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Some librarians who've been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency for help. Librarians in Colorado, Texas and Wyoming have filed discrimination claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing federal laws about workplace discrimination. Teachers in Wyoming and Texas got fired when they refused to go along with banning books in their libraries, while another teacher in Colorado got fired for standing up for anti-racism and LGBTQ+ programs for teens.

Some librarians who've been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency for help. Librarians in Colorado, Texas and Wyoming have filed discrimination claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency tasked with enforcing federal laws about workplace discrimination. Teachers in Wyoming and Texas got fired when they refused to go along with banning books in their libraries, while another teacher in Colorado got fired for standing up for anti-racism and LGBTQ+ programs for teens.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And for that, Suzette Baker was fired as a library

Several who were fired for refusing to remove books have filed workplace discrimination claims with the federal agency.

Librarians in Colorado, Texas, and Wyoming who've been fired as they take a stand against discrimination and banning books are turning to a federal civil-rights enforcement agency – the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – for help.