They are not being fired for cause".
Tenure protects teachers from being fired for political reasons.
"I'm being fired for being ethical," Dear said.
Mr. Martoma, 38, left SAC in 2010 after being fired for poor performance.
"Until they see people are not being fired for talking back, they don't believe it".
Efforts to enact nationwide protections against being fired for being gay have been unsuccessful for decades.
Mr Krauthammer fails to make the crucial distinction between being fired for policy reasons (i.e., not prosecuting enough immigration cases) and being fired for political reasons (i.e., not indicting enough Democrats).
A teacher in California currently has a one in 125,000 chance each year of being fired for incompetence.
"I could accept being fired for that," Mr. Schundler, who was dismissed on Friday, wrote in his account.
(To put it another way, there was no evidence of chief executives being fired for excess perk consumption).
The head spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of being fired for speaking to reporters without authorisation.
