I attend Willamette Highschool and Mr.Hatefi is my geometry teacher. Saying so I cannot imagine why he is getting fired. He is excellent and explains things to me in ways teachers have never been able to before.  I was devastated when I learned that he was being fired because without him as a teacher, my high school experience will change forever.  Obviously,  it isn't just me that feels that way or there wouldn't be a protest and dozens of petitions going about Willamette.  We are not protesting because he makes things easy for us or because it's easy to skip his class, as a few people suggested. We are protesting and signing petitions because he pushes us to be the best people and students we can be. And that's something that's going to carry us not only through the rest of high school, but the rest of our lives.  We need more teachers in Willamette like Mr. Hatefi, not less.