He is a bully. Lots of stories. Hated kid, loser. His dad is evil. Long list of issues. I myself had to call the police and file a report on this mentally way off family.
im a Christian and this kid and his dad are soft as hell lmao, hes offended over a costume of a character from HIS faith lol how is that logical? his dad is about as bright as well "if you're gonna keep the Christian stuff out you gotta keep the devil worshiping stuff out" he says this about satan... again a person from Christian and Islam. The teacher wasn't serious you goofy mf he is wearing a Halloween costume IN OCTOBER LOL
Some things aren't funny, my guy. He is mocking Christians even after they asked him to stop. If he just wore the costume and didnt say anything, nobody would care.
They also did not include the fact that he had also accused the student of being homophobic while in class. Costume aside but to publicly accuse a student is slander towards that student.
Our freaking state UNIVERSITY mascot is a RED DEVIL!!!!!!!!! OMG what has this world turned into!! Petition to get the kids kicked out and the teacher back in
The teacher resigned today. I wish him well. Mesa is idiocracy redefined. Not just with the schools. Their police force and law makers are some of the most corrupt in the entire country.
@user-tq3ub3kh8n I'm only down voting because it makes me soo sad he had to resign, seriously where is the teacher appreciation yet the "help wanted" keeps growing
Seriously, the audacity. I'm a conservative and I had him as a teacher in 2018 and 2019, he does jokes and stuff like this because he wants to stand out and make his class entertaining enough to not fall asleep in. He also had the highest amount of AP passing test scores when I was his student. This whole thing is ridiculous and he definitely doesn't deserved to be fired. Just because a kid can't take a joke doesn't mean somebody's life needs to be ruined.
@J_head432 what they didn't include in this video was that he also accused that student of bring homophobic. Jokes aside in regard to the pitchfork but to accuse a student of something like that amongst class rather than take him aside to discuss privately is very poor behavior as a student.had him 2020, and he had publicly shamed a student for her grades within class. A very volatile and poor teacher that should have been fired a long time ago
I am one of his former students. He is one of the best teachers the state has ever had, his test scores speak for themselves, at least they did in 2019 and 2018. This is being blown way out of proportion by a kid who can't take a joke and his dad who wants to use my friend as his personal political punching bag. I get it, you can believe in God and hate the devil and stuff but come on, even I do but it's HALLOWEEN PEOPLE
@@JV801097253 who is we? Because students who actually want to learn top tier high school and college math won't be happy if he gets fired. I sure wasn't when COVID hit and the end of my senior year got thrown down the drain 🤷♂️
@@SarahT-nk6te he's in jeopardy of losing his job though, all because of somebody who has a vendetta against the school board because he didn't get elected
This is what happens when you teach your child to think they are a victim of everything. The fact that Daddy came running to report him when the Teacher was trying to do something fun for his students is wild.
They believe the Devil is out to get them. The Bible says the Devil is their enemy and he _"walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour."_ For example, If their church sound equipment is glitching, they think the Devil sabotaged it.
This is what happens when you tell kids its not okay to bully each other. This kid needs to be taken behind the bleachers by the other kids who don't want to lose their teacher so he can virtue signal how much holier than thou he is. People need to learn to respect each other again and no tolerance and moral cowardice is not the way.
the spirit week had 2 options: dynamic duos & witches and wizards. so there actually were people dressed as witches and no other person had any complaints about it.
One of two state colleges completely forgetting there are 3 and sunny doesn't go around at games screaming hail Satan at the crowd so your argument is kinda weak.
@@argumentumadhominem3977 no one believes Christians because you people do nothing but lie and contradict your own faith. Not a single one of you "religious" people are going to heaven you're all human garbage a hells angel would make it to heaven before you.
in places where we burn books, they also burn people. (like firing someone for holding BELIEFS) i feel sorry for teachers today, they're totally under a microscope! how are they suppose to teach... class is suppose to be dynamic and should hold multiple perspectives and instead were producing government drones these public day cares.
So cursed children actions should be allowed to happen, even if not wanted in school room, by the children? Also nothing is innocent or just a joke... It's the time of Oct 31...high holy days of satanic ritual killing, animal/human style sacrifices. Documentation around the world in history.
This is ridiculous, my brother has his class and it was a funny joke, it was a spirit week theme and he was a duo with a angel teacher, he was just playing a funny part, why was this something that couldn’t be resolved in a parent teacher conference instead of having to make this a big thing that could’ve been over already 😒
Sadly Chris Hamlet, the father, has a vendetta against Mesa Public Schools. He never even attempted to contact the teacher or anyone at the school, he just went straight to the news.
@@SarahT-nk6tethat really sucks honestly, the teacher is really a great guy, he’s also really understanding and lets students vent to him, I really hope he comes back, Chris is just being ridiculous making this bigger than it needed to be 😒😞
There's no excuse for such behavior... it's not funny if you are a Christian PERIOD. There definitely was disrespect from the teacher when the kid asked him not to do it. You should be able to get that!
The kid never asked him to to. That was a blatant lie.multiple students have corroborated that. A 10 year teacher who has never once had any complaints, has won awards for his spirit week participation, won awards for being an amazing teacher… all of a sudden is a disrespectful devil worshipper? make it make sense. This is construed by Chris Hamlet and his scared little boy.
PAID administrative leave…. Love it! I love that the teacher got paid time off away from those who’ve tragically had their senses of humor surgically removed.
And he resigned I read today. He will have a hundred job offers within the week. Another great teaching loss for his 500 or so other students. Dad needs a jail cell, evil demon.
This kid is wearing a shirt that says FAITH over FEAR and yet can’t take a joke. Incredible. Probably complains about cancel culture in his spare time as well.
Channel 12. . . seriously? This was newsworthy? This is a poorly researched hit piece that is designed to get a reaction out of people and increase traffic. You don't know why he was dressed that way? Sounds like you got everything you needed from the dad who ran a failed campaign to become a board member and who has reached out to the online community to defund the very district that supports his son. How about researching this parent's antics in the district and doing a story on Parents Who Bully. This teacher is one of Mesa's best. You're seeing feedback from former students who are shocked by the turn of events. This is one of the poorest decisions I've ever seen administration make regarding a parent complaint, especially in light of a parent with a colorful history in Mesa.
Freedom of religion says otherwise. This is constitutionally protected no matter how offended you are. It's not my thing, but it's hypocritical to fire someone for this Halloween joke. Sensitive people are going to ruin our democracy over jokes. Get a grip people
We don't have a democracy, dumbdumb. It's a republic. And the teacher was wrong to continually say "hail Satan" while waving his pitchfork over kids' heads when they repeatedly asked him not to.
So if someone when dress up like you in a mockery offensive manner and said there religion is the art of imitation you are fair game and can't be offended
@@davidjohnston458 this wasn't prayer. Take you false equivalence nonsense somewhere else. This was about some snowflake getting offended over a Halloween joke.
Wow, some kid has never heard of Halloween??? And what a horrendously biased report; like you couldn't interview any of the other kids who had no issue with it?
It's Holloween time people, Wake the hell up and smell the coffee. People these days are so soft and over sensitive. They don't know what dress up and whats real anymore.
Seriously ,This makes the news! Two teachers dress up for Halloween as a good vs evil duo and it makes the news?? I need to move to this town because obviously there is no actual crime to report
My child was in the other teacher's class, the one that dressed as an angel for the angel/devil costume duo. As a satanist, I am offended for my child. Our beliefs cannot withstand bible wielding angels. Please keep angels out of public schools. But not the devil, he's ok.
This kid’s dad has posted ACTUAL transphobic and homophobic rhetoric that perpetuates violence against the LGBT community. There is an obvious agenda at play here considering he won’t shut up about how the teacher happens to be gay (you can see the dad seething on facebook about it…). What a cruel family to try to take away someone’s living. People like this are exactly the reason as to why we struggle to retain good teachers in this country and especially this state.
The student never said to stop or that he was uncomfortable. multiple students have already corroborated that. The kid lied for his dad. that’s why the dad is doing most of the talking. it’s his agenda, no one else’s.
The irony of a so called christian student who wants a man to be punished and lose his source of income because of a Halloween costume. What this student is really saying is that he doesn’t actually understand forgiveness as a “Christian” let alone the fact he’s using his religious beliefs as persecution against someone else. “He should probably get fired…” Oh kiddo, I hope you get fried the next time you make the slightest mistake that offends someone. Karma is a valuable teacher too.
This kid makes fun of people all the time. Made fun of my son for being gay. And make jokes about cancer. But then when my daughter asked him repeatedly to stop he was like do you know what a joke is.
@@chelseyelicio7856 I would definitely report that if you haven't and raise awareness. The hypocrisy alone is one thing with this kid but the fact he's bullying should be known so others aren't affected by it. Smh.
@@strider1237I’m trying to get my kids to come forward. Thankfully my son is actually Christlike and lets the mean and hurt roll off his back and forgives a lot easier than I can sometimes.
teacher is hyped as can be about this im sure, he gets a long paid vacation while the school determines what should be done about the cardinal sin of? oh wearing a Halloween costume near Halloween? That and the kid and the dad offended did this hilarious interview by choice and will forever be remembered at his school as the kid who got butt hurt about a costume and proudly stood up for his faith in the face of prosecution and intense prejudice lmaooooo
I find it absolutely absurd they're trying to twist this into a "targeted" incident. In no way, shape, or form was this teacher targeting students of faith, let alone his actions were meant to offend anyone of faith. Halloween is around the corner, and at best he was just mildly annoying with his repetitive pointing of his plastic pitchfork and saying "hail satan" over and over. To that extent I could understand if you tried to tell him to knock it off repetitively. Mind you, he wasn't trying to target Nathaniel just because he happened to be Christian, he was doing this to EVERYONE because again, Halloween is around the corner. Even the Dad admitted the "teacher kept persisting" part but nothing about "my son is a child of god, it offended him." At best this teacher will just get a slap on the wrist. But if the school board wants to fire him, then I highly recommend that teacher to lawyer up if it has anything to do with faith.
@oculuis how would you feel had the "angel" teacher touched kids with the bible and said "Praise God"--you know, just mildly annoying them--persistently. All hell would break loose. The teacher was in the wrong for touching the kids with the pitchfork and making his "hail satan" statement continuously.
Anyone who says hail Satan is mocking Christians. He was targeting all Christians. It's not worth getting fired over but he should have stopped when they asked him to, and he should have apologized. But he persisted which is why he's now being "investigated" lol. But you know nothing will happen.
He was forced to resign. He was a really good teacher! And Nathaniel makes fun of people all the time. My son included for being gay. And he makes fun of cancer. His dad is simply using this for his own agenda. Not very Christian.
@@vickicoffey594do you know for a fact that he did? I have a student there and he didn’t do it repeatedly like this video or child says he did. Always two sides to the story. Sadly the teachers side isn’t being heard or the students in the class. Only this loud homophobic dad who is using it for his own agenda.
@@chelseyelicio7856 Actions spoke louder than words. I wasnt there nor were you, so how do you know he didnt do it repeatedly?! There are actually three sides to every story, his, theirs and the TRUTH. I dont have a bone in this fight, but how do you know his dad is homophobic? I wouldnt throw that around lightly--that could be considered libel. If this guy is a great teacher, then he should not have resigned, but fought if he wasnt guilty. Like I said, actions speak louder than words.......
I support this man's decision but unfortunately unless it threatens a persons life or freedoms hate speech is free speech. Can't say "freedom of speech except if it offends people"
none of it was said in the press because the father ran right to the news before even talking to the school about anything. That’s why there’s an investigation to find out more info than was previously provided. And the new info clearly show the father is a bully. Other teachers are now coming forward about the abuse they’ve gotten from this father over the years. it was without a doubt a calculated event.
As Christian myself i rather love satan since he was a direct creation from God, than be a judgy hypocrite and destroy others by being a judgy prick. Leviticus 19:18 "You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.”
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 fruits of the spirit...even Satan quoted the Bible. Just because you quote it doesn't make you Christian, neither does claiming you love Satan... scariest belief system you got going on there.
Omfg thats ridiculous!!! It's Halloween and it goes with the costume... I doubt this teacher is a Satanist and was just having fun with his students.. Seems to me that student and his father probably didnt like the teacher to begin with and was waiting for an opportunity to mess with him. It actually would have been funnier if he said " Jesus loves you " while waving the pitchfork over their heads instead of "hail Satan" 😜
"If you wanna take the christian thing out of then take the devil stuff out as well" bro we can cross the street to seminary? They sing religious songs at every major event? What are you talking about 😭
If this was halloween week it's like ehhh just a joke. But keep in mind if we going to tolerate one's beliefs we must tolerate everyone beliefs and tolerate everyone practicing there faith anywhere
Way to go Nathaniel.. Glad you took a photo and glad you spoke up. If it was the other way around and it was a christian teacher he would of been fired and definately would not being on paid leave.. No means No in any situation. No adult should force themselves on a anyone especially unde age, especially their student. Stay bold in Christ.
The student is lying, his dad gave him a script. I know the teacher personally and I know he understands students boundaries. And even if it did happen the exact way the kid says, this isn't the way to go about it. It was Halloween and it was a joke. The kid took it too seriously
So someone had to teach this teacher that he crosses a line. The teacher is the professional. The student is a student. If a student asks you to stop, you back off, even if it's a joke. No? Isn't that the heart of the problem here? All else is overeaction. Shouldn't be fired, a weird error made by the adult, Chrisitians should be quick to forgive and move forward. Lots of comments and aftermath statements have drifted into the weeds here.
Nope, worse, bible thumper wearing blinders and cant see past or around the pages of the book. Also know as the worlds best selling Sci-Fi fantasy novel
@@TheMje1963actually , in many religions besides Christianity, that would be considered disrespectful due to many reasons. If it were a Muslim woman wearing her head cover , and he did that to her and she said stop, would you criticize her beliefs ? It’s a one sided game when it comes to religion. You attack the Christians without fully being aware that other religions feel the same way as they view satan differently in their culture. We should educate ourselves more rather than assume because we hate the Christians. You don’t make them look bad at all. They are happy and are going on with their lives. But it makes you look ….. stupid.
Was one of his former teacher. He may be personable but in regards to being professional as a teacher, he was way out of line numerous times. Publicity spoke about a classmates bad grade, was distracted numerous times that is unrelated to teaching, ran 20 minutes to skyline park during class time to capture a pokemon in pokemon go, and even violating personal space of numerous students at the time during 2019. This is just a consequence of his impulsiveness
Teachers are not supposed to cross lines and this guy did and thats why he has been dismissed. He targeted that kid and knew what he was doing and thank God he is out of there.🙏
So sad all you Commenters can't see disrespect from the teacher. You can rattle on all you want, but when asked not to do something like that, and the teacher still does it that is called DISRESPECTFUL, for those of you who don't get it.
The kid NEVER asked the teacher to stop or said he was uncomfortable. his whole statement was a blatant lie. multiple students have already corroborated that. This is all pushed by the kids father. This teacher is not disrespectful. he’s won awards for spirit participation. he’s won awards for being a great teacher. after 10 years with no complaints from any student ever, we are supposed to believe he randomly became a disrespectful devil worshipper? come on, use your brain sweetie. i know it hurts but you can do it. i have faith in you.
I get that this doesn't seem like a big deal to us, but like, imagine if this lily white teacher, came into school with a turbin on, and started chanting "allahu akbar" for no reason. That would totally look a lot worse, so i get why the christians would be a bit offended by this, especially since no explanation has yet been given.
It was spirit week for homecoming. It’s not like he came just for fun. It was dynamic duo as picked by the student council and the teacher next door dressed as an angel. Devil and angel.
I cant believe some of these sick people in the comments think its ok but if the teacher said Hail Jesus everybody in the comments would be against him. Your job is to teach not to come in dressed up as satan saying hail satan. Hypocrites. Jesus Is King
I can't believe how many sensitive snowflakes like you are melting down and claiming Satanism, while also ignoring how it's Halloween and everyone dresses up 🤦 Much like how you get up everyday and put clown paint on
Well, damn a whole lot of devil worshippers out there l see! One thing for sure the devil did make most of you think that he was a joke and clearly he is not, and it’s nothing to play with☝️ I’m a devoted Christian and I stand with this young man keep devil worship, and other devil things out of school! And yes, he may be a wonderful teacher and it was probably just a joke, but everybody ain’t joking with the devil
While that *may* have been the case, Nathaniel needs to follow the protocol and call on Jesus’ name, not his daddy’s name snitching on the teacher and then speaking with the news.
Jesus would side with the teacher. If dressing up in an outfit and prancing about with a pitchfork is a moral and spiritual attack, then the fortress of morality must have no moat and the castle of spirit no walls or watchmen. If it can be so easily overthrown, weak was the faith.
This kid is going to have a tough life if he gets offended over petty things like this.
He is a bully. Lots of stories. Hated kid, loser. His dad is evil. Long list of issues. I myself had to call the police and file a report on this mentally way off family.
What the teacher did was an insult.. period!
''He should probably be fired" - says student without job, bills or sense of humor
True!😂lol.😁But who knows, he *might* have a job🤷♂️, maybe a bill or two. Either way, he's still lame as hell tho!😆
im a Christian and this kid and his dad are soft as hell lmao, hes offended over a costume of a character from HIS faith lol how is that logical? his dad is about as bright as well "if you're gonna keep the Christian stuff out you gotta keep the devil worshiping stuff out" he says this about satan... again a person from Christian and Islam. The teacher wasn't serious you goofy mf he is wearing a Halloween costume IN OCTOBER LOL
This !
The new "Church Lady"
Some things aren't funny, my guy. He is mocking Christians even after they asked him to stop. If he just wore the costume and didnt say anything, nobody would care.
The dads a ❄️
I go to this high school. It was Halloween, so I don’t know why this teacher would get punished for wearing their Halloween costume.
They also did not include the fact that he had also accused the student of being homophobic while in class. Costume aside but to publicly accuse a student is slander towards that student.
Our freaking state UNIVERSITY mascot is a RED DEVIL!!!!!!!!!
OMG what has this world turned into!!
Petition to get the kids kicked out and the teacher back in
The teacher resigned today. I wish him well. Mesa is idiocracy redefined. Not just with the schools. Their police force and law makers are some of the most corrupt in the entire country.
@user-tq3ub3kh8n I'm only down voting because it makes me soo sad he had to resign, seriously where is the teacher appreciation yet the "help wanted" keeps growing
In other news, ASU Sun Devils are being forced to change their name because some people don't like it.
😂 I won’t be surprised if this actually happens
Seriously, the audacity. I'm a conservative and I had him as a teacher in 2018 and 2019, he does jokes and stuff like this because he wants to stand out and make his class entertaining enough to not fall asleep in. He also had the highest amount of AP passing test scores when I was his student. This whole thing is ridiculous and he definitely doesn't deserved to be fired. Just because a kid can't take a joke doesn't mean somebody's life needs to be ruined.
Thats why they suck at everything lmfao 😂
@J_head432 what they didn't include in this video was that he also accused that student of bring homophobic. Jokes aside in regard to the pitchfork but to accuse a student of something like that amongst class rather than take him aside to discuss privately is very poor behavior as a student.had him 2020, and he had publicly shamed a student for her grades within class. A very volatile and poor teacher that should have been fired a long time ago
I am one of his former students. He is one of the best teachers the state has ever had, his test scores speak for themselves, at least they did in 2019 and 2018. This is being blown way out of proportion by a kid who can't take a joke and his dad who wants to use my friend as his personal political punching bag. I get it, you can believe in God and hate the devil and stuff but come on, even I do but it's HALLOWEEN PEOPLE
We are happy the teacher is out. Praise Jesus.
@@JV801097253 who is we? Because students who actually want to learn top tier high school and college math won't be happy if he gets fired. I sure wasn't when COVID hit and the end of my senior year got thrown down the drain 🤷♂️
hahaha he’s on a paid vacation. i think he’s ok
@@SarahT-nk6te he's in jeopardy of losing his job though, all because of somebody who has a vendetta against the school board because he didn't get elected
Bad judgement and kids are complaining so disappointing and this devil worshipper will be gone. 🙏
this news cast proves that we as Americans are becoming the weakest and most fragile humans on this planet.
This is what happens when you teach your child to think they are a victim of everything. The fact that Daddy came running to report him when the Teacher was trying to do something fun for his students is wild.
They believe the Devil is out to get them. The Bible says the Devil is their enemy and he _"walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour."_ For example, If their church sound equipment is glitching, they think the Devil sabotaged it.
No this is an idiot for a teacher and acts like a child. Deserves to be on leave. Grow up
This is what happens when you tell kids its not okay to bully each other.
This kid needs to be taken behind the bleachers by the other kids who don't want to lose their teacher so he can virtue signal how much holier than thou he is.
People need to learn to respect each other again and no tolerance and moral cowardice is not the way.
I am a Christian to but the fact that they took this situation and escalated it to this point is so unnecessary they are doing too much
I wonder what happens if he dresses as Santa at Xmas?
It’s Halloween, isn’t it?
Lol, ikr!😂
Jesus..... people are so sensitive
So... If a teacher had dressed up as a witch, would this kid have had meltdown too?
the spirit week had 2 options: dynamic duos & witches and wizards. so there actually were people dressed as witches and no other person had any complaints about it.
I mean... one of the two state AZ colleges' mascots is the sun devil. People are soft these days.
Lol, I totally forgot about that!😂
How ironic lol
youre comparing apples to oranges
One of two state colleges completely forgetting there are 3 and sunny doesn't go around at games screaming hail Satan at the crowd so your argument is kinda weak.
@@ABCRK18 considering I've seen that mascot in person and have 100% heard him yell hail Satan during a game you're lying
Wow, fragile faith here.
Yup!👍🏼You got that right! Just one of the many reasons I'm no longer an effing Catholic, and am now a proud atheist!⚛️✊🏼
If this was about teaching Christianity in school you would be offended. No one believes you hypocrites anymore.
@@argumentumadhominem3977 no one believes Christians because you people do nothing but lie and contradict your own faith. Not a single one of you "religious" people are going to heaven you're all human garbage a hells angel would make it to heaven before you.
If a teacher said "All Glory to God" would that be cause for suspension as well?
Or bless you after someone sneezes?
Way to go bro, that’s so Christian of you to want to take away a man’s living
in places where we burn books, they also burn people. (like firing someone for holding BELIEFS) i feel sorry for teachers today, they're totally under a microscope! how are they suppose to teach... class is suppose to be dynamic and should hold multiple perspectives and instead were producing government drones these public day cares.
So cursed children actions should be allowed to happen, even if not wanted in school room, by the children?
Also nothing is innocent or just a joke...
It's the time of Oct 31...high holy days of satanic ritual killing, animal/human style sacrifices.
Documentation around the world in history.
Of course. He's behaving exactly like a Christian.
@@goodasgold2012lmfao October 31st has never had a single mention in the bible or any religious texts ever
@@goodasgold2012 all hallows eve was never about anything you said
This is ridiculous, my brother has his class and it was a funny joke, it was a spirit week theme and he was a duo with a angel teacher, he was just playing a funny part, why was this something that couldn’t be resolved in a parent teacher conference instead of having to make this a big thing that could’ve been over already 😒
Sadly Chris Hamlet, the father, has a vendetta against Mesa Public Schools. He never even attempted to contact the teacher or anyone at the school, he just went straight to the news.
@@SarahT-nk6tethat really sucks honestly, the teacher is really a great guy, he’s also really understanding and lets students vent to him, I really hope he comes back, Chris is just being ridiculous making this bigger than it needed to be 😒😞
Thank you for clarifying that!
There's no excuse for such behavior... it's not funny if you are a Christian PERIOD. There definitely was disrespect from the teacher when the kid asked him not to do it. You should be able to get that!
The kid never asked him to to. That was a blatant lie.multiple students have corroborated that.
A 10 year teacher who has never once had any complaints, has won awards for his spirit week participation, won awards for being an amazing teacher… all of a sudden is a disrespectful devil worshipper? make it make sense. This is construed by Chris Hamlet and his scared little boy.
This kid will never be able to live this down lmao
@hymospher989 neither should the teacher
PAID administrative leave…. Love it!
I love that the teacher got paid time off away from those who’ve tragically had their senses of humor surgically removed.
And he resigned I read today. He will have a hundred job offers within the week. Another great teaching loss for his 500 or so other students. Dad needs a jail cell, evil demon.
This kid is wearing a shirt that says FAITH over FEAR and yet can’t take a joke. Incredible. Probably complains about cancel culture in his spare time as well.
BASED ASF!!!!! Justice for the teacher!!!!
That’s not based. How? Why? God, you people are so STUPID.
This kid was raised by his parents to be soft serve ice cream
That was my homeboy 😭
Channel 12. . . seriously? This was newsworthy? This is a poorly researched hit piece that is designed to get a reaction out of people and increase traffic. You don't know why he was dressed that way? Sounds like you got everything you needed from the dad who ran a failed campaign to become a board member and who has reached out to the online community to defund the very district that supports his son. How about researching this parent's antics in the district and doing a story on Parents Who Bully. This teacher is one of Mesa's best. You're seeing feedback from former students who are shocked by the turn of events. This is one of the poorest decisions I've ever seen administration make regarding a parent complaint, especially in light of a parent with a colorful history in Mesa.
Freedom of religion says otherwise. This is constitutionally protected no matter how offended you are. It's not my thing, but it's hypocritical to fire someone for this Halloween joke. Sensitive people are going to ruin our democracy over jokes. Get a grip people
We don't have a democracy, dumbdumb. It's a republic. And the teacher was wrong to continually say "hail Satan" while waving his pitchfork over kids' heads when they repeatedly asked him not to.
So if someone when dress up like you in a mockery offensive manner and said there religion is the art of imitation you are fair game and can't be offended
How would you feel if the teacher was starting class with a prayer?
@@davidjohnston458 this wasn't prayer. Take you false equivalence nonsense somewhere else. This was about some snowflake getting offended over a Halloween joke.
Wow, some kid has never heard of Halloween???
And what a horrendously biased report; like you couldn't interview any of the other kids who had no issue with it?
It's Holloween time people, Wake the hell up and smell the coffee. People these days are so soft and over sensitive. They don't know what dress up and whats real anymore.
At least he didn't dress like Hitler.
Seriously ,This makes the news! Two teachers dress up for Halloween as a good vs evil duo and it makes the news?? I need to move to this town because obviously there is no actual crime to report
My child was in the other teacher's class, the one that dressed as an angel for the angel/devil costume duo. As a satanist, I am offended for my child. Our beliefs cannot withstand bible wielding angels. Please keep angels out of public schools. But not the devil, he's ok.
I love this!
LMFAO
Excellent point. ;o)
LOL!
Teacher has not been dismissed, just on paid admin leave pending investigation. Hopefully he will be reinstated.@@suzannemeowmeow
Ridiculous 😂 no wonder no one wants to teach anymore
This kid’s dad has posted ACTUAL transphobic and homophobic rhetoric that perpetuates violence against the LGBT community. There is an obvious agenda at play here considering he won’t shut up about how the teacher happens to be gay (you can see the dad seething on facebook about it…). What a cruel family to try to take away someone’s living. People like this are exactly the reason as to why we struggle to retain good teachers in this country and especially this state.
So you think it’s perfectly fine the teacher is going around like this?
Would a good teacher continue to harass a student that clearly said don't do it to me? Or would a good teacher have respected boundaries?
Wow some of you'll have your helmet way to tight better loosing your chin strap. Gee whiz.
@@fourleaf8055I think your doctor put your helmet on too tight today
The student never said to stop or that he was uncomfortable. multiple students have already corroborated that. The kid lied for his dad. that’s why the dad is doing most of the talking. it’s his agenda, no one else’s.
Sun Devils! Go ASU. Humm, Hamlet from Shakespeare, "Hell is empty, the devils are all here."
He's a Sun Devil. He was messing with the plebs.
The irony of a so called christian student who wants a man to be punished and lose his source of income because of a Halloween costume.
What this student is really saying is that he doesn’t actually understand forgiveness as a “Christian” let alone the fact he’s using his religious beliefs as persecution against someone else.
“He should probably get fired…” Oh kiddo, I hope you get fried the next time you make the slightest mistake that offends someone. Karma is a valuable teacher too.
This kid makes fun of people all the time. Made fun of my son for being gay. And make jokes about cancer. But then when my daughter asked him repeatedly to stop he was like do you know what a joke is.
@@chelseyelicio7856 I would definitely report that if you haven't and raise awareness. The hypocrisy alone is one thing with this kid but the fact he's bullying should be known so others aren't affected by it. Smh.
@@strider1237I’m trying to get my kids to come forward. Thankfully my son is actually Christlike and lets the mean and hurt roll off his back and forgives a lot easier than I can sometimes.
That kid looks he was sent to "conversion therapy" and now is angry about anything 😂
this is so ridiculous💀💀that kid needs to get a life and realize not everything revolves around him
Our public schools are secular. Go to a Christian private school if you can't handle the diversity 😮💨
I can’t imagine why someone would dress up for halloween lol. This is a waste of everyone’s time. This generation is ridiculously sensitive.
teacher is hyped as can be about this im sure, he gets a long paid vacation while the school determines what should be done about the cardinal sin of? oh wearing a Halloween costume near Halloween? That and the kid and the dad offended did this hilarious interview by choice and will forever be remembered at his school as the kid who got butt hurt about a costume and proudly stood up for his faith in the face of prosecution and intense prejudice lmaooooo
I find it absolutely absurd they're trying to twist this into a "targeted" incident.
In no way, shape, or form was this teacher targeting students of faith, let alone his actions were meant to offend anyone of faith. Halloween is around the corner, and at best he was just mildly annoying with his repetitive pointing of his plastic pitchfork and saying "hail satan" over and over. To that extent I could understand if you tried to tell him to knock it off repetitively.
Mind you, he wasn't trying to target Nathaniel just because he happened to be Christian, he was doing this to EVERYONE because again, Halloween is around the corner. Even the Dad admitted the "teacher kept persisting" part but nothing about "my son is a child of god, it offended him."
At best this teacher will just get a slap on the wrist. But if the school board wants to fire him, then I highly recommend that teacher to lawyer up if it has anything to do with faith.
@oculuis how would you feel had the "angel" teacher touched kids with the bible and said "Praise God"--you know, just mildly annoying them--persistently. All hell would break loose. The teacher was in the wrong for touching the kids with the pitchfork and making his "hail satan" statement continuously.
Anyone who says hail Satan is mocking Christians. He was targeting all Christians. It's not worth getting fired over but he should have stopped when they asked him to, and he should have apologized. But he persisted which is why he's now being "investigated" lol. But you know nothing will happen.
He was forced to resign. He was a really good teacher! And Nathaniel makes fun of people all the time. My son included for being gay. And he makes fun of cancer. His dad is simply using this for his own agenda. Not very Christian.
@@vickicoffey594do you know for a fact that he did? I have a student there and he didn’t do it repeatedly like this video or child says he did. Always two sides to the story. Sadly the teachers side isn’t being heard or the students in the class. Only this loud homophobic dad who is using it for his own agenda.
@@chelseyelicio7856 Actions spoke louder than words. I wasnt there nor were you, so how do you know he didnt do it repeatedly?! There are actually three sides to every story, his, theirs and the TRUTH. I dont have a bone in this fight, but how do you know his dad is homophobic? I wouldnt throw that around lightly--that could be considered libel. If this guy is a great teacher, then he should not have resigned, but fought if he wasnt guilty. Like I said, actions speak louder than words.......
I hate this new generation of snowflakes kids thay want cancel everything cause they cant take a joke.
This is probably a GOOD TEACHER TOO
It's a tradition to dress as devils......
he really is. he’s won awards before for his spirit week participation.
If u believe in god u also believe in the devil
Not necessarily.
@@nuttysquirrel8816 every religion has a devil and god. Not a single one doesn't
@@nuttysquirrel8816 even Buddhism
His students should focus on learning; farmers use pitchforks, the Devil uses a trident. Duh.
It only bothers people who are religious
Same people criticizing this man are the same who defend racial slurs as “free speech”. They aren’t a religion, they’re a hypocrisy.
I support this man's decision but unfortunately unless it threatens a persons life or freedoms hate speech is free speech. Can't say "freedom of speech except if it offends people"
People are so touchy.... it's Halloween, and not everyone is a Christian, 🙄. Ridiculous what society has become.
This is what happens when you raise a generation to have a victim mentality.
Somebody call the waaaambulance for these snowflakes.
It’s a costume just like an angel 😇
exactly! it was spirit week, dynamic duos, so he and the teacher next door dressed up as the angel and the devil.
I bet the angel didnt walk around the classroom touching kids on the head saying "Praise God!"
@@vickicoffey594 many kids that were in the teacher who was dressed as the devils class already said the student lied about all that so
@@reptiles3244 Funny how none of that was said in the press. There were also other students that said it happened, so......
none of it was said in the press because the father ran right to the news before even talking to the school about anything. That’s why there’s an investigation to find out more info than was previously provided. And the new info clearly show the father is a bully. Other teachers are now coming forward about the abuse they’ve gotten from this father over the years. it was without a doubt a calculated event.
Rock on sounds like an awesome teacher, and this kid ----/ huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu pfffffff
Get over it
What was his name??
Cry baby's
Yet they want all teachers to have guns at school?
As Christian myself i rather love satan since he was a direct creation from God, than be a judgy hypocrite and destroy others by being a judgy prick.
Leviticus 19:18
"You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.”
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 fruits of the spirit...even Satan quoted the Bible. Just because you quote it doesn't make you Christian, neither does claiming you love Satan... scariest belief system you got going on there.
@@tanishaile5177lmfao no Christianity follows Satan your "god" is Satan in disguise look at how many people he murdered
@@tanishaile5177 if we compare people killed by God vs people killed by Satan
God is a mass murder, Satan looks like a saint
God & Satan are like peanut butter and Jelly.
Ah yes more sky fairy believers who just want to cancel anyone who doesn't believe
It is Halloween, for goodness sakes!
It sickins me the News is afraid to speak right and say " his."
triggered
Theirs
He’s dressing as a mythological figure. It’s his statement that for him fired.
Omfg thats ridiculous!!! It's Halloween and it goes with the costume... I doubt this teacher is a Satanist and was just having fun with his students.. Seems to me that student and his father probably didnt like the teacher to begin with and was waiting for an opportunity to mess with him. It actually would have been funnier if he said " Jesus loves you " while waving the pitchfork over their heads instead of "hail Satan" 😜
Uh it offended me , cause I'm stupid 😂
🤣😂😆
This sounds like an episode from that awesome show Strangers With Candy. It's exactly something that Mr. Noblet would have done!
"If you wanna take the christian thing out of then take the devil stuff out as well" bro we can cross the street to seminary? They sing religious songs at every major event? What are you talking about 😭
lmaoo its Halloween, darn Mormon got offended🤣🤣🤣🤣
If this was halloween week it's like ehhh just a joke. But keep in mind if we going to tolerate one's beliefs we must tolerate everyone beliefs and tolerate everyone practicing there faith anywhere
School should be canceled on Halloween if little snowflakes can't handle a joke.
Umm all he had was a fork lol
This is Mormon Mesa after all. I wouldn't do that at Mesa High...not if I wanted to keep a job there.
lmaoo hamlet 2
SNOWFLAKES! 😂😂😂 GO SUN DEVILS✊🏼
Bunch of Twinks in Mesa
some can dress like women
cloaths has no gender
Way to go Nathaniel.. Glad you took a photo and glad you spoke up. If it was the other way around and it was a christian teacher he would of been fired and definately would not being on paid leave.. No means No in any situation. No adult should force themselves on a anyone especially unde age, especially their student. Stay bold in Christ.
The student is lying, his dad gave him a script. I know the teacher personally and I know he understands students boundaries. And even if it did happen the exact way the kid says, this isn't the way to go about it. It was Halloween and it was a joke. The kid took it too seriously
Please tell me where in the bible it says satan has horns and a pitchfork.(Spoiler warning: nowhere).
So someone had to teach this teacher that he crosses a line. The teacher is the professional. The student is a student. If a student asks you to stop, you back off, even if it's a joke. No? Isn't that the heart of the problem here? All else is overeaction. Shouldn't be fired, a weird error made by the adult, Chrisitians should be quick to forgive and move forward. Lots of comments and aftermath statements have drifted into the weeds here.
Better to rule in hell then serve in heaven
Christian are unreal
What's unreal is how they believe that fairytale when in the first 100 pages I can poke 100 holes in their faith
@reptiles3244 wait till you die and see its not a fairy tale when you see God face to face.
Ain’t no was just last week I had him 2 hour he said hail satan 😭😭
huh?
Sun Devils!! Wtf
Who is the cancel culture again!?
country side park in mesa arizona nexrt to taylor jounior high
This generation is an absolute joke. So soft 😂
Christian fundamentalisis 😂
Nope, worse, bible thumper wearing blinders and cant see past or around the pages of the book. Also know as the worlds best selling Sci-Fi fantasy novel
@@TheMje1963actually , in many religions besides Christianity, that would be considered disrespectful due to many reasons. If it were a Muslim woman wearing her head cover , and he did that to her and she said stop, would you criticize her beliefs ? It’s a one sided game when it comes to religion. You attack the Christians without fully being aware that other religions feel the same way as they view satan differently in their culture.
We should educate ourselves more rather than assume because we hate the Christians. You don’t make them look bad at all. They are happy and are going on with their lives. But it makes you look ….. stupid.
Was one of his former teacher. He may be personable but in regards to being professional as a teacher, he was way out of line numerous times. Publicity spoke about a classmates bad grade, was distracted numerous times that is unrelated to teaching, ran 20 minutes to skyline park during class time to capture a pokemon in pokemon go, and even violating personal space of numerous students at the time during 2019. This is just a consequence of his impulsiveness
🤬If the teacher said "Praise God!" and held a Bible over students' heads he would've been fired not suspended.🤬
Exactly!
And rightly so. But have you never heard of Hallowe'en, dear? You gonna fire a teacher for dressing as Santa next?
@@djbethell Rightly so if it's God, but not rightly so if it's Satan. Oh, okay, gotcha. No double standard there.
I don’t think he should have put the pitchfork over the kids. If a kid says no, that means no
kid never said no. multiple students have already corroborated that the kid lied about that whole thing.
Too bad the kid is lying about what happened.
Trump supporters
My teacher😂
Who cares.
Teachers are not supposed to cross lines and this guy did and thats why he has been dismissed. He targeted that kid and knew what he was doing and thank God he is out of there.🙏
So sad all you Commenters can't see disrespect from the teacher. You can rattle on all you want, but when asked not to do something like that, and the teacher still does it that is called DISRESPECTFUL, for those of you who don't get it.
You’re obviously part of the decay of this country. Way too soft and lack critical thinking skills.
He was a sun devil you *moron
The kid NEVER asked the teacher to stop or said he was uncomfortable. his whole statement was a blatant lie. multiple students have already corroborated that. This is all pushed by the kids father. This teacher is not disrespectful. he’s won awards for spirit participation. he’s won awards for being a great teacher. after 10 years with no complaints from any student ever, we are supposed to believe he randomly became a disrespectful devil worshipper? come on, use your brain sweetie. i know it hurts but you can do it. i have faith in you.
Actually he did, he said he did, did you not listen?
@@tanishaile5177 and his CLASSMATES said it never happened it's like 20 vs 1
All the comments. People are so blinded and only see what they want to see. They are not just words it's more then that.
No it's not more than that they're just words
Blue haired socialist, communist students be like…..🥸
Ok bot. Clearly these fundamental Christians are conservative plebs
I'm pretty sure they're not known for being Christian
It’s all fun until paranormal activity happens. I am happy teacher got put on leave. Praise Jesus
Good job to this student!!!! Stand up for your Faith!!!!
what did he stand up against? a freaking Halloween costume? i bet you call other people snowflakes.
What could have been a better way to go about doing this though?
woke.
If his faith is tested so lightly, then his faith is as light as a feather, and as easily floats away from him.
Found the Karen
I get that this doesn't seem like a big deal to us, but like, imagine if this lily white teacher, came into school with a turbin on, and started chanting "allahu akbar" for no reason. That would totally look a lot worse, so i get why the christians would be a bit offended by this, especially since no explanation has yet been given.
It was spirit week for homecoming. It’s not like he came just for fun. It was dynamic duo as picked by the student council and the teacher next door dressed as an angel. Devil and angel.
I cant believe some of these sick people in the comments think its ok but if the teacher said Hail Jesus everybody in the comments would be against him. Your job is to teach not to come in dressed up as satan saying hail satan. Hypocrites. Jesus Is King
If the teacher said praise Jesus I. School he would have been fired.
I can't believe how many sensitive snowflakes like you are melting down and claiming Satanism, while also ignoring how it's Halloween and everyone dresses up 🤦
Much like how you get up everyday and put clown paint on
@@argumentumadhominem3977 for good reason religion is a cancer.
The kid lied. That’s not even what actually happened
@@chelseyelicio7856 The video shows he didn't lie
Well, damn a whole lot of devil worshippers out there l see! One thing for sure the devil did make most of you think that he was a joke and clearly he is not, and it’s nothing to play with☝️ I’m a devoted Christian and I stand with this young man keep devil worship, and other devil things out of school! And yes, he may be a wonderful teacher and it was probably just a joke, but everybody ain’t joking with the devil
That was a spiritual and moral attack.
While that *may* have been the case, Nathaniel needs to follow the protocol and call on Jesus’ name, not his daddy’s name snitching on the teacher and then speaking with the news.
Jesus would side with the teacher.
If dressing up in an outfit and prancing about with a pitchfork is a moral and spiritual attack, then the fortress of morality must have no moat and the castle of spirit no walls or watchmen. If it can be so easily overthrown, weak was the faith.
Loser
So now when someone wears a red shirt and black/pants they are dress as the devil 🤨🤔