Question: Who was a former science teacher that was fired for branding a student with a Christian cross?
Context: John Freshwater (born June 22, 1956) is a former science teacher at Mount Vernon Middle School in Mount Vernon, Ohio, who was dismissed by the Board of Education for teaching creationism in a public school. The Orthodox, Byzantine or Russian (Orthodox) cross, also known as the Suppedaneum cross, is a variation of the Christian cross, could be found in every Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite, and used widely by groups to connote the Byzantine Rite.  The cross has three horizontal crossbeams—the top one represents the plate which in the older Greek tradition is inscribed with a phrase based on John's Gospel "The King of Glory", but in later images it represents , and the bottom one, a footrest.  In many depictions, the side to Christ's right is higher.  This is because the footrest slants upward toward the penitent thief St. Dismas, who was (according to tradition) crucified on Jesus' right, and downward toward impenitent thief Gestas.  It is also a common perception that the foot-rest points up, toward Heaven, on Christ’s right hand-side, and downward, to Hades, on Christ’s left.  One of the Orthodox Church’s Friday prayers clearly explains the meaning: "In the midst, between two thieves, was Your Cross found as the balance-beam of righteousness; For while one was led down to hell by the burden of his blaspheming, the other was lightened of his sins unto the knowledge of things divine, O Christ God glory to You."  Though commonly associated with the Russian Orthodox Church, this version is found also in the Greek and Serbian Orthodox churches, although other varieties are also common, including those with a straight footstool and one slanted in the opposite direction.  Common variations include the "Cross over Crescent" and the "Calvary cross".  The Byzantine cross is also the name for a Latin cross with outwardly spreading ends.  It was the most common cruciform in the Byzantine Empire.  Other crosses (patriarchal cross, Russian Orthodox cross, etc.) are sometimes misunderstood as "Byzantine cross" when they are from the Byzantine culture. Tania Lineham is a New Zealand science teacher and educator who won the 2015 the Prime Minister’s Science Teacher Prize. This is a list of Christian cross variants.  The Christian cross, with or without a figure of Christ included, is the main religious symbol of Christianity.  A cross with figure of Christ affixed to it is termed a crucifix and the figure is often referred to as the corpus (Latin for "body"). A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy is a book about astronomy and cosmology, and is intended for a general audience.  The book was written by Pierre-Yves Bely, Carol Christian, and Jean-Rene Roy, and published in English by Cambridge University Press in 2010.  It was originally written in French.  The content within the book is written using a question and answer format.  It contains some 250 questions, which "The Science Teacher" states each are answered with a "concise and well-formulated essay that is informative and readable."  "The Science Teacher" review goes on to state that many of the answers given in the book are "little gems of science writing".  "The Science Teacher" summarizes by stating that each question is likely to be thought of by a student, and that "the answers are informative, well constructed, and thorough". Kenneth J. Lamberton (born November 8, 1958) is an American writer and former teacher.  Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Lamberton attended the University of Arizona, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.  He was working as a science teacher in Mesa, Arizona in 1985 when he was awarded a Teacher of the Year award.  A few months later, the then 28-year-old Lamberton was arrested for child molestation for having an affair with a 14-year-old student and transporting her across state lines.  During his twelve-year prison term at the Santa Rita unit of the Arizona State Prison Complex at Tucson, he participated in a creative writing program run by Richard Shelton and became a writer, penning essays for the prison magazine "La Roca".  After his release on September 25, 2000, he began to publish non-fiction books and articles on natural history and crime and punishment in the Southwest. The Tau Cross is a form of the Christian cross symbol, named after the Greek letter it resembles.  It is also variously "St. Anthony's Cross, Old Testament Cross, Anticipatory Cross, Cross Commissee, Egyptian Cross, Advent Cross, Croce taumata, Saint Francis's Cross, Crux Commissa". Mount Vernon City School District is a public school district serving students Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio.  It oversees Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon Middle School, Columbia Elementary, Dan Emmett Elementary, East Elementary, Pleasant Street Elementary, Twin Oak Elementary, and Wiggin Street Elementary.  The district received national attention when the board voted to fire John Freshwater for branding a student with a Christian cross and teaching creationism. The Iron Science Teacher is a national competition that celebrates innovation and creativity in science teaching.  The competition originated at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.  Parodying the cult Japanese TV program, “Iron Chef,” this competition showcases science teachers as they devise classroom activities using a particular ingredient — an everyday item such as a plastic bag, milk carton, or nail.  Contestants are currently or formally part of the Exploratorium's Teacher Institute and compete before a live audience for the title of "Iron Science Teacher."  Shows are also archived on the Exploratorium's site. Warren James Boland (born 11 February 1955 in Sydney, New South Wales), is a former science teacher and professional footballer (rugby league) with the Western Suburbs Magpies & Balmain Tigers.  He now presents weekend radio shows called "Weekends with Warren" on ABC Local Radio stations across Queensland, Australia, broadcasting from the studios of 612 ABC Brisbane.  Boland's radio broadcasts can be heard from 9am-midday (10am-midday outside Brisbane) on Saturdays and from 10am-midday on Sundays.  Warren's contract at 612ABC was not renewed at the end of 2013 and he was replaced in the lineup.
Answer: John Freshwater