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Allison has received a $1,500 check from the Michigan Lottery, and her class at North Aurelius Elementary School will receive a $500 grant.

Mason Public Schools, located in south-central Michigan , denied muzzling Thomas, and said the material she suggested using in class had not been vetted and she was provided alternate material. In January, Thomas suggested for Black History Month, the district could incorporate material provided by Black Lives Matter at School, a nationwide coalition advocating racial justice in education. The group urged educators across the country to use the first week of February to stress different to...

Michigan teacher resigns after proposal to teach more on Black Lives Matter is denied John Wisely, Detroit Free Press © Photo courtesy of Katelyne Thomas Katelyne Thomas, a special education teacher in Mason Public Schools near Lansing, resigned effective Feb. 26, 2021, saying the district refused to let her teach what she proposed about diversity and Black History. A special education teacher in Mason Public Schools near Lansing said she is resigning after district offici...

 after district officials balked at her plans to discuss diversity and race topics in the classroom. Katelyne Thomas has taught first through fifth grade students for three years, but her last day is Friday.  The district denies muzzling Thomas, saying the material she suggested using in class had not yet been vetted and she was provided alternate material.  In January, Thomas suggested that for Black History Month the district could incorporate material provided by Black Lives Matter a...