No cussing in class for teachers, lawmaker says
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2012, 6:59 PM
THE RECORD
PHOENIX — A teacher's role may be to expand a student's vocabulary, but one Arizona lawmaker wants to make sure that doesn't include four-letter words.
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Floyd Brown and his daughter Olivia Brown pose for a photo Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, in Anthem, Ariz. Borwn, pulled Olivia, a high school junior, from a local public school after she came home upset that one of her teachers was using profanity in the classroom and school administrators didn't address his concerns.
A state legislator has introduced a bill that would punish public school teachers if they use words that violate the obscenity and profanity guidelines set forth by the Federal Communications Commission.
State Sen. Lori Klein introduced the measure because a parent in her district complained about a high school teacher using foul language.
The words were "totally inappropriate," and teachers that don't keep their language clean aren't setting a good example for students, she said.
"You're there to be educated," Klein said. "You're not