REPORT: Illinois Teacher Fired For Stepping on American Flag

An Illinois school board reportedly fired the teacher who stepped on an American flag in class on May 15 at a local high school.

The Mattoon Journal Gazette reports that the Martinsville school board voted unanimously  to dismiss English teacher Jordan Parmenter, effective immediately. Here is some background on the story: Parmenter told the Journal Gazette earlier in June the incident occurred when he was teaching his English class on free speech. Parmenter used the small American flag on the corner of the room as a pointer.