Denver ? A high school teacher who was placed on leave after comparing President Bush’s State of the Union address to speeches by Adolf Hitler has been reinstated, his attorney and school officials said Friday.

Officials declined to say whether social studies instructor Jay Bennish faced disciplinary action. His attorney, David Lane, said Bennish would be back in the classroom Monday “with full pay.”

Bennish had been on paid leave from Overland High School in since March 1 while Cherry Creek School District determined whether he violated a rule that teachers present balancing viewpoints in the classroom.

During a Feb. 1 lecture in a geography class, Bennish said some of Bush’s State of the Union address the night before “sounds a lot like the things that Adolf Hitler used to say.”