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A Florida public school district is investigating social media posts from Susan Creamer, a teacher at Merritt Brown Middle School in Panama City, who complained on an atheist group's Facebook page that she was being "bullied" by her students. (WJHG)
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FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2017 photo, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and first lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum greet the crowd at the governor's inauguration celebration in Bismarck, N.D. Burgum's preference for wearing jeans got him booted from the North Dakota Senate floor Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, while he was posing for a photo with some high school students. A spokesman says the governor "meant no disrespect to the chamber rules." (Will Kincaid/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)
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In this Jan. 28, 2017 photo, educator Jeremy Benson tests out a handmade light saber during a Star Wars-themed STEM workshop titled "From A Galaxy Far, Far Away" at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. NIU's STEM Outreach program offers several classes throughout the year. The "Star Wars" themed workshop made this class one of the best-attended, Benson said. (Matthew Apgar/Daily Chronicle via AP)
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In this Jan. 28, 2017 photo, Jack O'Neil, left, and Henry Sartell, work on a robot during a Star Wars-themed STEM workshop titled "From A Galaxy Far, Far Away" at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math. NIU's STEM Outreach program offers several classes throughout the year. The "Star Wars" themed workshop made this class one of the best-attended, STEM educator Jeremy Benson said. (Matthew Apgar/Daily Chronicle via AP)
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Missouri head coach Kim Anderson shouts at an official during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama in Columbia, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (Timothy Tai/Columbia Daily Tribune via AP)
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Alabama head coach Avery Johnson shouts from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. (Timothy Tai/Columbia Daily Tribune via AP)
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Maryland's Ieshia Small, right, drives to the basket as Wisconsin's Cayla McMorris defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) **FILE**
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Maryland's Brionna Jones, center shoots over Wisconsin's Avyanna Young, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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Maryland's Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, center, shoots between Wisconsin's Marsha Howard, left, and Courtney Fredrickson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
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In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, Milo Yiannopoulos speaks at the Mathematics building at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. (Jeremy Papasso/Daily Camera via AP, File)
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Audi Field, future home of the D.C. United, will open in the District in mid-2018. (Photo by D.C. United).
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President Donald Trump arrives for a meeting with Education Secretary Betsy Devos and parents and teachers, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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President Donald Trump looks at Education Secretary Betsy DeVos as he speaks during a meeting with parents and teachers, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 photo Brown University senior Viet Nguyen stands for a portrait on the schools campus, in Providence, R.I. Ivy League students are asking their schools to automatically waive the application fee for applicants who are low-income or the first in their families to attend college. Nguyen, who leads the undergraduate student government, is asking student government leaders and student groups at other universities to sign on. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with parents and teachers, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, in this Feb. 14, 2017 photo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, Frank Edelblut listens during a public hearing in Concord, N.H., on his nomination to lead the state's education department. Edelblut will serve as New Hampshire's next education commissioner, despite concerns from the public and state board of education about his lack of a professional background in public education. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
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In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, photo, preschool teacher Theresa Phan, center, works with her students, including Cecilia Solorio, right, and Sawyer Wasserburger, on creating patterns in her classroom at Bright Horizons Family Solutions at Centennial Mall in Lincoln, Neb. The Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission is beginning a comprehensive three-year collaboration to solve the most pressing issues facing early childhood education. (Kristin Streff/The Journal-Star via AP)
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A new sticker is placed on the door at the ceremonial opening of a gender neutral bathroom at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, in this May 17, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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John Moffatt prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee of the Montana Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Helena, Mont. Moffatt opposes a bill that would allow school employees with concealed weapons permits to carry their firearms on school campuses. Moffatt was shot in 1986 when a student opened fire at Fergus High School in Lewistown, where Moffatt was the vice principal. A substitute teacher was killed. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
