Attorney for Chapin High Teacher Releases Statement

The attorney for Chapin High teacher Scott Compton said his client and his family have been harassed unfairly since word of him stomping on an American flag spread through the community, The State reports. 

In a statement, attorney Darryl Smalls maintains Compton meant no disrespect to veterans and active duty service members when he stomped on the American flag during three classroom lessons in December.

Smalls said the intent of Compton's lesson on symbolism was to show students in his honors English classes that "his actions could not diminish the foundation that America was built on and has thrived on," according to the report.

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Compton, who has taught in Lexington-Richland 5 for seven years, remains on administrative leave after parents notified the district about the lesson in December.

Superintendent Dr. Stephen Hefner has recommended to the board that the district terminate Compton's contract, but Compton has the option to request an evidentiary hearing before the board.

It is not known if Compton will appeal Hefner's recommendation.