Austin High School Art Teacher Tamara Hoover has shown her students a lot...Including her boobs...and now she may get fired for it...
The Austin School Board voted last night to begin the termination process for Mrs. Hoover. Officials say she should not have appeared topless on-line. She has been on paid leave since May 19th...and this morning on her My-Space account, she defends the pictures as art and not pornography.
That evil empire known as the religious right has struck again. I can't stand the prude ass American's with their antiquated views on sex. This story has been all over the place the last few days and it's being spun to sound that Ms. Hoover was in some sort of porn shoot. I managed to track down the abovementioned photos and what I found is the farthest thing from porn.
Despite the fact her name is Ms. Hoover, this isn't some stud asking the teacher how he can get some extra credit after class. These pictures are done by what looks like a professional photographer and have artistic value. Further these pictures were taken during her free time and have nothing to do with her ability to effectively teach a high school art class. I know the argument will be made that the existence of these photos is a distraction to the student body, preventing her from teaching her class effectively. This however is complete bullshit as I'm sure the kids are just as distracted, if not more, when a young teacher wears a skirt or low cut top.
As not to get all legal on your asses, I won't even get into how this is a blatant violation of her 1st amendment rights...
Check out her
MySpace page below I believe she is collecting donations to help her mount a legal battle.
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