State superintendent sent letter to Waukesha after 'Rainbowland'
Jill Underly sent a letter to Waukesha superintendent James Sebert and the school board asking them to reverse course. Sebert says local control is critical.
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Jill Underly sent a letter to Waukesha superintendent James Sebert and the school board asking them to reverse course. Sebert says local control is critical.
Melissa Tempel said she was informed May 15 that superintendent James Sebert has recommended she be terminated as a teacher after she spoke out.
A first grade teacher in Wisconsin has been fired after speaking out against Waukesha Schools’ decision to ban Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton’s “Rainbowland” from a spring concert. Last week, Melissa Tempel told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel she’d been informed by the district’s superintendent that her job had been terminated. She’d originally been placed on leave in April. Tempel’s termination would still require approval from the Waukesha School Board.
The teacher had criticized district officials for banning the song from the students' spring concert.
Melissa Tempel said she was informed May 15 that superintendent James Sebert has recommended she be terminated as a teacher after she spoke out.