An Edmonton teacher who refused to go along with his school’s “no-zero” policy has been fired.
Lynden Dorval, a physics teacher at Ross Sheppard High School, was suspended in May for awarding zeros for work that wasn’t handed in or tests not taken, even though it went against the school’s policy of not awarding zeros.
Dorval found out Friday afternoon that he’s been fired.
“I’m not bitter, a little bit angry,” he said. “I was particularly upset with the language in the termination letter.”
In the letter, superintendent Edgar Schmidt described Dorval’s behaviour leading up to his suspension as “repeatedly insubordinate, unprofessional, and in disregard of lawful orders made by the principal.”
“I expected that you would promise to reform your behaviour and apologize to the principal,” he wrote.
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