TEA PARTY Crasher is-out of a job.

[Danno 1,228]

Beaverton's 'Crash the Tea Party' teacher resigns as his dismissal loomed

Published: Friday, August 20, 2010, 12:09 PM Updated: Friday, August 20, 2010, 6:54 PM

Beaverton middle school teacher Jason Levin, who founded the now notorious "Crash the Tea Party" website, is no longer a teacher.

Levin resigned Wednesday in lieu of termination, said Beaverton School District Legal Counsel Camellia Osterink.

District officials would not say why Levin was facing dismissal, but that it followed an internal investigation into his use of public resources and time spent at school.

"There was some question whether that conduct occurred during the work day," Osterink said of Levin's work on the website.

Reached today, Levin said, "My attorney has advised me not to comment."

His attorney, Adam Arms of Portland, could not be immediately reached.

Levin, a media lab technology teacher at Conestoga Middle School, drew international attention last spring after creating crashtheteaparty.org. The now defunct site had said it was part of a national movement to "dismantle and demolish the tea party by any nonviolent means necessary."

The site encouraged people to infiltrate the tea party, then misspell protest signs, make wild claims during interviews and perform other public actions that would damage the public's opinion of the tea party.

Hundreds of e-mails and calls streamed into the district in April from as far away as Chile, some calling for Levin's removal and questioning his fitness to teach. District spokeswoman Maureen Wheeler said at the time that Levin's political views were not part of the investigation.

District officials placed Levin on paid administrative leave in mid-April but returned him to the classroom about two weeks later after determining he was not a threat to students, said Sue Robertson, chief human resources officer.

But the investigation continued and concluded the week before school let out for the summer with a recommendation to dismiss Levin, Robertson said. He was placed on paid administrative leave for the final week of classes.

The school board planned to consider his dismissal on Wednesday when they received word that he had resigned. Levin, who has a master's degree in instructional technology education, had just finished his third year with the district.

It's not over for Levin yet. The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, which oversees teacher licensing, is continuing its investigation into possible neglect of duty, said Melody Hanson, director of professional practices.

Despite his resignation, the agency can revoke or suspend his license, issue a public reprimand or keep him from reapplying for a license in the future.

[zqt3344 21]

Another misguided youth in America. And doing it all on the taxpayer dime, typical of the liberal socialist leftwinguts out here that elected Ovomit. Out of work, unemployed, or in college with no job, on welfare, inner city slim working with ACORN, drawing free benefits. Need to do what France did, buy them all a one way ticket out of the USA to the North Korea and let them reform that country. AHHAHA Idiots, all of these moveon.org people or liberal wingnuts, just plain stupid.

Beaverton's 'Crash the Tea Party' teacher resigns as his dismissal loomed

Published: Friday, August 20, 2010, 12:09 PM Updated: Friday, August 20, 2010, 6:54 PM

Beaverton middle school teacher Jason Levin, who founded the now notorious "Crash the Tea Party" website, is no longer a teacher.

Levin resigned Wednesday in lieu of termination, said Beaverton School District Legal Counsel Camellia Osterink.

District officials would not say why Levin was facing dismissal, but that it followed an internal investigation into his use of public resources and time spent at school.

"There was some question whether that conduct occurred during the work day," Osterink said of Levin's work on the website.

Reached today, Levin said, "My attorney has advised me not to comment."

His attorney, Adam Arms of Portland, could not be immediately reached.

Levin, a media lab technology teacher at Conestoga Middle School, drew international attention last spring after creating crashtheteaparty.org. The now defunct site had said it was part of a national movement to "dismantle and demolish the tea party by any nonviolent means necessary."

The site encouraged people to infiltrate the tea party, then misspell protest signs, make wild claims during interviews and perform other public actions that would damage the public's opinion of the tea party.

Hundreds of e-mails and calls streamed into the district in April from as far away as Chile, some calling for Levin's removal and questioning his fitness to teach. District spokeswoman Maureen Wheeler said at the time that Levin's political views were not part of the investigation.

District officials placed Levin on paid administrative leave in mid-April but returned him to the classroom about two weeks later after determining he was not a threat to students, said Sue Robertson, chief human resources officer.

But the investigation continued and concluded the week before school let out for the summer with a recommendation to dismiss Levin, Robertson said. He was placed on paid administrative leave for the final week of classes.

The school board planned to consider his dismissal on Wednesday when they received word that he had resigned. Levin, who has a master's degree in instructional technology education, had just finished his third year with the district.

It's not over for Levin yet. The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, which oversees teacher licensing, is continuing its investigation into possible neglect of duty, said Melody Hanson, director of professional practices.

Despite his resignation, the agency can revoke or suspend his license, issue a public reprimand or keep him from reapplying for a license in the future.

[Danno 1,228]

Another misguided youth in America. And doing it all on the taxpayer dime, typical of the liberal socialist leftwinguts out here that elected Ovomit. Out of work, unemployed, or in college with no job, on welfare, inner city slim working with ACORN, drawing free benefits. Need to do what France did, buy them all a one way ticket out of the USA to the North Korea and let them reform that country. AHHAHA Idiots, all of these moveon.org people or liberal wingnuts, just plain stupid.

I see him as the typically Race obsessed left Winger (not that all are) .... So sure is he that others mimic his obsession....when he can't find the "evidence".... he just makes it up.

[zqt3344 21]

Agreed, and it just shows you how stupid these ultra left wingdingers will act or just how far they will go and they complain about the far right doing evil, they need to clean up their own backyard first!

I see him as the typically Race obsessed left Winger (not that all are) .... So sure is he that others mimic his obsession....when he can't find the "evidence".... he just makes it up.

[The_Dude 1,142]

More Dannologic ™

Where was this outrage when the teabaggers were crashing town hall meetings and liberal rallies?

[HAL 9000 96]

More Dannologic ™

Where was this outrage when the teabaggers were crashing town hall meetings and liberal rallies?

Please don't refresh people's memories. It goes contrary to putting things into context.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Good riddance.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Please don't refresh people's memories. It goes contrary to putting things into context.

Protest Warrior ....

The group's primary method of activism was crashing liberal events, chiefly anti-war protest marches, and counter-demonstrating within their ranks. For instance, Protest Warriors attended rallies against Halliburton, Caterpillar Inc., Israel, and U.S. President George W. Bush, displaying support for these entities. When doing so, the Protest Warriors carried large signs often designed to appear similar to those held by the participants of the event they are crashing, enabling them to mingle until observers are close enough to read their signs' sarcastic fine-print. [4] At least once this has back-fired: counter-protesters supporting George W. Bush during a protest in Crawford, Texas, failed to notice the sarcasm and tore up some Protest Warrior signs. After realizing the mistake, the counterprotesters then shook hands with the Protest Warriors.[5]

http://www.sourcewat...Protest_Warrior

Edited August 22, 2010 by El Buscador

[Heracles 417]

What does his personal political views have to do with his job? We under-pay teachers, treat them like dirt, yet expect them to uphold some high moral character. Yet when it comes to athletes or politicians, they can do pretty much anything and get away with it.

In fact, that [political speech] is exactly what most first amendment equivalent legislation in other civilized countries covers.

[Danno 1,228]

Where was this outrage when the teabaggers were crashing town hall meetings and liberal rallies?

The issue at hand is ...liberals portraying themselves to be Tea Party folks to discredit them.... because they couldn't find the evidence of their prejudice.

As for those in the tea party "crashing" town hall events..... how does one crash a party they are invited too?

Another R&M fail.

[Danno 1,228]

What does his personal political views have to do with his job? We under-pay teachers, treat them like dirt, yet expect them to uphold some high moral character. Yet when it comes to athletes or politicians, they can do pretty much anything and get away with it.

In fact, that [political speech] is exactly what most first amendment equivalent legislation in other civilized countries covers.

Apparently he was guilty of using public school resources or his on duty time to carry out this sleaze.

Not for his politics.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

I can only imagine what his students were being taught.

[Peikko 1,575]

What a plonker. I have no sympathy with someone like this and his idea to sabotage the tea party just stupid.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

The issue at hand is ...liberals portraying themselves to be Tea Party folks to discredit them.... because they couldn't find the evidence of their prejudice.

As for those in the tea party "crashing" town hall events..... how does one crash a party they are invited too?

Another R&M fail.

There are stupid people everywhere - the question surely is why their words and actions should be given any prominence in debate at all. Some people do like this kind of thing because they feel it allows them to make bogus generalised conclusions.