Austin teacher update

This morning's Austin American Statesman has a followup piece (courtesy Metroblog Austin) on the story of the high school art teacher who may be fired after a rival tipped off school officials that there were semi-naked pix of her on Flickr. The snaps were posted by the female teacher's girlfriend, adding a whiff of homophobia to the affair.

The article says a rival teacher acted to resolve a petty argument over the use of the school's pottery kiln -- a sad note that will ring true to anyone who's ever taught in a public high school where resources are scarce and people take guarding their fiefdoms way too seriously.

Tamara Hoover, Austin