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Georgia's second-largest school district says that it has removed two books from 20 school libraries, saying the books had "highly inappropriate, sexually explicit content."

A school district in Georgia removed two books from its school library, adding to a recent controversy after it fired a teacher for reading a book about gender identity to a fifth-grade class. Cobb County School District told parents on Monday that “Flamer” by Mike Curato and “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” by…

Katie Rinderle, who taught at Due West Elementary School, in Marietta, Georgia, was dismissed by the Cobb County School Board of Education. She had read the non-binary book to her class.

The Cobb County board voted 4-3 Thursday to terminate the contract of Katherine Rinderle.

The book explores gender roles and identity through the eyes of a child. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A teacher was fired by a Georgia school board after she read a book exploring gender beyond the binary to her fifth-grade class.

The Georgia laws are part of a broader effort by conservative lawmakers across U.S. states to limit how some topics are handled in schools.

Amplifying Atlanta

 

A Georgia school board voted along party lines Thursday to fire a teacher after officials said she improperly read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth grade...