Garces teacher reportedly fired over controversial social media posts
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CONTROVERSY WITH TWEETSREGARDING THE BLACK LIVESMATTER MOVEMENT, AND HE SAYSTHAT'S WHY GARCESDISMISSED HIM THIS WEEK.GARCES TEACHER TIMOTHY GORDONKEEPS AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ONSOCIAL MEDIA, REGULARLY POSTINGTO YOUTUBE ANDTWITTER AND HE HOSTS THISPODCAST THAT HAS THOUSANDSOF FOLLOWERS.BUT GARCES STUDENTS AND ALUMNISAY GORDON'SRECENT TWITTER POSTS, AREOFFENSIVE.
SOME OF THE TWEETSAT THE CENTER OF THE CONTROVERSYSAY THINGS LIKE BLACK LIVESMATTER IS A TERRORISTORGANIZATION, THERE IS ONEENCOURAGING ENABLING THE USE OFLETHALFORCE ON VIOLENT PROTESTERS.
ANDA THIRD TWEET ASKING WHICH LOOKSGAYER ..ALONGWITH PHOTOS OF PROMINENT PRIESTJAMES MARTIN, AND A BLACK LIVESMATTER PROTESTER.
STUDENTS ANDALUMNI SET UP A PETITION THISWEEK, DEMANDING ACTION BYGARCES, STATING "WHAT GORDON ISDOING DOES NOT REFLECT THEIRVALUES, OR THE VALUES THATGARCES CLAIMS TO UPHOLD, ANDTHEY DO NOT BELIEVE SUCH APERSON SHOULD BE GRANTED APLATFORM TO TEACHSTUDENTS."THE PETITION QUICKLY GATHEREDNEARLY 300SIGNATURES.AND ACCORDING TO A GOFUNDME SETUP BY GORDON'S FAMILY,IT ALLEGES TIMOTHY GORDONRECEIVED AN EMAIL NOTIFYINGHIM HE WOULD NOT BE RETURNING TOHIS POSITION.
FRIDAYHE SPOKE ON KERN RADIO'S RICHARDBEENE SHOW."THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY SAYING THATMY VOICE, WHICH REPRESENTS,CATHOLICS, PROTESTANTS, AND EVENSECULAR AMERICANS OF ALLRACES, COLOR AND CREEDS THATLOVE AMERICA, MY VOICE HAS NOPLACE.
ANDPEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO STAND FORIT."GORDON'S GOFUNDME PAGE ALSOALLEGES HE IS THE SOLESOURCE OF INCOME FOR HIS WIFEAND SIX KIDS, AND THAT HEIS CONSULTING WITH ATTORNEYS.WE REACHED OUT TO --THE DIOCESE OF FRESNO, WHO WEWERE TOLD TO CONTACTBECAUSE THEY OVERSEE GARCESHIGH SCHOOL,OFFICIALS SAID IN A STATEMENT :"MR. GORDON IS NOT AUTHORIZED TOSPEAK ON BEHALF OF THEDIOCESE OF FRESNO OR GARCESMEMORIAL HIGHSCHOOL, AND NEITHER THE DIOCESENOR GARCESMEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL CONDONESMR. GORDON'SRECENT POSTINGS."AGAIN, GARCES HIGH SCHOOL HASNOT YET CONFIRMED IF INFACT MR. GORDON HAS BEEN LET GO.AND 23ABC DID ASKED THE DIOCESETO CLARIFY THEIRPOLICIES REGARDING WHAT THEIRTEACHERS ARE, AND ARE NOTALLOWED TO POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA,BUT THEY DECLINEDCOMMENT.IN BAKERSFIELD AUSTIN WESTFALL23ABC CONNECTING YOU.