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Portland Teacher Put On Leave For Endangering Students’ Safety By Walking Out

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An Oregon school district placed a middle school teacher on leave after he walked out to protest for gun control, according to a Sunday report.

Portland Public Schools placed Ockley Green Middle School social studies teacher Chris Riser on leave after the teacher participated in a Feb. 9 walkout, reported The Oregonian.

“Our review concludes that students were subjected to the risk of potentially severe harm because of unauthorized actions that were not in keeping with our obligation to ensure students’ safety at all times,” the district said in an email sent to students’ families.

Riser joined approximately 100 Ockley Green students to protest the death of Quanice Hayes, a 17-year-old Portland police shot and killed in February 2017. Hayes was an armed robbery suspect and police shot him when the teenager seemed to reach toward his waistband, reported The Oregonian.

Over 1,600 individuals have signed a petition urging Portland Public Schools to reinstate Riser.

“[Riser] is a strong voice for social justice, diversity and equality,” says the petition. “At a critical time when gun violence is rampant, Chris Riser is teaching the kids that their greatest weapon is their voice….Some of the best education we can learn is not in the classroom but from social interactions.”

HERE’S WHAT WAPO THINKS OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT:

The Daily Caller News Foundation reached out to Riser for comment but received none in time for press.

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