When 'None Of Your Business' Is The Only Appropriate Response

A 4th grader asked a student teacher if he was married. The teacher told the kid that he can't be married because he's gay and that's illegal right now. Is that a "teachable moment" or cause for firing? The school district said that it's cause for firing. And it does raise the question of whether it's ever appropriate for a teacher to talk to a 4th grader about sexuality. (KGW-TV/Portland; Thanks to Casey Bartholomew at WKXW (New Jersey 101.5)/Trenton for the link)

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