A walkout in Aurora, CO

Kids at a high school in Aurora, upset that a beloved teacher was put on suspension for comparing President Bush to Hitler, are walking out of their classes. The young man who taped this teacher, Sean Allen, did not go to school today, afraid for his life.

Clearly, this is a school where the kids may be better off NOT going to class. Sean is receiving threats and typical of high school, the kids are spreading rumors that just aren't so.

Sean needs to do three things here:

1) Stay tough. He has taken a bold stand and with bold stands come great difficulties. It is far easier to sit in class and absorb things a teacher says as gospel truth and never disagree. Ironically, in the tape, this teacher was asking his students to "think past what they are being told". What this teacher doesn't seem to understand is that high school is the place where one learns critical thinking skills -- that is, if it is a school that is worth a darn. These kids are clearly not equipped to think past anything this teacher said and Sean was exactly right to call him on it.

2) Sean needs to get in contact with David Horowitz, author of "The Professors", publisher of Front Page Magazine (www.frontpagemag.com) and founder of several organizations that assist students who are surviving outrageously liberal professors. Sean also needs to pick up a copy of "The Professors".

3) Sean needs to understand that whatever he is experiencing in this Aurora, CO, high school, it could be 100 times worse in college. As a graduate/survivor of the Univerity of California system, I can attest to the horrifying daily grind -- not in terms of academics, but just getting through with one's core beliefs intact. At least once a week, sometimes more often, my professors wouldn't merely challenge my beliefs, they would get downright hostile about it. Those who have been through it know exactly what I am talking about here. Maybe Hillsdale College?

It was easy to see that the pressure was starting to get to Sean in his Fox News interview a little while ago. He was defensive about his actions and was answering the flood of hate mail he had been receiving from students who worshipped this teacher. No doubt Sean didn't think this would escalate to this point. Doesn't matter. Sean Allen did the right thing and he shouldn't be intimidated in the least for standing up for his beliefs.