] Before the war in Iraq started, teacher Gary Tankard let
] his students at Bergen Catholic High School know where he
] stood, wearing a button that read, "War is not the
] answer." Several of his colleagues did the same.
]
]
] Although Pope John Paul II was preaching a similar
] message, school authorities objected and said the red,
] white and blue buttons had to go. The other teachers
] relented, but Tankard resigned.
]
]
] "This was a matter of conscience," Tankard, 63, told The
] Record of Bergen County for Wednesday's editions.

No matter where you stand on the "separation of church and state" issue, this is just pretty wrong.

Catholic teacher quits rather than remove anti-war button