in the Mount Vernon school district,” he told The Columbus Dispatch in a story published Friday.

Several students interviewed by investigators described Freshwater, who has been employed by the school district for 21 years, as a great guy.

CORRECTION: People in Ohio have gone batshit crazy. Jeebus lover or not, what could have been the thought process which led a man to burn his students–and then be defended as “a great guy”???

Other findings show that Freshwater taught that carbon dating was unreliable to argue against [sic] evolution.

I will assume that the AP writer goofed and meant to write “in favor of evolution” or “against Creationism,” because I can’t imagine that anyone–no matter how misguided and stupid as this guy is–would even contemplate using carbon dating to disprove evolution. Otherwise, he’s the worst teacher in the history of Jeebus Science–and that is saying something.

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