A Ventura County history teacher is under intense scrutiny over political comments she made in her Anacapa Middle School classroom. The teacher, who has not been named, was recorded by one of her students who shared the seven-minute video with his parents when he got home.
In it, the teacher can be heard saying, “Hunter Biden, for example, is doing deals with China and Ukraine where was funneling money illegally. He also had child pornography on his laptop. He was having sexual intercourse with his own niece.”
They’re comments that Sarah Silikula, the mother of the boy who recorded the video, is astounded by.
“I trusted her to teach him the facts about history. That’s her job, she’s just a history teacher,” Silikula told CBS L.A. “And she went off on this rant like she was a preacher at a pulpit!’
Silikula said the incident created issues at home, when her son began to question what he was being taught at home.
“[He said] ‘Dad, teachers know everything. She’s right, dad. You’re wrong,’” Silikula said, upset over the fact that her son is now questioning the trust he had in his parents, based on his teacher’s statements about Biden, vaccines, and other topics in class.
“He thinks we lied to him,” Silikula said.
The Ventura Unified School District said it does not condone the discussion that the teacher had with her students and an investigation is underway.
"[On] Nov. 1, upon our return from Fall Break, the process for taking appropriate action began," VUSD said in a statement to KNX.
"Although we cannot disclose information related to individual personnel matters, it should be noted that the Ventura Unified School District...will work closely with staff to ensure that this does not happen again."
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