Organic Chemistry Tutor Charles Baxter Fired Over Evolution And Creationism

Organic Chemistry Tutor Charles Baxter Fired Over Evolution And CreationismCharles Baxter, was an organic chemistry tutor in the Washington DC Public Schools. Mr. Baxter was popular with his students, because he enjoyed helping them learn organic chemistry. However, when he was asked to resign from his job, he was terminated due to his beliefs in evolution and creationism.That's right, Charles Baxter was asked to resign for teaching his students about evolution and creationism in his charter schools. It's all so unfortunate that it happened, because Mr. Baxter is a great teacher, who always tried to make the students laugh. He never tried to push a specific ideology or religion on his students. Although he believed in both of those things, it was a personal belief that he didn't tell the students about.When Mr. Baxter asked the superintendent to let him teach his students about evolution and creationism in his charter schools, he was told that he was not allowed to do so. The princip al of the school said that evolution was against their faith, and it was something that the school was 'not prepared' to teach, and because of that, they were not going to allow Mr. Baxter to teach it. It's unfortunate that Charles Baxter had to go through this ordeal, but as a matter of fact, he is not alone.Many charter schools in Washington D.C. have policies that do not allow teachers to discuss religion and evolution. For example, a charter school in Washington D.C. is one which is currently under litigation, because the students who attend it are trying to prevent a biology teacher from discussing creationism, and evolution. In the Washington D.C. case, a federal judge said that it was 'unconscionable' for the students to prevent the biology teacher from teaching his subjects.In this area, it seems as though the charter schools are actually discriminating against the evolution and creationism subjects. You see, evolution and creationism are two subjects that the teachers at th ese schools believe in strongly, and they say that those subjects are not taught at their schools. However, the students do not. It's a philosophical disagreement.Charles Baxter was not allowed to teach his students about evolution and creationism in his schools, because of his personal beliefs. If he had been allowed to teach, then it would have been OK to teach what he believed in. But in this case, the school is not permitting any discussion of evolution and creationism, because they feel that it's a 'distraction' from the religion of the school. The school is taking an extreme position, and in fact, it is not allowing evolution and creationism, because they do not feel that they can do so without being offensive to their students.Charles Baxter was not given an option. It was one or the other. It was either evolution or creationism, and they did not choose his choice. They chose his beliefs, and that is very unfortunate, but Charles Baxter chose his beliefs and should be free to teach his students about those subjects, but unfortunately he is not.