PoopReporters have discussed the story and shared their outrage [6] at length. Indeed, his story has been the talk of the Internet for weeks. One voice conspicuously missing, though, has been that of Murmur himself, who refused to talk to the media about the story.
Until now. I believe this is the first we've heard from Murmur since his termination eight days ago. Unless there's evidence to the contrary, this is a PoopReport world exclusive: an interview with Stan Murmur, butt print artist.
PoopReport: Why were you fired? Not "because you paint with your butt" -- rather, what did the school board fear would happen if you were kept on?
Murmur: I was dismissed for conduct unbecoming of a teacher. I'm not sure what the School Board feared. The school system conducted an investigation in March of 2004 to make sure that I hadn't broken any of the school system's policies. In December of 2006 the school system's spokesperson told Fox that I had been placed on administrative leave because of the way I do my art. The School Board Chairman told a local paper that it was such a unique situation that the board wanted to make sure that there was no connection between my site and the school system or whether any of the school system's policies had been broken.
Wait, so the school board knew about your art as of almost three years ago? And they didn't fire you then?
[7]The material was my artwork and the questionable nature was a few of the disguised photos. She told me that my performance as a teacher was excellent and that she would write a letter of recommendation if I chose to resign. I was then told that if I didn't resign, I would be subject to an investigation by school system officials that would ultimately result in my termination. I asked if I could sleep on a decision. She said that it had to be made before I left her office. I chose the investigation.