LAKE COUNTY, Fla.,None — A Lake County teacher who allegedly made anti-gay posts on Facebook is causing more controversy.
The Lake County School district has a problem with the religious comments he included on his class syllabus and school website.
Jerry Buell made national headlines when he was suspended for his Facebook posts.
During that investigation, the district took notice of comments on Buell's syllabus. In one section Buell wrote, "I am a man of God and I try to be like Jesus every day. I teach God's truth, I make very few compromises. If you believe you may have a problem with that, get your schedule changed, 'cause I ain't changing!"
Then there's a comment from Buell's website stating, "I try to teach and lead my students as if Lake Co. Schools had hired Jesus Christ himself."
Buell told WFTV that he doesn't understand what the problem is all of the sudden, because he's used the same syllabus for years.
"The school district is saying that might run a foul to what they call the separation of church and state," said Buell's attorney Harry Mihet. "We are going to have to evaluate the schools position and engage them in some dialogue."
But he and his client believe the First Amendment makes the comments Okay.
Lake County residents WFTV talked to were split on the subject.
"Our country was founded on religious faith in God. I truly believe there was nothing wrong with what he said," said Leslie Shuster.
"The district says this is too much. I agree it's too much," said Leslie Cox.
Buell was allowed to return to the classroom on Thursday, but the superintendent gave him a list of things she wanted him to correct.
The district wouldn't say what was on the list, but it will be made public in about eight days.
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