MicroWaveAug 18, 2023

School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders

https://lemmy.world/post/3381580

School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders - Lemmy.world

A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender identity to gifted fifth-graders – the latest salvo in a nationwide clash over how issues like gender and race are discussed in public school classrooms.

Show threadCpoAug 18, 2023

She was removed from her classroom in March after a parent complained she’d read “My Shadow is Purple” to her class, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which represents her.

Ratting on the teacher and then hiding behind some law firm. Nicely done bigots, nicely done.

And I agree that that age is the age to start simple education on topics like this.

I cannot fathom why some parents think “lets not educate them and then abolish abortion”.

Shame on them.

Show threadNevermindNoMind
The Southern Poverty Law center is basically an antihate organization. They track hate groups throughout the US and are a major boggeyman of the right. The article isn’t very clear, but I think they are representing the teacher, not the parent.
Aug 18, 2023 at 4:59pmWeb
Show threadCpoAug 18, 2023
Ah good one! Sounds way more logical 😅