Georgia school board fires teacher for reading students a controversial book on gender identity
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terminate the contract of katie rinderle against the recommendation of another panel of retired county educators. she was removed from her classroom back in march after a parent complained. she d read the book my shadow is purple to her class. here s an excerpt of that book. my dad has a shadow that s blue as a berry, my mom is as pink as a blossoming cherry. but there s only two choices, a two or a one. mine is quite different, it s both and it s none. joining me is katie rinderle and craig goodmark, her attorney. thank you both for being here. katie, by now most people watching, and i m sure you were as well as a teacher, you re aware of the controversies surrounding books on this topic. but you chose to read it anyway. why? i purchased this book at our school scholastic book fair. my students were able to vote on a selection of books. so they actually chose this book.
communication. and that s critical. craig, the cobb county school district, they have this statement that i ll read to the audience here and to you. the district is pleased that this difficult issue is concluded. we re very serious about keeping our classrooms focused on teaching and learning and opportunities for success for students. the board s decision is reflective of that mission. but craig, what do you say to the officials who made this decision and claim that katie here violated multiple rules and laws? i really wish it could be that simple. clearly, i disagree with the board s statement. they ve put this type of politics over educational policy the entire way. it s just it s unfortunate that they ve allowed the political agenda of outsiders, of people who aren t in the classroom with katie, seeing the good work that she does, ahead of the students. and that is it s not good.
and before we go, craig, do you plan legal action on behalf of your client? so we re evaluating all the avenues. katie has the right to an appeal to the state board of education. and we re look ing at all our legal options, yes. thank you both very much tonight. thank you. thank you. up next, an uproar over the latest bradley cooper movie. the actor wearing a prosthetic nose to portray famed jewish composer leonard bernstein. did he cross a line? that s next. to help by giving ms of dollars i in funding along wh school supplies students need. we call it “ththe subaru love promise” and we are proud to be the largest corporate supporter of adoptaclassroom.org. it s just one of the reasons forbes ranked subaru the number one automotive brand for social impact. subaru. more than a car company.
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