If a survey is asking students to effectively identify themselves by name and if they have engaged in illegal behavior, is it a bad thing if a teacher advises them of their Fifth Amendment right to not self-incriminate? Apparently, given the treatment of said teacher by the school administration.
I understand the (laudable) purpose of the survey, but there are ways this (both the survey and the treatment of the teacher, John Dryden) could have been handled a lot better.
(h/t +Les Jenkins)
Warning lands Batavia teacher in hot water
People are rallying behind a Batavia High School teacher who says he his facing disciplinary action because he advised students that they had a right against self-incrimination when presented with a school survey about their behaviors and emotions.
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This guy sounds like a straight-up outstanding teacher. His responses are very thoughtful.