Mount Vernon City School District
Overview
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon is a city in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,990 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is named after Mount Vernon, the plantation owned by George Washington.-History:...
in Knox County, Ohio
Knox County, Ohio
Knox County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 60,921. Its county seat is Mount Vernon and is named for Henry Knox, an officer in the American Revolutionary War who was later the first Secretary of War....
. It oversees Mount Vernon High School
Mount Vernon High School (Ohio)
Mount Vernon High School is a public four-year high school located in Mount Vernon, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Mount Vernon City Schools district. The school's mascot is the Yellow Jacket, and its official colors are orange and black. The yellow jacket mascot is actually orange and...
, Mount Vernon Middle School
Mount Vernon Middle School
Mount Vernon Middle School is a 3 year middle school in the Mount Vernon City School District. It is the only middle school in the district. The official mascot is a yellow jacket, , and the official school colors are orange and black...
, Columbia Elementary, Dan Emmett Elementary, East Elementary, Pleasant Street Elementary, Twin Oaks Elementary, and Wiggin Street Elementary. The district received national attention when the board voted to fire John Freshwater
John Freshwater
John Freshwater is a former science teacher at Mount Vernon Middle School in Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA. The Board of Education voted to consider firing Freshwater in 2008 on the grounds of his conduct and teaching materials. He requested a public administrative hearing, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code...
for branding a student with a Christian cross
Christian cross
The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, is the best-known religious symbol of Christianity...
and teaching creationism
Creationism
Creationism is the religious beliefthat humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic god. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Genesis...
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