Beaverton school officials place tea party crasher teacher on leave during investigation | OregonLive.com

Beaverton school officials place tea party crasher teacher on leave during investigation | OregonLive.com

Beaverton school officials place tea party crasher teacher on leave during investigation

By Melissa Navas, The Oregonian

April 15, 2010, 1:17PM

BEAVERTON -- Jason Levin, the Conestoga Middle School teacher who created the "Crash the Tea Party" Web site, has been placed on paid administrative leave while Beaverton school officials investigate whether he inappropriately used school equipment or time to work on his Web site.

Beaverton School District made the decision in light of the widespread attention the case has sparked, spokeswoman Maureen Wheeler said this afternoon. Today was Levin's first day on leave since word broke earlier this week of his Web site.

"We just think at this point it would be a good choice to do that with all the attention that this has drawn," Wheeler said.

Both the school district main office and Conestoga have received hundreds of e-mails and calls from across the world in the past two days regarding Levin. Some demanded he quit or be fired.