Thursday, January 24 2013 8:30 AM EST2013-01-24 13:30:03 GMT
At least one parent calls the actions of a Chapin High School English teacher disrespectful and unpatriotic. The Lexington-Richland District 5 teacher is accused of throwing down the American flag andMore >
Lexington-Richland School District Five made no decision Monday night on whether or not to terminate a teacher in the district who ignited a nationwide controversy after he allegedly threw down an American flag and stomped on it in front of his classes as part of a lesson.More >
CHAPIN, SC (WIS) -
The attorney for a Midlands high school teacher accused of stomping on an American flag in front of his honors English classes says his client meant no disrespect.
Darryl D. Smalls says 12-year teacher Scott Compton was attempting to show his classes that America is an "inspirational idea," greater than the "material objects that represent it," during a lesson on symbolism.
"He made only positive comments about America throughout this lesson," wrote Smalls in an emailed statement to WIS. "The version of events currently circulating is incomplete."
"He meant no intentional disrespect to those men and women who served our country or to America itself," continued Smalls. "Several members of his family served in the Armed Forces and they have his total support given all of the facts of the lesson."
"Many people have rushed to vilify my client based on one segment of the story related through a secondhand account," wrote Smalls. "My client has had an exemplary twelve year teaching career and was only trying to create a forum for discussion using a powerful symbol with which all his students would be familiar."
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:19 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:19:34 GMT
Gun threat at Arizona Mills Mall
A gun threat forced the evacuation of Arizona Mills Mall Tuesday night. A caller told 911 that someone was pointing a gun at theater-goers while they were watching a movie. The scene is unfolding andMore >
A caller told 911 that someone was pointing a gun at theater-goers while they were watching a movie.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:48 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:48:34 GMT
Where do people go when they have to evacuate their homes and what do they bring? A few dozen people drifted in and out of the American Red Cross shelter set up Tuesday in Yavapai Community College.More >
Where do people go when they have to evacuate their homes and what do they bring? A few dozen people drifted in and out of the American Red Cross shelter set up Tuesday in Yavapai Community College.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:35 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:35:42 GMT
Adrienne Salinas
Cell phone records show the young woman who vanished just blocks away from her Tempe apartment over the weekend made a phone call before she disappeared. Adrienne Salinas, 19, hasn't been seen or heardMore >
Cell phone records show the young woman who vanished just blocks away from her Tempe apartment over the weekend made a phone call before she disappeared.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:42 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:42:40 GMT
One man was killed when the car he was driving was struck by a speeding SUV on Interstate 17 near Daisy Mountain on Monday night.
The driver in the SUV, who suffered minor injuries and had a warrant out for his arrest, tried to escape but was caught and held by passing motorists.More >
The driver in the SUV, who suffered minor injuries and had a warrant out for his arrest, tried to escape but was caught and held by passing motorists.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:58 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:58:45 GMT
A 78-year-old Arizona man is being held in northeast Kansas after police reported finding $828,000 in cash in his pickup truck. Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown says a K-9 unit stopped the westboundMore >
A 78-year-old Arizona man is being held in northeast Kansas after police reported finding $828,000 in cash in his pickup truck.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:58 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:58:02 GMT
Shooting in Home Depot parking lot
One man is dead after an online deal went bad in the parking lot of an Arizona Home Depot, police said. The man approached a vehicle around 3 p.m. occupied by two men who were selling items they had postedMore >
The victim approached a vehicle around 3 p.m. occupied by two men who were selling items they had posted online, according to Phoenix police Sgt. Trent Crump.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:29 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:29:18 GMT
A Phoenix woman says she got stuck with an outrageous water bill because water officials failed to contact her. She had a major problem that the city suspected long before she did. Not all homeownersMore >
A Phoenix woman says the city water department hit her with an outrageous bill after they failed to promptly notify her of massive leak - a leak the city knew about weeks earlier.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:19 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:19:23 GMT
Arizona State University says it is no longer recognizing the Sigma Alpha Epsilon as a fraternity chapter on its campus. The move comes in the wake of a series of well-publicized incidents where one member,More >
Arizona State University says it is no longer recognizing the Sigma Alpha Epsilon as a fraternity chapter on its campus.More >
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:18 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:18:50 GMT
Doce Fire near Prescott
A growing wildfire is spreading rapidly eight miles northwest of Prescott, Chino Valley fire officials said. Two air tankers, a helicopter and fire crews were attacking the Doce wildfire in the PrescottMore >
Up to 300 homes in the path of the 5,000-acre Doce Fire have been evacuated in the Granite Basin area about eight miles northwest of Prescott.More >
