A Teacher Tried Having Students Sing a Song About Rainbows. Now She's Being Fired For It.
A Wisconsin schoolteacher is being punished for trying to have her students sing a popular song by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus.
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A Wisconsin schoolteacher is being punished for trying to have her students sing a popular song by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus.
The teacher earlier told Insider she complained about the ban on"Rainbowland," a duet between Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus, to stand up for her students.
Melissa Tempel is a dual-language first grade teacher at Heyer Elementary in Wisconsin who confirmed to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via text that she was put on leave.
Melissa Tempel confirmed she was placed on leave in a text to the Journal Sentinel.
Melissa Tempel, a Wisconsin teacher who said her school district banned students from performing "Rainbowland," confirmed she was placed on leave.