Substitute Teacher Fired For Showing 'Simpsons' MovieNEW HAVEN, Conn. -- New Haven school officials have fired a substitute teacher for showing an alleged bootleg copy of "The Simpsons Movie" to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders. School officials said they had warned 30-year-old Aquil Abdul-Salaam that the PG-13 rated film isn't appropriate for children.
"Not enough violence?"
Officials said Abdul-Salaam admitted showing the movie to students at Beecher School between mid-September and Oct. 4. Beecher School is for children in grades kindergarten through seventh grade.
I didn't know what else to do! It was a fourth grade class called "Modern Civilization" and I'm just a sub, not a Philosophy Professor!
The movie is rated as inappropriate for children under 13 and contains mild profanity, nudity and adult humor including scenes during which two male police officers share a kiss and the Bart character skateboards naked.
"What's the big deal? There weren't any Mohamhead cartoons!"